Leonard Cohen was born on 21 September 1934 in Montreal. A Canadian singer, songwriter and poet from Montreal, Cohen first established himself as a poet and novelist, publishing the collection Let Us Compare Mythologies and the novel Beautiful Losers. In 1967, at 33, he began a musical career with Songs of Leonard Cohen, which included Suzanne. His dark, intimate lyrics on love, faith, loss and politics appeared in songs such as Bird on the Wire, Famous Blue Raincoat and Hallelujah, which became a widely covered standard. He spent years at a Zen monastery in California in the 1990s, and after discovering that his savings had been taken he returned to touring in 2008. His last album, You Want It Darker, was released shortly before his death in 2016.
Before and after
- 15 June 1934Establishment of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- 5 July 1934Founding of Badminton World Federation
- 13 July 1934Birth of Wole Soyinka
- 20 September 1934Birth of Sophia Loren
- 21 September 1934Birth of Leonard Cohen
- 28 September 1934Birth of Brigitte Bardot
- 9 October 1934Establishment of Iguazú National Park
- from 16 October 1934 to 19 October 1935Long March
- 9 November 1934Birth of Carl Sagan
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