American singer-songwriter

Billy "Crash" Craddock

Billy Wayne "Crash" Craddock is an American country and rockabilly singer. He first gained popularity in Australia in the 1950s with a string of rockabilly hits, including the Australian number-one hits "Boom Boom Baby" and "One Last Kiss" in 1960 and 1961, respectively. Switching to country music, he gained popularity in the United States in the 1970s with a string of top-10 country hits, several of which were number ones, including "Rub It In", "Broken Down in Tiny Pieces", and "Ruby Baby". Craddock is known to his fans as "the King of Country Rock Music" and "Mr.

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1939

June 16

Died

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1930s

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632 Yazdegerd III ascends the throne as king (shah) of the Persian Empire. He becomes the last ruler of the Sasanian dynasty (modern Iran).
1407 Ming–Hồ War: Retired King Hồ Quý Ly and his son King Hồ Hán Thương of Hồ dynasty are captured by the Ming armies.
1487 Battle of Stoke Field: King Henry VII of England defeats the leaders of a Yorkist rebellion in the final engagement of the Wars of the Roses.
1632 The Plymouth Company granted a land patent to Thomas Purchase, the first settler of Pejepscot, Maine, settling at the site of Fort Andross.

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The world in 1939

When Billy arrived

april 1 Spanish Civil War: Generalísimo Francisco Franco of the Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Republican forces surrender.
april 18 Robert Menzies, who became Australia's longest-serving prime minister, is elected as leader of the United Australia Party after the death of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons.
april 30 The 1939–40 New York World's Fair opens.
april 30 NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.

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Anna Cathcart 2003– Canadian actress Bill Cobbs 1934–2024 American actor (died 2024) Francisco León de la Barra 1863–1939 Mexican politician and diplomat (died 1939) Giacomo Agostini 1942– Italian motorcycle racer and manager Jean d'Ormesson 1925– French journalist and author (died 2017) John Cheke 1514–1557 English academic and politician, English Secretary of State (died 1557) Karen Dunnell 1946– English statistician and academic Kerry Wood 1977– American baseball player Mohammad Mosaddegh 1882–1967 Iranian educator and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Iran (died 1967)

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Adolfo Azcuna 1939– Filipino lawyer and judge Aníbal Cavaco Silva 1939– Portuguese economist and politician, 19th President of the Portuguese Republic Balu Mahendra 1939–2014 Sri Lankan-Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (born 1939) Chandra Wickramasinghe 1939– Sri Lankan-English mathematician, astronomer, and biologist Claude François 1939–1978 Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and dancer (died 1978) David Frost 1939–2013 English journalist and game show host (died 2013) Dusty Springfield 1939–1999 English singer and record producer (died 1999) Ekaterina Maximova 1939–2009 Russian ballerina and actress (born 1939) Feroz Khan 1939– Indian actor, director, and producer (died 2009)

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