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ROCK LEGEND IS 75 TODAY


Eric Victor Burdon was born in Tyne, Northumberland,  
England.

Burdon is the lead singer of The Animals on the recording
"The House of the Rising Sun". He also worked with the
funk band War. The band’s name changed from the Alan
Price
Combo to the Animals after Burdon’s arrival. He is
considered one of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time
by Rolling Stone.


1964

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FIRST APPEARANCE ON THIS DAY IN 1962


Fictional superhero The Hulk was created by
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
and was published by
Marvel Comics.  Lee said the Hulk’s creation
was inspired by a combination of Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde
.

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Bono (Paul David Hewson) is 56 years old today.

Bono spent his childhood singing. Growing up on O’Connell
Street in a suburb of Dublin, he earned his nickname "Bono"
from the phrase "Bono Vox of O’Connell Street," which means
"good voice of O’Connell Street." He was named the Time
Person of the Year in 2005, along with Bill and Melinda Gates.

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SCOTTISH SINGER IS 70 TODAY


Donovan (Donovan Philips Leitch)

Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Donovan had hits in the 1960s
like "Catch the Wind" and "Sunshine Superman." He was a Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame inductee in 2012. He had polio as a child,
which left him with a limp.  

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ON THIS DAY IN 1964

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Dustry Springfield (Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien)
(April 16, 1939 – March 2, 1999)

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