Saturday, October 22, 2022

History Lesson: Dead People Born On This Date

1811: Franz Liszt, Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (Faust Symphony), born in Raiding, Hungary (d. 1886)
1903: Curly Howard [Jerome Lester Horwitz], American vaudevillian actor and comedian (The Three Stooges), born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1952)
1920: Timothy Leary, American psychologist & advocate for psychedelic drug use, born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1996)
1942: Bobby Fuller, American rock vocalist and guitarist (Bobby Fuller Four - "I Fought The Law"), born in Baytown, Texas (d. 1966)
1945: Leslie West [Weinstein], American rocker (Mountain - "Mississippi Queen"), born in NYC, New York (d. 2020) More cowbell!!
1949: Stiv Bators [Steven Bator], American punk rock singer and guitarist (The Dead Boys), born in Youngstown, Ohio (d. 1990)

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