Brazilian-American drummer

Fabrizio Moretti

Fabrizio "Fab" Moretti is a Brazilian-American musician and visual artist best known as the drummer for American rock band The Strokes, with whom he has released six studio albums since 2001. A collaborative artist, he has been part of a series of groups since the mid-2000s, most notably the Brazilian-American band Little Joy, which released one album in 2008, and the experimental pop collective Machinegum, which he has led since 2018. Throughout his career, Moretti has worked on a variety of art projects which span the mediums of drawing, sculpture, and installation and performance art.

Born

1980

June 2

Died

Living

Era

1980s

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1980 Born

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260 Sima Zhao's regicide of Cao Mao: The figurehead Wei emperor Cao Mao personally leads an attempt to oust his regent, Sima Zhao; the attempted coup is crushed and the emperor killed.
455 Sack of Rome: Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks.
1098 First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ends as Crusader forces take the city; the second siege began five days later.
1608 The Colony of Virginia gets a charter, extending borders from "sea to sea".

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The world in 1980

When Fabrizio arrived

april 12 The Americo-Liberian government of Liberia is violently deposed.
april 12 Transbrasil Flight 303, a Boeing 727, crashes on approach to Hercílio Luz International Airport in Florianópolis, Brazil. Fifty-five out of the 58 people on board are killed.
april 12 Canadian runner and athlete, Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope Run in St. John's, NF
april 18 The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira 1976– Brazilian mixed martial artist and boxer Barbara Pym 1913–1980 English author (born 1913) Butterfly Boucher 1979– Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Chin-hui Tsao 1981– Taiwanese baseball player Chris Higgins 1983– American ice hockey player Cornel West 1953– American philosopher, author, and academic Dennis Haysbert 1954– American actor and producer Earl Boykins 1976– American basketball player Frank G. Clement 1920– American lawyer and politician, 41st Governor of Tennessee (died 1969)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1980

Aaron Brown 1980–2024 American journalist and academic (born 1948) Anthony Minichiello 1980– Australian rugby league player Bijou Phillips 1980– American actress and model Bradley Wiggins 1980– English cyclist Byron Leftwich 1980– American football player and coach Clinton Toopi 1980– New Zealand rugby league player Cody Ross 1980– American baseball player Daniel MacPherson 1980– Australian actor and television host Daniel Sedin 1980– Swedish ice hockey player

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