Births on March 16

Flavor Flav

Born on March 16, 1959

Flavor Flav, American rapper and actor

William Jonathan Drayton Jr. (born March 16, 1958), widely known by his stage name Flavor Flav (), is an American rapper, who co-founded the rap group Public Enemy with Chuck D in 1985. He is known especially for his yells of "Yeah, boyeeeeee!" when performing. After several years outside of prominence, he starred in several VH1 reality series, including The Surreal Life, Strange Love, and Flavor of Love.

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Events on 1959

1 Jan

Cuban Revolution
Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces during the Cuban Revolution.
7 Jan

Fidel Castro
The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
20 Feb

John Diefenbaker
The Avro Arrow program to design and manufacture supersonic jet fighters in Canada is cancelled by the Diefenbaker government amid much political debate.
8 Apr

COBOL
A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.
23 Nov

Charles de Gaulle
French President Charles de Gaulle declares in a speech in Strasbourg his vision for "Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals".

Births on March 16

Flavor Flav

Born on March 16, 1959

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Events on 1959

Cuban Revolution

Fidel Castro

John Diefenbaker

COBOL

Charles de Gaulle