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Geezer Butler
1949 Jul, 17

Geezer Butler

Geezer Butler, English bass player and songwriter
Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler (born 17 July 1949) is a British musician and songwriter. He is best known as the bassist and primary lyricist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He has also recorded and performed with Heaven & Hell, GZR, and Ozzy Osbourne. Butler is currently the bassist of Deadland Ritual.

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Events on 1949

  • 1 Apr

    Communist Party of China

    Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting.
  • 20 Jul

    1948 Arab-Israeli War

    Israel and Syria sign a truce to end their nineteen-month war.
  • 1 Oct

    Mao Zedong

    The People's Republic of China is established and declared by Mao Zedong.
  • 2 Oct

    Mao Zedong

    The Soviet Union recognises the People's Republic of China, proclaimed the previous day by Mao Zedong.
  • 24 Oct

    United Nations Headquarters

    The cornerstone of the United Nations Headquarters is laid.