English-Australian singer-songwriter and actor (died 2016)

Jon English

Jonathan James English was an English-born Australian singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He emigrated from England to Australia with his parents in 1961. He was an early vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Sebastian Hardie but left to take on the role of Judas Iscariot in the Australian version of the stage musical Jesus Christ Superstar from May 1972, which was broadcast on television. English was also a solo singer; his Australian top twenty hit singles include "Turn the Page", "Hollywood Seven", "Words are Not Enough", "Six Ribbons" and "Hot Town".

Born

1949

March 26

Died

Living

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1940s

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1949 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

590 Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
624 First Eid al-Fitr celebration.
752 Election of Pope Stephen II following the death of Pope Zachary.
1021 The death of the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, kept secret for six weeks, is announced, along with the succession of his son, al-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah.

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The world in 1949

When Jon arrived

april 1 Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting.
april 1 The Government of Canada repeals Japanese-Canadian internment after seven years.
april 18 The Republic of Ireland Act comes into force, declaring Éire to be a republic and severing Ireland's "association" with the Commonwealth of Nations.
april 20 Amethyst incident: The People's Liberation Army attacks HMS Amethyst (F116) travelling to the British embassy in Nanjing during the Chinese Civil War.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on March 26

A. E. Housman 1859–1936 English poet and scholar (born 1859) Anthony James Leggett 1938– English-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2026) Charles of Lorraine 1554– duke of Mayenne (died 1611) Choi Woo-shik 1990– South Korean actor Conrad Gessner 1516–1565 Swiss botanist and physician (born 1516) Erick Morillo 1971–2020 Colombian-American disc jockey, record label owner, and music producer (died 2020) Jennifer Grey 1960– American actress and dancer Leeza Gibbons 1957– American talk show host and television personality Lella Lombardi 1941– Italian racing driver (died 1992)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1949

Alan García 1949–2019 Peruvian lawyer and politician, twice President of Peru (born 1949) Alla Pugacheva 1949– Russian singer-songwriter and actress Anna Wintour 1949– English-American journalist Beth Grant 1949– American actress Billy Joel 1949– American singer-songwriter and pianist Carlos the Jackal 1949– Venezuelan terrorist David A. Cherry 1949– American artist and illustrator Dominique Strauss-Kahn 1949– French economist, lawyer, and politician, French Minister of Finance Don Baylor 1949–2017 American baseball player (born 1949)

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