American musician and internet personality

Dan Avidan

Leigh Daniel Avidan, also known by his stage name Danny Sexbang, is an American musician, internet personality, actor, and comedian. He is one half of the musical comedy duo Ninja Sex Party with Brian Wecht, as well as the co-host of the Let's Play webseries Game Grumps with Arin Hanson. He is also part of the more rap-based comedy music trio Starbomb with Hanson and Wecht, and the vocalist for the rock duo Shadow Academy, known for its inspiration from classic novels, alongside Jim Roach. As of October 2023, Avidan also performs vocals for the electronic music duo Skyhill, originally co-founded by Avidan in 2007.

Born

1979

March 14

Died

Living

Era

1970s

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Key dates

1979 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

1074 Battle of Mogyoród: Dukes Géza and Ladislaus defeat their cousin Solomon, King of Hungary, forcing him to flee to Hungary's western borderland.
1590 Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and the Huguenots defeat the forces of the Catholic League under Charles, Duke of Mayenne, during the French Wars of Religion.
1647 Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm.
1663 According to his own account, Otto von Guericke completes his book Experimenta Nova (ut vocantur) Magdeburgica de Vacuo Spatio, detailing his experiments on vacuum and his discovery of electrostatic repulsion.

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The world in 1979

When Dan 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

Also born on March 14

Albert Einstein 1879–1955 German-American physicist, engineer, and academic (born 1879) Aaron Brown 1980–2024 American journalist and academic (born 1948) Alexandru Macedonski 1854–1920 Romanian author and poet (died 1920) Castro Alves 1847– Brazilian poet and playwright (died 1871) Kevin Williamson 1965– American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Koča Popović 1908– Yugoslav politician and Divisional Commander of the First Proletarian Division of the Yugoslav Partisans (died 1992) Kristian Bush 1970– American singer-songwriter and guitarist Paul Ehrlich 1854–1915 German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1854) Tamara Tunie 1959– American actress

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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 Aloe Blacc 1979– American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, businessman and philanthropist 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

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