Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Pete Townshend |
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Birthdate | May 19, 1945 |
Birth Place | London, England |
Age (in 2024) | 79 Years Old |
Zodiac | Taurus |
Occupation | Guitarist |
Pete Townshend is best known as Guitarist who has born on May 19, 1945 in London, England. Currently, Pete Townshend is 79 years, 6 months and 2 days old. Pete Townshend will celebrate 80th birthday on Monday, 19th of May 2025. Below the countdown to Pete Townshend upcoming birthday.
Lead guitarist of The Who, the group that released hits like "My Generation." He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
He had plans to become a graphic artist before his music career took off. His grandmother bought him his first guitar in 1956.
After having a spiritual awakening and becoming a Baba disciple, he was one of very few rock stars who opposed the use of psychedelic drugs.
He married Karen Astley on May 20, 1968 and they divorced in 2009, having separated in 1994. He has two daughters named Emma and Aminta and a son named Joseph.
Eddie Vedder called The Who the greatest live band ever.
Pete Townshend is 79 years old today.
Pete Townshend was born on May 19, 1945 in London, England.
Pete Townshend zodiac sign is Taurus.
Pete Townshend was best known as Guitarist.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Pete Townshend's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Pete Townshend's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1963 | The New York Post Sunday Magazine publishes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail. |
1971 | Mars probe program: Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union. |
1986 | The Firearm Owners Protection Act is signed into law by U.S. President Ronald Reagan. |
1991 | Croatians vote for independence in a referendum. |
1993 | SAM Colombia Flight 501 crashes on approach to José María Córdova International Airport in Medellín, Colombia, killing 132. |
1996 | Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on mission STS-77. |
1997 | The Sierra Gorda biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts. |
2000 | Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-101 to resupply the International Space Station. |
2007 | President of Romania Traian Băsescu survives an impeachment referendum and returns to office from suspension. |
2010 | The Royal Thai Armed Forces concludes its crackdown on protests by forcing the surrender of United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship leaders. |
2012 | Three gas cylinder bombs explode in front of a vocational school in the Italian city of Brindisi, killing one person and injuring five others. |
2012 | A car bomb explodes near a military complex in the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, killing nine people. |
2015 | The Refugio oil spill deposited 142,800 U.S. gallons (3,400 barrels) of crude oil onto an area in California considered one of the most biologically diverse coastlines of the west coast. |
2016 | EgyptAir Flight 804 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea while traveling from Paris to Cairo, killing all on board. |
2018 | The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is held at St George's Chapel, Windsor, with an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion. |
1987 | The birth of David Edgar, Canadian soccer player |
1987 | The birth of Mariano Torres, Argentinian footballer |
1987 | The birth of Jayne Wisener, Northern Irish actress |
1991 | The birth of Jordan Pruitt, American singer-songwriter |
1992 | The birth of Michele Camporese, Italian footballer |
1992 | The birth of Ola John, Dutch footballer |
1992 | The birth of Felise Kaufusi, New Zealand-Tongan rugby league player |
1992 | The birth of Evgeny Kuznetsov, Russian ice hockey player |
1992 | The birth of Marshmello, American electronic music producer and DJ |
1992 | The birth of Sam Smith, English singer-songwriter |
1992 | The birth of Heather Watson, British tennis player |
1994 | The birth of Carlos Guzmán, Mexican footballer |
1995 | The birth of Taane Milne, New Zealand rugby league player |
2001 | The birth of Elizabeth Mandlik, American tennis player |
2003 | The birth of Jojo Siwa, American dancer, singer, actress, and YouTube personality |
2014 | The death of Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver (b. 1926) |
2014 | The death of Sam Greenlee, American author and poet (b. 1930) |
2014 | The death of Vincent Harding, American historian and scholar (b. 1931) |
2014 | The death of Gabriel Kolko, American historian and author (b. 1932) |
2014 | The death of Zbigniew Pietrzykowski, Polish boxer (b. 1934) |
2015 | The death of Bruce Lundvall, American businessman (b. 1935) |
2015 | The death of Ted McWhinney, Australian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1924) |
2015 | The death of Happy Rockefeller, American philanthropist, socialite; 31st Second Lady of the United States (b. 1926) |
2015 | The death of Robert S. Wistrich, English historian, author, and academic (b. 1945) |
2016 | The death of Alan Young, English-born Canadian-American actor (b. 1919) |
2016 | The death of Morley Safer, Canadian-born American journalist (b. 1931) |
2017 | The death of Nawshirwan Mustafa, General coordinator of the Movement for Change (Gorran) (b. 1944) |
2017 | The death of Stanislav Petrov, Lt. Colonel in Soviet Air Defence Forces (b. 1939) |
2018 | The death of Zhengzhang Shangfang, Chinese linguist (b. 1933) |
2021 | The death of Paul Mooney, American comedian (b. 1941) |
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