Sagittarian Composers & Performers

This list grew out of the fact that Beethoven and me share the same birthdate. It turns out that quite a few of my favorite composers and performers are also Saggitarians. Make of that whatever you like...

Beethoven, Ludwig van (December 16, 1770 - March 26, 1827)
Berlioz, Hector (December 11, 1803–March 8, 1869)
Britten, Benjamin (November 22, 1913 – December 4, 1976)
Brubeck, Dave (December 6, 1920 - )
Carmichael, Hoagy (November 22, 1899–December 27, 1981)
Hendrix, Jimmy (November 27, 1942 - 18 September, 1970)
Jones, Spike (December 14, 1911 - May 1, 1965)
Kenton, Stan (December 15, 1911 - August 25, 1979)
Kodály, Zoltán (December 16, 1882 – March 6, 1967)
Messiaen, Olivier (December 10, 1908 – April 27, 1992)
Morrison, Jim (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971)
O'list, David (December 13, 1948 - )
Osbourne, Ozzy (December 3, 1948 - )
Pastorius, Jaco (December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987)
Rodrigo, Joaquín (22 November 1901 – 6 July 1999)
Rubinstein, Anton (November 28, 1829 – November 20, 1894)
Schuller, Gunter (November 22, 1925 - )
Shaffer, Paul (November 28, 1949 - )
Sibelius, Jean (December 8, 1865 – September 20, 1957)
Sinatra, Frank (December 12, 1915 - May 14, 1998)
Smith, Jimmy (December 8, 1925 - February 8, 2005)
Strayhorn, Billy (November 29, 1915 - May 31, 1967)
Tureck, Rosalyn (December 14, 1914 - July 17, 2003)
Waits, Tom (December 7, 1949 - )
Zappa, Frank (December 21, 1940 - December 4, 1993)

Other Interesting Sagittarians
Blake, William (November 28, 1757 – August 21, 1827)
Bundy, Theodore Robert "Ted" (November 24, 1946 – January 24, 1989)
Clarke, Arthur C (December 19, 1917 - )
Dick, Philip K. (December 16, 1928)
Disney, Walt (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966)
Gilliam, Terry (November 22, 1940 - )
Marx, Harpo (November 23, 1888 – September 28, 1964)
Nero (December 15, 37AD – June 9, 68AD),
Nostradamus (December 14, 1503 – July 1, 1566)
Scott, Ridley (November 30, 1937 - )
Twain, Mark (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910)
Vampira (Actress Maila Nurmi, December 21, 1921 - )

Interesting Events - December 16
1773 - The Boston Tea Party
1893 - World premiere of Antonin Dvorak's "New World Symphony"