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Events on Sunday 21 August 2005 1
1934 – 2005Robert Moog (1934-2005)Died 21 August 2005, aged 71Robert Moog, the engineer who invented the Moog synthesizer, died on 21 August 2005 of a brain tumor. His electronic instruments transformed popular music from the 1960s onward, used across genres from rock to electronic dance music. Moog founded Moog Music, which continued producing synthesizers after his death.