David Bowie was born on 8 January 1947 in Brixton. An English musician and actor, Bowie emerged in the late 1960s and became one of the most inventive figures in popular music through his constant reinvention. His 1969 single Space Oddity was followed by the persona of Ziggy Stardust, the glam-rock album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, and later the soul-influenced Young Americans and the Berlin trilogy of Low, Heroes and Lodger, made with Brian Eno. He scored hits with Let's Dance in the 1980s, and acted in films such as The Man Who Fell to Earth. He released his final album, Blackstar, two days before his death in January 2016.
Before and after
- 1947Founding of FK Žalgiris
- 1947Discovery of the Sikhote-Alin meteorite
- 1947Construction of John F. Kennedy International Airport
- 1947The Dead Sea Scrolls are found
- 8 January 1947Birth of David Bowie
- 23 January 1947Birth of Megawati Soekarnoputri
- 10 February 1947Paris Peace Treaties
- 11 February 1947Birth of Yukio Hatoyama
- 23 February 1947Founding of International Organization for Standardization
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- 1946First edition of Cannes Film Festival
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- from 31 March 1997 to 11 November 2022Premiere of Teletubbies
- 2003Construction of Three Gorges Dam
- 2009Premiere of As Aventuras de Gui & Estopa
- from 17 September 2021 to 27 June 2025Premiere of Squid Game
The era
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