Folk singer Israel Kamakawiwoʻole

Israel Kamakawiwoʻole

Living place: Honolulu

Birthday: 20-5-1959 (65 years old)

Population of US 1959: 177,829,628

Global rank: #23322

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Folk singer Israel Kamakawiwoʻole profile

Who is Folk singer Israel Kamakawiwoʻole?
Hawaii's favorite artist became a national star in 1993 and tragically died just four years later. His hits "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and "What a Wonderful World" reached #12 on the Billboard charts and were used on the television series Glee, Scrubs, ER, and Life on Mars.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He started playing music with his brother and cousins ​​at the age of eleven and continued after both of his partners went their separate ways.

Family life info

The popular Hawaiian musician and actor Moe Keale is his uncle.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Folk singer Israel Kamakawiwoʻole?
His music was used in the film Meet Joe Black, which stars Brad Pitt.

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Summary of Israel Kamakawiwoʻole profile

When was Folk singer Israel Kamakawiwoʻole born?
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole birthday 20-5-1959 (at the age of 65).
Where is Folk singer Israel Kamakawiwoʻole's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole was born in Honolulu, Hawaii- United States. is a Folk singer, whose Zodiac is Taurus, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Pig. Israel Kamakawiwoʻole's global rank is 23322 and whose rank is 47 in list of famous Folk singer. Population of US in 1959 is about 177,829,628 persons.
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Events in 1959 and 20-5

Events in US in the birth year of Israel Kamakawiwoʻole

  • Alaska (Jan. 3) and Hawaii (Aug. 21) become the 49th and 50th states.
  • St. Lawrence Seaway opens, allowing ocean ships to reach Midwest (April 25).

Birthday Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (20-5) in history

  • Day 20-5 year 1506: The great Italian explorer Christopher Columbus passed away in Spain.
  • Day 20-5 year 1861: North Carolina voted to secede from the Union.
  • Day 20-5 year 1927: Charles Lindbergh began the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight, departing from Long Island aboard the Spirit of Saint Louis.
  • Day 20-5 year 1932: Amelia Earhart took off from Newfoundland to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
  • Day 20-5 year 1961: A mob attacked a busload of "freedom riders" in Montgomery, Ala., setting the bus on fire.
  • Day 20-5 year 1978: Mavis Hutchinson, 53, became the first woman to run across America. The 3,000-mile trek took her 69 days. She ran an average of 45 miles each day.
  • Day 20-5 year 1996: In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court rejected a Colorado measure banning laws that protect homosexuals from discrimination.
  • Day 20-5 year 2002: East Timor became the what was then the world's newest nation.
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