American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1952)

Mark Sandman

Mark Sandman was an American singer, songwriter, musical instrument inventor, multi-instrumentalist and comic writer. Sandman possessed a distinctive, deep bass-baritone voice and a mysterious demeanour. He was an indie rock icon and longtime fixture in the Boston/Cambridge music scene, best known as the lead singer and slide bass player of the band Morphine. Sandman was also a member of the blues-rock band Treat Her Right and founder of Hi-n-Dry, a recording studio and independent record label.

Born

1952

September 24

Died

1999

Era

1950s

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Mark, in brief

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Key dates

1952 Born
1999 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

787 The Second Council of Nicaea begins at the Church of Holy Wisdom in the city of Nicaea in Bithynia.
1568 Spanish naval forces defeat an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near Veracruz.
1645 The Battle of Rowton Heath in England occurs, ending in a Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by King Charles I.
1674 Second Tantrik Coronation of Shivaji.

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The world in 1952

When Mark arrived

april 11 Bolivian National Revolution: Rebels take over Palacio Quemado.
april 11 Pan Am Flight 526A ditches near San Juan-Isla Grande Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after experiencing an engine failure, killing 52 people.
april 15 First flight of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
april 21 Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated.

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Also born on September 24

Albrecht von Wallenstein 1583–1634 Austrian general and politician (born 1583) Ben Platt 1993– American actor, singer, and songwriter Cardiss Collins 1931–2013 American politician (born 1931) Fats Navarro 1923–1950 American trumpet player and composer (born 1923) Georg von Frundsberg 1473–1528 German knight and landowner (born 1473) Joe Greene 1946– American football player, coach, and actor Johan de Witt 1625–1672 Dutch mathematician and politician (born 1625) John Rutter 1945– English composer, conductor, and producer Marco Tardelli 1954– Italian footballer and coach

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1952

Bill Belichick 1952– American football coach Bill Frist 1952– American physician and politician Dambudzo Marechera 1952– Zimbabwean author and poet (died 1987) Dave Carter 1952–2002 American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2002) Domingos Maubere 1952–2025 East Timorese Catholic priest and activist (died 2025) Edward Garnier 1952– English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales Howard Hampton 1952– Canadian lawyer and politician Irina Bokova 1952– Bulgarian politician, Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jacques Richard 1952–2002 Canadian ice hockey player (died 2002)

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