Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Charles Wright |
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Birthdate | April 06, 1940 |
Birth Place | Mississippi |
Age (in 2024) | 84 Years Old |
Zodiac | Aries |
Occupation | Soul Singer |
Charles Wright is best known as Soul Singer who has born on April 06, 1940 in Mississippi. Currently, Charles Wright is 84 years, 7 months and 15 days old. Charles Wright will celebrate 85th birthday on Sunday, 6th of April 2025. Below the countdown to Charles Wright upcoming birthday.
Known best as the founder and frontman of the Los Angeles-based group Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, this funk and soul singer and guitarist was responsible for hit songs such as "Till You Get Enough," "Express Yourself," and "Do Your Thing."
Early in his career, he performed with doo-wop bands such as the Twilighters, the Turks, and the Shields.
Daryl Dragon (of Captain & Tennille) was one of the original members of Wright's band.
Born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, he moved to Los Angeles during his early teenage years. His nephew, Eazy-E (born Eric Lynn Wright), was a rapper with the Compton, California-based hip-hop group N.W.A.
R&B drummer James Gadson was one of the members of Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band.
Charles Wright is 84 years old today.
Charles Wright was born on April 06, 1940 in Mississippi.
Charles Wright zodiac sign is Aries.
Charles Wright was best known as Soul Singer.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Charles Wright's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Charles Wright's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1984 | Members of Cameroon's Republican Guard unsuccessfully attempt to overthrow the government headed by Paul Biya. |
1985 | Sudanese President Gaafar Nimeiry is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Field Marshal Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab. |
1992 | The Bosnian War begins. |
1994 | The Rwandan genocide begins when the aircraft carrying Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira is shot down. |
1997 | In Greene County, Tennessee, the Lillelid murders occur. |
1998 | Nuclear weapons testing: Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of reaching India. |
2004 | Rolandas Paksas becomes the first president of Lithuania to be peacefully removed from office by impeachment. |
2005 | Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes Iraqi president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day. |
2008 | The 2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activists. |
2009 | A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing 307. |
2010 | Maoist rebels kill 76 CRPF officers in Dantewada district, India. |
2011 | In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, over 193 victims of Los Zetas were exhumed from several mass graves. |
2012 | Azawad declares itself independent from the Republic of Mali. |
2017 | U.S. military launches 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at an air base in Syria. Russia describes the strikes as an "aggression", adding they significantly damage US-Russia ties. |
2018 | A bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior ice hockey team collides with a semi-truck in Saskatchewan, Canada, killing 16 people and injuring 13 others. |
1988 | The birth of Fabrice Muamba, Congolese-English footballer |
1988 | The birth of Ivonne Orsini, Puerto Rican model and television host, Miss World Puerto Rico 2008 |
1990 | The birth of Lachlan Coote, Australian rugby league player |
1990 | The birth of Charlie McDermott, American actor |
1990 | The birth of Andrei Veis, Estonian footballer |
1992 | The birth of Ken, South Korean singer |
1992 | The birth of Julie Ertz, American soccer player |
1994 | The birth of Adrián Alonso, Mexican actor |
1995 | The birth of Darya Lebesheva, Belarusian tennis player |
1998 | The birth of Peyton List, American actress and model |
1998 | The birth of Spencer List, American actor |
2000 | The birth of Shaheen Afridi, Pakistani cricketer |
2002 | The birth of Leyre Romero Gormaz, Spanish tennis player |
2009 | The birth of Shaylee Mansfield, deaf American actress and YouTuber |
2009 | The birth of Valentina Tronel, French child singer, winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 |
2014 | The death of Liv Dommersnes, Norwegian actress (b. 1922) |
2014 | The death of Mickey Rooney, American soldier, actor, and dancer (b. 1920) |
2014 | The death of Chuck Stone, American soldier, journalist, and academic (b. 1924) |
2014 | The death of Massimo Tamburini, Italian motorcycle designer, co-founded Bimota (b. 1943) |
2015 | The death of Giovanni Berlinguer, Italian lawyer and politician (b. 1924) |
2015 | The death of James Best, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1926) |
2015 | The death of Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter and conductor (b. 1918) |
2015 | The death of Dollard St. Laurent, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929) |
2016 | The death of Merle Haggard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937) |
2017 | The death of Don Rickles, American actor and comedian (b. 1926) |
2019 | The death of Michael O'Donnell, British physician, journalist, author and broadcaster (b. 1928) |
2020 | The death of Al Kaline, American baseball player, broadcaster and executive (b.1934) |
2021 | The death of Hans Küng, Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and author (b. 1928) |
2022 | The death of Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian and Soviet politician (b. 1946) |
2022 | The death of Jill Knight, British politician (b. 1923) |
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