British musician (born 1947). Brian May was born on 19 July 1947 in what is now the United Kingdom. Brian May is remembered as a guitarist, astrophysicist and singer, a citizen of the United Kingdom. Notable works include “We Will Rock You”, “Who Wants to Live Forever” and “The Show Must Go On”. Positions held included Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University.
Before and after
- 21 June 1947Birth of Shirin Ebadi
- 25 June 1947Publication of Diary of Anne Frank
- July 1947Roswell incident
- 17 July 1947Birth of Queen Camilla
- 19 July 1947Birth of Brian May
- 30 July 1947Birth of Arnold Schwarzenegger
- 15 August 1947Partition of India
- 15 August 1947India and Pakistan become independent
- 24 August 1947Birth of Paulo Coelho
More in Science & technology
- 1949Discovery of berkelium
- 1955Discovery of mendelevium
- 14 February 1961Discovery of lawrencium
- 8 December 1994Discovery of roentgenium
- 1996Discovery of copernicium
- 2006Discovery of nihonium
The era
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