Freddie Mercury was born on 5 September 1946 in Zanzibar City. A British singer and songwriter, Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar to a Parsi family, and grew up there and in India before moving to England. As the lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen, which formed in London in 1970, he was admired for his wide vocal range and theatrical stage presence. He wrote songs such as Bohemian Rhapsody, Killer Queen and Somebody to Love, and the band's performance at Live Aid in 1985 is often named among the greatest in rock. He died of complications from AIDS, the day after publicly confirming his illness.
Before and after
- 1 August 1946Atomic Energy Act of 1946
- 13 August 1946Death of H. G. Wells
- 19 August 1946Birth of Bill Clinton
- 1 September 1946Birth of Roh Moo-hyun
- 5 September 1946Birth of Freddie Mercury
- from 15 September 1946 to 15 November 1990People's Republic of Bulgaria
- 15 September 1946Birth of Oliver Stone
- 1 October 1946Founding of Mensa International
- 7 October 1946Constitution of Japan
More in Art, literature & culture
- 17 August 1945Publication of Animal Farm
- 1949Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
- c. 1950sRise of pop art
- 1955Publication of Guinness World Records
- from 31 March 1997 to 11 November 2022Premiere of Teletubbies
- 2004Construction of Cam Ranh International Airport
The era
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