Jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie born

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie born in Cheraw, South Carolina. Together with Charlie Parker, he was a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz.

In addition to featuring in these epochal moments in bebop, he was instrumental in founding Afro-Cuban jazz.

Among Gillespie's most well known compositions are "A Night in Tunisia", "Groovin' High" and "Salt Peanuts".