1. 1936-10-05 - [Birth] Annerose Schmidt, East German pianist was born
  2. 2011-10-05 - [Death] Bert Jansch, Scottish folk musician (b. 1943)
  3. 1951-10-05 - [Birth] Bob Geldof, Irish singer (The Boomtown Rats) and activist was born
  4. 1954-10-05 - [Birth] Bob Geldof, rocker was born
  5. 1899-10-05 - [Birth] Boleslaw Woytowicz, composer was born
  6. 1945-10-05 - [Birth] Brian Connolly, Scottish singer (Sweet) (d. 1997) was born
  7. 1948-10-05 - [Birth] Brian Connolly, Scotland, rocker (Sweet) was born
  8. 1947-10-05 - [Birth] Brian Johnson, Australia, hard rocker (AC/DC-Whole Lotta Rosie) was born
  9. 1974-10-05 - [Birth] Colin Meloy, American singer (The Decemberists) was born
  10. 1992-10-05 - [Death] Eddie Kendricks, singer (Temptations), dies of lung cancer at 52
  11. 1813-10-05 - [Death] Etienne Ozi, composer, dies at 58
  12. 1926-10-05 - [Birth] Gottfried Michael Koenig, composer was born
  13. 1974-10-05 - [Birth] Heather Headley, Trinidadian singer was born
  14. 1880-10-05 - [Death] Jacques Offenbach, German-born composer (b. 1819)
  15. 1978-10-05 - [Birth] James Valentine, American musician (Maroon 5) was born
  16. 1626-10-05 - [Birth] Johann Schop, composer was born
  17. 1943-10-05 - [Death] Leon Roppolo, American musician (b. 1902)
  18. 1939-10-05 - [Birth] Marie LaforĂȘt, French singer and actress was born
  19. 1907-10-05 - [Birth] Mrs. Miller, American singer (d. 1997) was born
  20. 1985-10-05 - [Birth] Nicola Roberts, English singer (Girls Aloud) was born
  21. 1980-10-05 - [Birth] Paul Thomas, American bassist (Good Charlotte) was born
  22. 1942-10-05 - [Birth] Richard Street, Detroit Mi, rocker (Temptations) was born
  23. 1961-10-05 - [Birth] Sharon Cheslow, American musician, composer and artist was born
  24. 1940-10-05 - [Death] Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican composer: Cuauhnahuac/Planos, dies at 40
  25. 1970-10-05 - [Birth] South Park Mexican, American rapper was born
  26. 2010-10-05 - [Death] Steve Lee, Swiss musician and vocalist (Gotthard) (b. 1963)
  27. 1943-10-05 - [Birth] Steve Miller, Milwaukee, rocker (Abracadabra, Space Cowboy) was born
  28. 1994-10-05 - [Event] 28th Country Music Association Award: Vince Gill & Pam Tillis wins
  29. 1762-10-05 - [Event] Opera "Orfeo Ed Euridice" is produced (Vienna)