American bassist and painter (died 2011)

Mikey Welsh

Michael Edward Welsh was an American artist and musician who played bass for several bands, including the rock band Weezer. During Weezer's hiatus, he played with Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo in the band Homie, during Cuomo's time in Boston. Following original bassist Matt Sharp's departure from Weezer, Welsh joined as bassist and played with them from the time that they unofficially regrouped in 1998 until August 2001, when he experienced mental health problems. Shortly afterwards, he retired from music to focus on his painting career.

Born

1971

April 20

Died

2011

Era

1970s

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Mikey, in brief

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Key dates

1971 Born
2011 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

1152 After an eight-year conflict, Baldwin III of Jerusalem wins sole control of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from his mother Melisende.
1303 The Sapienza University of Rome is instituted by a bull of Pope Boniface VIII.
1303 The Bahri Mamluks defeat the Ilkhanate in the battle of Marj al-Saffar, marking the end of the Mongol incursions into Syria.
1535 A complex halo display is observed over Stockholm, Sweden, inspiring the Vädersolstavlan ("The Sundog painting"), the earliest depiction of such an event, and the oldest colour depiction of the city.

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The world in 1971

When Mikey arrived

april 1 Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army massacre more than a thousand people in Keraniganj Upazila, Bangladesh.
april 17 The Provisional Government of Bangladesh is formed.
april 19 Sierra Leone becomes a republic, and Siaka Stevens the president.
april 19 Launch of Salyut 1, the first space station.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Adolf Hitler 1889–1945 Austrian-born German politician, Führer of Nazi Germany (died 1945) Alexander Lebed 1950–2002 Russian general and politician (died 2002) Andy Serkis 1964– English actor and director Donald Pettit 1955– American engineer and astronaut Joan Miró 1893–1983 Spanish painter and sculptor (died 1983) Napoleon III 1808–1873 French politician, 1st President of France, Emperor of French Second Empire (died 1873) Philippe Pinel 1745–1826 French physician and psychiatrist (died 1826) Yoko Matsuoka 1916– Japanese writer (died 1979)

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Also born in 1971

Elon Musk 1971– South African-born American entrepreneur Adam Gilchrist 1971– Australian cricketer and sportscaster Ajith Kumar 1971– Indian actor and race car driver Besnik Hasi 1971– Kosovo Albanian football manager and former player Carla Gugino 1971– American actress Chris Hardwick 1971– American comedian, actor, producer, and television host Corin Nemec 1971– American actor, producer and screenwriter Dannii Minogue 1971– Australian singer-songwriter and actress David Arquette 1971– American actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and wrestler

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