Updated at December 22, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Rick Dees |
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Birthdate | March 14, 1950 |
Birth Place | Jacksonville, FL |
Age (in 2024) | 74 Years Old |
Zodiac | Pisces |
Occupation | DJ |
Rick Dees is best known as DJ who has born on March 14, 1950 in Jacksonville, FL. Currently, Rick Dees is 74 years, 9 months and 8 days old. Rick Dees will celebrate 75th birthday on Friday, 14th of March 2025. Below the countdown to Rick Dees upcoming birthday.
Host of the syndicated Weekly Top 40 Countdown radio show in the 1980 and '90s. He received a Grammy nomination for his comedy album Hurt Me Baby - Make Me Write Bad Checks in 1984.
His began his eponymous countdown show as a DJ for the Los Angeles station KIIS-FM, and soon after was heard in 40 markets.
After a successful career, he was inducted into both the National Association of Broadcasters and National Radio Hall of Fame.
He married Julie McWhirter, a popular comedienne in her own right, who helped him compose the unique sound effects to his countdown show.
After Dees left KIIS in a contract dispute, the young Ryan Seacrest was recruited to replace him.
Rick Dees is 74 years old today.
Rick Dees was born on March 14, 1950 in Jacksonville, FL.
Rick Dees zodiac sign is Pisces.
Rick Dees was best known as DJ.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Rick Dees's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Rick Dees's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1961 | A USAF B-52 bomber crashes near Yuba City, California whilst carrying nuclear weapons. |
1964 | Jack Ruby is convicted of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, the assumed assassin of John F. Kennedy. |
1967 | The body of U.S. President John F. Kennedy is moved to a permanent burial place at Arlington National Cemetery. |
1972 | Sterling Airways Flight 296 crashes near Kalba, United Arab Emirates while on approach to Dubai International Airport, killing 112 people. |
1978 | The Israel Defense Forces launch Operation Litani, a seven-day campaign to invade and occupy southern Lebanon. |
1979 | Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600 crashes at Doha International Airport, killing 45 people. |
1980 | LOT Flight 7 crashes during final approach near Warsaw, Poland, killing 87 people, including a 14-man American boxing team. |
1982 | The South African government bombs the headquarters of the African National Congress in London. |
1988 | In the Johnson South Reef Skirmish Chinese forces defeat Vietnamese forces in an altercation over control of one of the Spratly Islands. |
1995 | Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on board a Russian launch vehicle. |
2006 | The 2006 Chadian coup d'état attempt ends in failure. |
2007 | The Nandigram violence in Nandigram, West Bengal, results in the deaths of at least 14 people. |
2008 | A series of riots, protests, and demonstrations erupt in Lhasa and subsequently spread elsewhere in Tibet. |
2017 | A naming ceremony for the chemical element nihonium takes place in Tokyo, with then Crown Prince Naruhito in attendance. |
2019 | Cyclone Idai makes landfall near Beira, Mozambique, causing devastating floods and over 1,000 deaths. |
1988 | The birth of Rico Freimuth, German decathlete |
1989 | The birth of Kevin Lacroix, Canadian race car driver |
1990 | The birth of Joe Allen, Welsh footballer |
1990 | The birth of Tamás Kádár, Hungarian footballer |
1990 | The birth of Haru Kuroki, Japanese actress |
1990 | The birth of Kolbeinn Sigþórsson, Icelandic footballer |
1991 | The birth of Emir Bekrić, Serbian hurdler |
1991 | The birth of László Szűcs, Hungarian footballer |
1991 | The birth of Steven Zellner, German footballer |
1993 | The birth of Philipp Ziereis, German footballer |
1994 | The birth of Ansel Elgort, American actor and DJ |
1996 | The birth of Batuhan Altıntaş, Turkish footballer |
1997 | The birth of Simone Biles, American gymnast |
2000 | The birth of Paige Rini, Canadian water skier |
2008 | The birth of Abby Ryder Fortson, American actress |
2013 | The death of Aramais Sahakyan, Armenian poet and author (b. 1936) |
2013 | The death of Ieng Sary, Vietnamese-Cambodian politician, Cambodian Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1925) |
2014 | The death of Tony Benn, English politician, Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (b. 1925) |
2014 | The death of Meir Har-Zion, Israeli commander (b. 1934) |
2016 | The death of John W. Cahn, German-American metallurgist and academic (b. 1928) |
2016 | The death of Peter Maxwell Davies, English composer and conductor (b. 1934) |
2016 | The death of Suranimala Rajapaksha, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (b. 1949) |
2018 | The death of Jim Bowen, English stand-up comedian and TV personality (b. 1937) |
2018 | The death of Marielle Franco, Brazilian politician and human rights activist (b. 1979) |
2018 | The death of Stephen Hawking, English physicist and author (b. 1942) |
2018 | The death of Liam O'Flynn, Irish uileann piper (b. 1945) |
2019 | The death of Jake Phelps, American skateboarder and Thrasher editor-in-chief (b. 1962) |
2019 | The death of Charlie Whiting, British motorsport director (b. 1952) |
2019 | The death of Haig Young, Canadian politician (b. 1928) |
2022 | The death of Scott Hall, Professional wrestler (b. 1958) |
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Website | Rick Dees's Webiste |
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