Celebrating 12 February
Birthdays
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1945 – Trevor Brice, vocalist, Vanity Fare
1950 – Steve Hackett, guitarist, Genesis
1951 – Vincent James, singer, Sweet Sensation
1952 – Michael McDonald, keyboardist, The Doobie Brothers
1956 – Brian Robertson, guitarist, Thin Lizzy
1959 – Neil Conti, drummer, Prefab Sprout
1959 – Per Gessle, guitarist, Roxette
1966 – Gary Whelan, drummer, Happy Mondays
1966 – Paul Crook, guitarist, Meat Loaf
1968 – Chynna Phillips, singer, Wilson Phillips
1970 – Jim Creeggan, bassist, Barenaked Ladies
1978 – Brian Chase, drummer, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
1980 – Gucci Mane, rapper
1981 – Lisa Hannigan, singer
1988 – Mike Posner, singer/songwriter
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Died on this day
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2000 – Screamin' Jay Hawkins, blues singer (born 1929)
2015 – Steve Strange, singer, Visage (born 1959)
2017 – Al Jarreau, singer (born 1940)
2021 – Rupert Neve, recording technology pioneer (born 1926)
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And on this day in...
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1967 – Police raided Redlands, Keith Richards' Sussex home, armed with warrants under the Dangerous Drugs Act and under the Naughty Use Of Chocolate Bars Act
1977 – The Police recorded their first single, Fall Out
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Page last updated 10 February 2026