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1928, Andy Warhol, pop artist and producer, the founder of the Pop Art movement. Produced and managed The Velvet Underground, designed the 1967 Velvet Underground and Nico, 'peeled banana' album cover and The Rolling Stones 'Sticky Fingers' album cover. Warhol died on 22nd February 1987 after a gall bladder operation.
1929, Mike Elliot, The Foundations, (1967 UK No.1 single 'Baby Now That I've Found You'. 1969 US Hit single 'Build Me Up A Buttercup').
1946, Allan Holdsworth, гитарист, Soft Machine, (1970 UK Top album 'Third'), соло.Умер: 15 апреля 2017 г., Виста, Калифорния, США
1958, Randy Debarge, Debarge, (1985 UK Hit single 'Rhythm Of The Night').
1963, Jamie Kensit, Eighth Wonder, (1988 UK Hit single 'I'm Not Scared').
1969, Elliot Smith, вокал, автор песен, 1997 album 'Either/Or'. His song 'Miss Misery' saw him nominated for an Academy Award in 1997. Smith committed suicide on 22nd October 2003 aged 34.
1972, Geri Halliwell, (Ginger Spice), певица, The Spice Girls, (1996 UK No.1 & 1997 US No.1 single 'Wannabe', plus seven other No.1 singles. Left the group on 7th June 1998, her first UK solo No.1 single was 1999 'Mi Chico Latino'. Halliwell has scored more UK No.1's than any other female artist.
