American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, businessman and philanthropist

Aloe Blacc

Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III, known professionally as Aloe Blacc, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. He is known for his guest performance on Avicii's 2013 single "Wake Me Up", which topped the charts in 22 countries, including in Australia and the UK. As a lead artist, he is known for his singles "I Need a Dollar" and "The Man", the latter of which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. Aside from his solo career, Aloe Blacc is also a member of the hip hop duo Emanon, alongside American record producer Exile.

Born

1979

January 7

Died

Living

Era

1970s

Country

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Key dates

1979 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

-49 The Senate of Rome says that Caesar will be declared a public enemy unless he disbands his army, prompting the tribunes who support him to flee to where Caesar is waiting in Ravenna.
1078 The people of Constantinople revolt, lynch the unpopular official Nikephoritzes and proclaim Nikephoros Botaneiates as emperor.
1325 Afonso IV becomes King of Portugal.
1558 French troops, led by Francis, Duke of Guise, take Calais, the last continental possession of England.

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The world in 1979

When Aloe arrived

april 1 Iran becomes an Islamic republic by a 99% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah.
april 10 Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas, killing 42 people.
april 11 Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed.
april 14 The Progressive Alliance of Liberia stages a protest, without a permit, against an increase in rice prices proposed by the government, with clashes between protestors and the police resulting in over 70 deaths and over 500 injuries.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Alvin Dark 1922–2014 American baseball player and manager (died 2014) Dustin Diamond 1977–2021 American actor, director, stand-up comedian, and musician (born 1977) Éric Gagné 1976– Canadian baseball player Israel Putnam 1718–1790 American general (died 1790) Joseph Whitty 1904–1923 Irish Republican died on hunger strike during the 1923 Irish Hunger Strikes (born 1904) Lamar Jackson 1997– American football player Lauren Cohan 1982– American-English actress Sandford Fleming 1827–1915 Scottish-Canadian engineer, created Universal Standard Time (died 1915) Tony Conigliaro 1945–1990 American baseball player (born 1945)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1979

Aaliyah 1979–2001 American singer and actress (born 1979) Ahmed Tantawi 1979– Egyptian politician and journalist Alex Greenwald 1979– American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor Ben Gillies 1979– Australian drummer and songwriter Butterfly Boucher 1979– Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Caitríona Balfe 1979– Irish actress Chris Daughtry 1979– American singer-songwriter and guitarist Chris O'Dowd 1979– Irish actor, producer, and screenwriter Chris Young 1979– American baseball pitcher

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