Elton John was born on 25 March 1947 in Pinner. A British singer, songwriter and pianist, Elton John is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Born Reginald Dwight, he began a long partnership with the lyricist Bernie Taupin that produced songs such as Your Song, Rocket Man, Tiny Dancer, Candle in the Wind and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. He is also known for flamboyant stage costumes and for performing for decades to enormous audiences. He wrote the music for Disney's The Lion King, winning an Academy Award, and for the musical Billy Elliot. He founded an AIDS foundation, was knighted in 1998, and was long a prominent advocate for LGBT rights.
Before and after
- 12 March 1947Founding of Ferrari
- 12 March 1947Birth of Mitt Romney
- from 12 March 1947 to 25 December 1991Cold War
- 21 March 1947Birth of Ali Abdullah Saleh
- 25 March 1947Birth of Elton John
- 5 April 1947Birth of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
- 7 April 1947Death of Henry Ford
- 9 April 1947Founding of University of the Bío-Bío
- 15 April 1947Jackie Robinson breaks baseball's colour line
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The era
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