Henry Lewis (musician)

Henry Jay Lewis was an American double-bassist and orchestral conductor whose career extended over four decades. A child prodigy, he joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic at age 16, becoming the first African-American instrumentalist in a major symphony orchestra and, later, the first African-American symphony orchestra conductor in the United States. As musical director of the Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra, he supported America's cultural diplomacy initiatives in Europe after World War II.

16 October 1932

Born on the same birth date (16 October 1932): John Grant (British politician)

Born on the same birth day (16 October): András Hadik • Angry Grandpa • Aurela Gaçe • Boyd Melson • Brea Grant • Corinna Harfouch • Ed Valigursky • Enver Hoxha • Eugene O'Neill • Frank Cuesta • Isaac Murphy • Loreen • Maria Goretti • Mehmet Scholl • Nobuyo Ōyama • Paulo Roberto Falcão • Priidu Beier • Primo Conti • Serafino Ghizzoni • Tessa Munt • Todd Stashwick • Valery Klimov (violinist) • William R. Orthwein

Born in the same month (October 1932): Barun De • Dean Prentice • John Grant (British politician) • Pál Csernai • Robert Mundell • Suzy Parker