Guitarist Mark Knopfler

Mark Knopfler

Living place: Glasgow

Birthday: 12-8-1949 (75 years old)

Global rank: #17603

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Guitarist Mark Knopfler profile

Who is Guitarist Mark Knopfler?
Singer, songwriter, and guitarist in the rock band Dire Straits who also pursued a successful solo career.
After being in the band Dire Straits, he began his solo career with the debut album Golden Heart.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He started out in the band Brewers Doop. He attended Harlow College and the University of Leeds.

Family life info

He married his third wife Kitty Aldridge, English actress and writer. He has two sons named Joseph and Benji and two daughters named Isabella and Katya.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Guitarist Mark Knopfler?
He has performed with artists such as Bob Dylan.

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Summary of Mark Knopfler profile

When was Guitarist Mark Knopfler born?
Mark Knopfler birthday 12-8-1949 (at the age of 75).
Where is Guitarist Mark Knopfler's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Mark Knopfler was born in Glasgow, of Scotland. is a Guitarist, whose Zodiac is Leo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Ox. Mark Knopfler's global rank is 17603 and whose rank is 149 in list of famous Guitarist.
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Events in 1949 and 12-8

Events in the world in the birth year of Mark Knopfler

  • Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty establishing NATO (Apr. 4).
  • German Federal Republic (West Germany) established (Sept. 21).
  • Communist People's Republic of China formally proclaimed by Chairman Mao Zedong (Oct. 1).
  • South Africa institutionalizes apartheid.
  • Britain recognizes the independence of the Republic of Ireland. Northern Ireland remains a part of the United Kingdom.

Birthday Mark Knopfler (12-8) in history

  • Day 12-8 year 1624: Cardinal Richelieu was named head of state of France by King Louis XIII.
  • Day 12-8 year 1851: Issac Singer patented the sewing machine.
  • Day 12-8 year 1865: British surgeon Joseph Lister became the first doctor to use an antiseptic during surgery.
  • Day 12-8 year 1898: Hawaii was formally annexed to the United States.
  • Day 12-8 year 1972: The last American combat troops left Vietnam.
  • Day 12-8 year 1985: In the world's worst single-aircraft disaster, a Japan Air Lines 747 crashed into Mount Osutaka, killing 520 of the 524 aboard.
  • Day 12-8 year 1998: Swiss banks agreed to pay $1.25 billion to settle lawsuits brought by Holocaust survivors and their heirs. The banks had kept millions of dollars deposited by Holocaust victims before and during World War II.
  • Day 12-8 year 2000: The Russian military submarine, Kursk, and its crew were lost in the Barents Sea.
  • Day 12-8 year 2004: N.J. governor James McGreevey announced his resignation.
  • Day 12-8 year 2013: Notorious Boston gangster James (Whitey) Bulger was found guilty of 31 of the 32 charges he faced, including murder, extortion, money laundering, drug dealing and possession of weapons.
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