Updated at November 13, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Robert Smith |
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Birthdate | April 21, 1959 |
Birth Place | Blackpool, England |
Age (in 2024) | 65 Years Old |
Zodiac | Taurus |
Occupation | Rock Singer |
Robert Smith is best known as Rock Singer who has born on April 21, 1959 in Blackpool, England. Currently, Robert Smith is 65 years, 6 months and 22 days old. Robert Smith will celebrate 66th birthday on Monday, 21st of April 2025. Below the countdown to Robert Smith upcoming birthday.
Singer-songwriter and guitarist for the goth and new wave British band The Cure who sang "Friday I'm in Love," "Just Like Heaven," and "Lovecats."
He was a good student who received high marks in grade school. One of his first bands was The Crawley Goat Band.
His use of guitar effects like phase, flange, and chorus allowed him to pioneer goth and new wave music.
He married Mary Poole on August 13, 1988. The couple did not have any children.
Smith's song "Burn" was featured on the soundtrack for the movie The Crow, which starred Brandon Lee.
Robert Smith is 65 years old today.
Robert Smith was born on April 21, 1959 in Blackpool, England.
Robert Smith zodiac sign is Taurus.
Robert Smith was best known as Rock Singer.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Robert Smith's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Robert Smith's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1967 | A few days before the general election in Greece, Colonel George Papadopoulos leads a coup d'état, establishing a military regime that lasts for seven years. |
1972 | Astronauts John Young and Charles Duke fly Apollo 16's Apollo Lunar Module to the Moon's surface, the fifth NASA Apollo Program crewed lunar landing. |
1975 | Vietnam War: President of South Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Thiệu flees Saigon, as Xuân Lộc, the last South Vietnamese outpost blocking a direct North Vietnamese assault on Saigon, falls. |
1977 | Annie opens on Broadway. |
1982 | Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves. |
1985 | The compound of the militant group The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord surrenders to federal authorities in Arkansas after a two-day government siege. |
1987 | The Tamil Tigers are blamed for a car bomb that detonates in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, killing 106 people. |
1989 | Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang. |
1993 | The Supreme Court in La Paz, Bolivia, sentences former dictator Luis GarcÃa Meza to 30 years in jail without parole for murder, theft, fraud and violating the constitution. |
2004 | Five suicide car bombers target police stations in and around Basra, killing 74 people and wounding 160. |
2010 | The controversial Kharkiv Pact (Russian Ukrainian Naval Base for Gas Treaty) is signed in Kharkiv, Ukraine, by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev; it was unilaterally terminated by Russia on March 31, 2014. |
2012 | Two trains are involved in a head-on collision near Sloterdijk, Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, injuring 116 people. |
2014 | The American city of Flint, Michigan switches its water source to the Flint River, beginning the ongoing Flint water crisis which has caused lead poisoning in up to 12,000 people, and 15 deaths from Legionnaires disease, ultimately leading to criminal indictments against 15 people, five of whom have been charged with involuntary manslaughter. |
2019 | Eight bombs explode at churches, hotels, and other locations in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday; more than 250 people are killed. |
2021 | Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala (402) sinks in the Bali Sea during a military drill, killing all 53 on board. |
1959 | The birth of Tim Jacobus, American illustrator and painter |
1959 | The birth of Robert Smith, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
1961 | The birth of David Servan-Schreiber, French physician, neuroscientist, and author (d. 2011) |
1965 | The birth of Fiona Kelleghan, American academic, critic and librarian |
1969 | The birth of Toby Stephens, English actor |
1971 | The birth of Michael Turner, American author and illustrator (d. 2008) |
1973 | The birth of Steve Backshall, English naturalist, writer, and television presenter |
1977 | The birth of Gyula Koi, Hungarian scholar and educator |
1979 | The birth of Virginie Basselot, French chef |
1979 | The birth of James McAvoy, Scottish actor |
1980 | The birth of Tony Romo, American football player and announcer |
1983 | The birth of Tarvaris Jackson, American football player (d. 2020) |
1988 | The birth of Ricky Berens, American swimmer |
1988 | The birth of Jencarlos Canela, American singer-songwriter and actor |
1996 | The birth of Arianne Hartono, Dutch tennis player |
1999 | The death of Buddy Rogers, American actor (b. 1904) |
2003 | The death of Nina Simone, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and activist (b. 1933) |
2010 | The death of Gustav Lorentzen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1947) |
2010 | The death of Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish businessman, seventh President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1920) |
2010 | The death of Kanagaratnam Sriskandan, Sri Lankan-English engineer and civil servant (b. 1930) |
2011 | The death of Catharina Halkes, Dutch theologian and academic (b. 1920) |
2012 | The death of Doris Betts, American author and academic (b. 1932) |
2013 | The death of Shakuntala Devi, Indian mathematician and astrologer (b. 1929) |
2013 | The death of Leopold Engleitner, Austrian Holocaust survivor, author, and educator (b. 1905) |
2014 | The death of George H. Heilmeier, American engineer (b. 1936) |
2014 | The death of Win Tin, Burmese journalist and politician, co-founded the National League for Democracy (b. 1930) |
2016 | The death of Prince, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (b. 1958) |
2017 | The death of Ugo Ehiogu, English footballer (b. 1972) |
2018 | The death of Nabi Tajima, Japanese supercentenarian (b. 1900) |
2019 | The death of Polly Higgins, Scottish barrister, author and environmental lobbyist (b. 1968) |
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