Composer Rod McKuen

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Composer

Rod McKuen

Living place: Oakland

Birthday: 29-4-1933 (91 years old)

Population of US 1933: 125,578,763

Global rank: #65579

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Composer Rod McKuen profile

Who is Composer Rod McKuen?
Musician and poet known for translating hits by French singer Jacques Brel into English. He wrote more than 1500 songs that lasted over 100 million in record sales.
He writes songs for performers as diverse as Johnny Cash and Madonna.

Young / Before famous

His formal education was brief, so to stay with those around him, he started keeping a journal. He lived in San Francisco and performed his poetry in clubs frequented by Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and other Beatnik poets.

Family life info

He was born in Oakland, California. He ran away from home when he was only eleven years old to escape the abuse of his alcoholic stepfather.

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He also wrote songs for the wonderful Frank Sinatra.

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Summary of Rod McKuen profile

When was Composer Rod McKuen born?
Rod McKuen birthday 29-4-1933 (at the age of 91).
Where is Composer Rod McKuen's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Rod McKuen was born in Oakland, California- United States. Là Composer, whose Zodiac is Taurus, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Rooster. Rod McKuen's global rank is 65579 and whose rank is 569 in list of famous Composer. Population of US in 1933 is about 125,578,763 persons.
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Events in 1933 and 29-4

Events in US in the birth year of Rod McKuen

  • Giuseppe Zangara executed for attempted assassination of President-elect Roosevelt in which Chicago Mayor Cermak is fatally shot. Background: Assassinations and Attempts in U.S. Since 1865
  • Roosevelt inaugurated (“the only thing we have to fear is fear itself”); launches New Deal.
  • Prohibition repealed. Background: Amendments to the Constitution of the United States
  • Glass-Steagall Act bans banks from dealing in stocks and bonds.

Birthday Rod McKuen (29-4) in history

  • Day 29-4 year 1429: The heroine, Joanna of Arc, has entered the city of Orléans. She ended its months-long siege and became known as "The Handmaid of Orléans."
  • Day 29-4 year 1916: The Easter rebellion in Ireland ended with the surrender of Irish nationalists.
  • Day 29-4 year 1945: American soldiers liberated the Dachau concentration camp.
  • Day 29-4 year 1978: Japan's Naomi Uemura, traveling by sled dog, became the first person to reach the North Pole alone.
  • Day 29-4 year 1980: Film director Alfred Hitchcock died at age of 80.
  • Day 29-4 year 1986: Pitcher Roger Clemens set a major league baseball record by striking out 20 batters in a regular nine-inning game. He repeated his feat in 1996.
  • Day 29-4 year 1992: A Los Angeles jury acquitted four police officers accused of beating Rodney King. Massive rioting and looting ensued.
  • Day 29-4 year 1997: The first joint U.S.-Russian space walk was made by Jerry Linenger and Vasily Tsibliyev from space station Mir.
  • Day 29-4 year 2011: Kate Middleton marries Prince William in a lavish royal wedding at Westminster Abbey in London.
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