October, 11 Events that happened on this day in music...

1837-10-11 - Samuel Wesley

Samuel Wesley, composer (Exultate Deo), dies at 71

1896-10-11 - Anton Bruckner

Anton Bruckner, Austr composer (Te Deum, Wagner Symphony), dies at 72

1897-10-11 - Leon Boelmann

Leon Boelmann, French organist/composer (Suite Gothique), dies at 35

1942-10-11 - Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev

Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer, dies at 64

1963-10-11 - Edith Piaf

Edith Piaf, French singer (No, I don't regret anything), dies at 47

1970-10-11 - Anis Fuleihan

Anis Fuleihan, composer, dies at 69

1985-10-11 - Tex Williams

Tex Williams, country-western singer, dies at 68 of cancer

1996-10-11 - Johnny Costa

Johnny Costa, jazz pianist (Mr Rogers), dies at 74

2007-10-11 - Werner von Trapp

Werner von Trapp, member of the Trapp Family Singers (b. 1915)