"Weird Al" Yankovic was born on 23 October 1959 in Downey. An American musician, comedian and parodist, Yankovic is known as Weird Al for his song parodies of popular music, often with accordion and humorous lyrics. He began by sending tapes to a radio show while in college, and gained fame with My Bologna, a parody of My Sharona. He later scored hits with Eat It, a parody of Michael Jackson's Beat It, Like a Surgeon, Fat and White and Nerdy. His album Mandatory Fun reached number one in 2014, the first of his career. He has won several Grammy Awards, and was the subject of the 2022 film Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.
Before and after
- 12 September 1959Launch of Luna 2
- 4 October 1959Launch of Luna 3
- 9 October 1959Birth of Boris Nemtsov
- 21 October 1959Construction of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- 23 October 1959Birth of "Weird Al" Yankovic
- 26 October 1959Birth of Evo Morales
- 1 December 1959Antarctic Treaty System
- 1960Founding of Somalia
- c. 1960sRise of Fluxus
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The era
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