24/10 1946
24/10 1946 Föddes Rob Van Leeuwen, sångare och mandolinspelare i det Nederländska bandet Shocking Blue. Deras största hit hette ”Venus” och blev singeletta i USA 1969, men de hade också en mindre hit med ”Send Me A Postcard” året innan.
23/4 1991 Johnny Thunders (John Anthony Genzale Jr.) died of an overdose. He renamed himself Johnny Thunders, after a comic book of the same name, and in 1972 formed the highly influential New York Dolls, which only made two albums. In 1975, Johnny Thunders formed The Heartbreakers with New York Dolls drummer, Jerry Nolan, and Richard Hell, bassist from Television. After that, he became a solo artist.