English keyboard player and songwriter

Phil Lanzon

Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969. Their current lineup consists of guitarist Mick Box, keyboardist Phil Lanzon, lead vocalist Bernie Shaw, drummer Russell Gilbrook, and bassist Dave Rimmer. They have experienced numerous lineup changes throughout their 57-year career, leaving Box as the only remaining original member. Former members of the band are vocalists David Byron, John Lawton, John Sloman and Peter Goalby; bassists Paul Newton, Mark Clarke, Gary Thain, John Wetton, Trevor Bolder and Bob Daisley; drummers Alex Napier, Nigel Olsson, Keith Baker, Iain Clark, Lee Kerslake and Chris Slade; and keyboardists Ken Hensley, Gregg Dechert and John Sinclair.

Born

1950

March 23

Died

Living

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1950s

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1950 Born

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625 The Muslim army under Muhammad suffers a defeat against the Quraysh in the battle of Uhud.
1400 The Trần dynasty of Vietnam is deposed, after one hundred and seventy-five years of rule, by Hồ Quý Ly, a court official.
1540 Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England, the last religious community to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
1568 The Peace of Longjumeau is signed, ending the second phase of the French Wars of Religion.

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The world in 1950

When Phil arrived

april 21 The Nainital wedding massacre occurs, killing 22 members of the Harijan caste.
august 1 Guam is organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States as the President Harry S. Truman signs the Guam Organic Act.
august 12 Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: Seventy-five American POWs are massacred by the North Korean Army.
august 15 Measuring Mw 8.6, the largest earthquake on land occurs in the Assam-Tibet-Myanmar border, killing 4,800.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Dietrich Eckart 1868–1923 German journalist, poet, and politician (born 1868) Frank Sargeson 1903– New Zealand writer (died 1982) Keri Russell 1976– American actress Ludvig Faddeev 1934– Russian mathematician and physicist (died 2017) Mike Atherton 1968– English cricketer and journalist Philip Zimbardo 1933–2024 American psychologist and academic (died 2024) Ron Jaworski 1951– American football player and sportscaster William Smith 1769–1839 English geologist and engineer (born 1769) Ziya Gökalp 1876–1924 Turkish sociologist, poet and activist (died 1924)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1950

Abraham Sarmiento 1950–1977 Jr., Filipino journalist and activist (died 1977) Alex Chilton 1950–2010 American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2010) Alexander Lebed 1950–2002 Russian general and politician (died 2002) Billy Smith 1950– Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager Charles Fleischer 1950– American comedian and actor Charles Krauthammer 1950–2018 American columnist and conservative political commentator (born 1950) Claire Morissette 1950– Canadian cycling activist (died 2007) Daniel Auteuil 1950– French actor, director, and screenwriter David Cannadine 1950– English historian and author

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