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Events on Thursday 26 April 1984 1
1904 – 1984Count Basie (1904-1984)Died 26 April 1984, aged 79American jazz pianist and bandleader Count Basie, whose orchestra was one of the most influential big bands of the swing era, died in Hollywood, Florida.