English singer-songwriter

Colin Blunstone

Colin Edward Michael Blunstone is an English singer and songwriter. In a career spanning more than 60 years, Blunstone came to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the rock band the Zombies, which released four singles that entered the Top 75 charts in the United States during the 1960s: "She's Not There", "Tell Her No", "She's Coming Home" and "Time of the Season". Blunstone began his solo career in 1969, releasing three singles under a pseudonym of Neil MacArthur. Since then, he has released ten studio albums under his real name.

Born

1945

June 24

Died

Living

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1940s

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1945 Born

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-1312 Mursili II launches a campaign against the Kingdom of Azzi-Hayasa.
109 Roman emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano, 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of Rome.
474 Julius Nepos forces Roman usurper Glycerius to abdicate the throne and proclaims himself Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
637 The Battle of Moira is fought between the High King of Ireland and the Kings of Ulster and Dál Riata. It is claimed to be the largest battle in the history of Ireland.

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The world in 1945

When Colin arrived

april 1 World War II: The Tenth United States Army attacks the Thirty-Second Japanese Army on Okinawa.
april 11 World War II: American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp.
april 12 U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office; Vice President Harry S. Truman succeeds him.
april 12 World War II: The U.S. Ninth Army under General William H. Simpson crosses the Elbe River astride Magdeburg, and reaches Tangermünde—only 80 kilometres from Berlin.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Ariel Pink 1978– American singer-songwriter Elish Angiolini 1960– Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland Floris V 1254–1296 Count of Holland (died 1296) Iain Glen 1961– Scottish actor Jean Deslauriers 1909–1978 Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1978) Johannes Bugenhagen 1485–1558 German priest and theologian (born 1485) Julia Kristeva 1941– Bulgarian-French psychoanalyst and author Mindy Kaling 1979– American actress and producer Portia White 1911–1968 Canadian opera singer (born 1911)

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Adly Mansour 1945– Egyptian lawyer, judge, and politician, President of Egypt André Lacroix 1945– Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach August Wilson 1945–2005 American author and playwright (died 2005) Bernard Goldberg 1945– American journalist and author Bill Bergey 1945–2024 American football player (born 1945) Bob Seger 1945– American singer-songwriter and guitarist Brenda Fricker 1945– Irish actress Brian Doyle-Murray 1945– American actor and comedian Daniel Ortega 1945– Nicaraguan politician, President of Nicaragua

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