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Flavor Flav
1959Mar, 16

Flavor Flav

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

  • 1Jan

    Cuban Revolution

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

    Fidel Castro

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

    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.
  • 8Apr

    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.
  • 23Nov

    Charles de Gaulle

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