English singer and record producer (died 1999)

Dusty Springfield

Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien, better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano voice, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, pop, and dramatic ballads, with French chanson, country, and jazz also in her repertoire. During her 1960s peak, she ranked among the most successful British performers on both sides of the Atlantic. Her image – marked by a peroxide blonde bouffant/beehive hairstyle, heavy makeup and evening gowns, as well as stylised, gestural performances – made her an icon of the Swinging Sixties.

Born

1939

April 16

Died

1999

Era

1930s

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Dusty, in brief

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Key dates

1939 Born
1999 Died

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69 Defeated by Vitellius' troops at Bedriacum, Roman emperor Otho commits suicide.
73 Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the First Jewish–Roman War.
556 Pope Pelagius I is consecrated following Imperial approval by Emperor Justinian I.

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The world in 1939

When Dusty 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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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on April 16

Bill Belichick 1952– American football coach Charles Montagu 1661–1715 1st Earl of Halifax, English poet and politician, First Lord of the Treasury (died 1715) George Bingham 1800– 3rd Earl of Lucan, English field marshal and politician (died 1888) John Franklin 1786–1847 English admiral and politician, fourth Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land (died 1847) Merce Cunningham 1919–2009 American dancer and choreographer (died 2009) Paul Waner 1903– American baseball player and manager (died 1965) Peter Ustinov 1921–2004 English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2004) Petrus Apianus 1495–1557 German mathematician and astronomer (died 1557) Selena 1971–1995 American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer (died 1995)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1939

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) Billy "Crash" Craddock 1939– American singer-songwriter 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) Ekaterina Maximova 1939–2009 Russian ballerina and actress (born 1939) Feroz Khan 1939– Indian actor, director, and producer (died 2009)

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