American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2010)

Alex Chilton

William Alexander Chilton was an American musician, best known as the lead singer of the rock bands the Box Tops and Big Star. Chilton's early commercial success in the 1960s as a teen vocalist for the Box Tops was not matched by similar chart success in his later work with Big Star and in his subsequent solo career on independent record labels. However, he built a devoted following among indie and alternative musicians, and has been frequently cited as a seminal influence by influential rock artists and bands.

Born

1950

December 28

Died

2010

Era

1950s

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2010 Died

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418 A papal election begins, resulting in the election of Pope Boniface I.
457 Majorian is acclaimed as Western Roman emperor.
484 Alaric II succeeds his father Euric and becomes king of the Visigoths. He establishes his capital at Aire-sur-l'Adour (Southern Gaul).
893 An earthquake destroys the city of Dvin, Armenia.

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The world in 1950

When Alex arrived

april 21 The Nainital wedding massacre occurs, killing 22 members of the Harijan caste.
august 1 Guam is organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States as the President Harry S. Truman signs the Guam Organic Act.
august 12 Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: Seventy-five American POWs are massacred by the North Korean Army.
august 15 Measuring Mw 8.6, the largest earthquake on land occurs in the Assam-Tibet-Myanmar border, killing 4,800.

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David Moss 1981– American ice hockey player George FitzRoy 1665–1716 1st Duke of Northumberland, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (died 1716) John Legend 1978– American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor John von Neumann 1903–1957 Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist (died 1957) Johnny Otis 1921–2012 American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2012) Maggie Smith 1934–2024 English actress (died 2024) Martha Wash 1953– American singer-songwriter Noomi Rapace 1979– Swedish actress Steve Van Buren 1920– Honduran-American football player (died 2012)

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Also born in 1950

Abraham Sarmiento 1950–1977 Jr., Filipino journalist and activist (died 1977) Alexander Lebed 1950–2002 Russian general and politician (died 2002) Billy Smith 1950– Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager Charles Fleischer 1950– American comedian and actor Charles Krauthammer 1950–2018 American columnist and conservative political commentator (born 1950) Claire Morissette 1950– Canadian cycling activist (died 2007) Daniel Auteuil 1950– French actor, director, and screenwriter David Cannadine 1950– English historian and author Flavio Briatore 1950– Italian businessman

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