Merce Cunningham, Dora Richter, Dusty Springfield
Born: Merce Cunningham (1919), Dora Richter (1892), Dusty Springfield (1939)
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16AprBorn 1919107th birthday
Merce Cunningham
Merce Cunningham changed the relationship between movement, music and chance, working for decades alongside John Cage.
16AprBorn 1892134th birthdayDora Richter
Recovered records show that a pioneer of trans healthcare survived the destruction of Hirschfeld’s institute and lived for decades beyond her presumed disappearance.
16AprBorn 193987th birthdayDusty Springfield
Her voice joined British pop to American soul, while later electronic collaborations showed how readily its emotional authority could enter a different musical setting.