Flute artist Thijs Van Leer

Thijs Van Leer

Living place: Netherlands

Birthday: 31-3-1948 (76 years old)

Global rank: #50033

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Who is Flute artist Thijs Van Leer?
Dutch musician and flute player who is known for the progressive direction rock band Focus. He also plays the whistle and can yodel.
In the 1970s his band had two gold records with Moving Waves and Focus III, international hit singles "Hocus Pocus" and "Sylvia." He was made a knight of the Order of Orange- Nassau in 2010.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He received his first flute from his father at age eleven and he studied Art History at the University of Amsterdam.

Family life info

He has a daughter named Berenice with his wife Thea.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Flute artist Thijs Van Leer?
He has recorded several international hits with Jan Akkerman.

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Summary of Thijs Van Leer profile

When was Flute artist Thijs Van Leer born?
Thijs Van Leer birthday 31-3-1948 (at the age of 76).
Where is Flute artist Thijs Van Leer's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Thijs Van Leer was born in Netherlands. is a Flute artist, whose Zodiac is Aries, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Rat. Thijs Van Leer's global rank is 50033 and whose rank is 5 in list of famous Flute artist.
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Events in 1948 and 31-3

Events in the world in the birth year of Thijs Van Leer

  • Gandhi assassinated in New Delhi by a Hindu militant (Jan. 30).
  • Communists seize power in Czechoslovakia (Feb. 23-25). Background: The Cold War
  • Organization of American States (OAS) Charter signed at Bogotá, Colombia (April 30).
  • Nation of Israel proclaimed; British end Mandate at midnight; Arab armies attack (May 14). Background: Arab-Israeli Wars
  • Berlin Airlift begins (June 21); ends May 12, 1949.
  • Stalin and Tito break (June 28).
  • United States of Indonesia established as Dutch and Indonesians settle conflict (Dec. 27).

Birthday Thijs Van Leer (31-3) in history

  • Day 31-3 year 1492: Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain decreed the expulsion of non-Christian Jews.
  • Day 31-3 year 1889: The Eiffel Tower in Paris officially opened.
  • Day 31-3 year 1917: The United States took possession of the Virgin Islands.
  • Day 31-3 year 1918: Daylight Saving Time went into effect in the United States.
  • Day 31-3 year 1949: Newfoundland became Canada's tenth province.
  • Day 31-3 year 1959: The Dalai Lama, fleeing Chinese repression of an uprising in Tibet, arrived at the Indian border and was granted political asylum.
  • Day 31-3 year 1968: President Lyndon Johnson announced that he would not run for re-election.
  • Day 31-3 year 1995: Major League Baseball players agreed to end the sport’s longest strike in history after a judge ordered a preliminary injunction against team owners.
  • Day 31-3 year 2005: Terry Schiavo died 13 days after her feeding tube was removed.
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