Kurt Cobain – the American singer, songwriter and artist – was born on February 20, 1967 in Aberdeen, Washington.
In 1985 Cobain founded the short-lived punk band Fecal Matter, and more famously, he founded Nirvana in 1987.
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Tag Archives: Birthday
P. J. O’Rourke passed away
on this day in 2022
Patrick Jake O’Rourke — the American satirist who wrote Parliament of Whores and Give War a Chance among other books – passed away om this day — February 15, 2022 — in Sharon, New Hampshire.
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Joseph Stiglitz was born
on this day in 1943
Joseph Stiglitz – the American economics professor, author, and Nobel laureate – was born on this day – February 9, 1943 – Gary, Indiana.
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Gertrude Stein was born
on this day in 1874
Gertrude Stein – the American writer and art collector – was born on this day – February 3, 1874 – in Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
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Andrew Breitbart was born on this day in 1969
Andrew Breitbart — an American journalist who founded Breitbart News and co-founded HuffPost — was born on this day — February 1, 1969 — in Los Angeles, California. Tragically, he passed away in 2012.
Mr. Breitbart is best remembered for his formulation “politics is downstream from culture” – which has come to be known as The Breitbart Doctrine. He was educated at the Brentwood School and holds a BA in American studies from Tulane University.
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Carmen Lynch was born
on this day in 1972
Carmen Michelle Lynch — the American stand-up comedian — was born on this day — January 17, 1972 — in California.
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Ayman Safadi was born
on this day in 1962
Ayman Safadi – the Jordanian politician who currently serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs – was born on this day – January 15, 1962 – in Zarqa, Jordan.
Minister Safadi holds a BA in English literature from Yarmouk University along with a Master of Arts degree from Baylor University.
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Adolph L. Reed Jr. was born
on this day in 1947
Adolph L. Reed Jr. – the American political science professor – was born on this day – January 14 in 1947 in The Bronx, New York.
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Jeff Bezos was born
on this day in 1964
Jeff Bezos – the American entrepreneur and founder of Amazon – was born on January 12, 1964 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mr Bezos is a graduate of Princeton University.
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Zack de la Rocha was born on this day in 1967
Zack de la Rocha – best known for his work as vocalist and lyricist for Rage Against the Machine – was born on this day – January 12, 1970 – in Long Beach, California.
Dmitri O’Bannon here: I recently learned that Zack de la Rocha wrote the afterword for the upcoming book Fearless Vampire Killers: The Bad Brains Photographs by Glen E. Friedman. This book will ship on April 1, 2025.
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