Births on June 13

Ville Laihiala

Born on June 13, 1973

Ville Laihiala, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Ville Laihiala (born 13 June 1973) is a Finnish musician. He was the vocalist and guitarist of the gothic metal band Poisonblack. He was also the frontman for Sentenced from 1996 (when he replaced their former bassist and vocalist Taneli Jarva) until the group ended their career in 2005.

When joining Sentenced, he was soon accepted by fans. He wrote very few songs for Sentenced (whose main songwriters were Miika Tenkula and Sami Lopakka), for example the song "Aika Multaa Muistot" on the album The Cold White Light.

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Events on 1973

20 Jul

Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee, the famous Chinese actor and martial-arts expert, dies in Los Angeles at age 32 from a brain edema possibly caused by a reaction to a prescription painkiller.
15 Aug

Cambodia
Vietnam War: The United States bombing of Cambodia ends.
22 Aug

Salvador Allende
The Congress of Chile votes in favour of a resolution condemning President Salvador Allende's government and demands that he resign or else be unseated through force and new elections.
17 Oct

1973 oil crisis
OPEC imposes an oil embargo against a number of Western countries, considered to have helped Israel in its war against Egypt and Syria.
4 Nov

1973 oil crisis
The Netherlands experiences the first Car-Free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters.

Births on June 13

Ville Laihiala

Born on June 13, 1973

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Events on 1973

Bruce Lee

Cambodia

Salvador Allende

1973 oil crisis

1973 oil crisis