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Eric Johnson - August 17, 1954
Gilby Clarke (GUNS N' ROSES) - August 17, 1962
Tarja Turunen (NIGHTWISH) - August 17, 1977
Jim Ayoub (MAHOGANY RUSH) - August 18, 1953
Andi Deris (HELLOWEEN, PINK CREAM 69) - August 18, 1964
Blas Elias (SLAUGHTER) - August 18, 1967
Brian Tichy (WHITESNAKE, BILLY IDOL, FOREIGNER, OZZY OSBOURNE) - August 18, 1968
Ginger Baker (CREAM, BLIND FAITH) - August 19, 1939 R.I.P.
Ian Gillan (DEEP PURPLE, GILLAN) - August 19, 1945
Steve Grimmett (GRIM REAPER, LIONSHEART, ONSLAUGHT) - August 19, 1959 R.I.P.
Joey Tempest (EUROPE) - August 19, 1963

August 17, 1969: The JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE plays Woodstock.
August 17, 1979: IRON MAIDEN perform their first concert in Birkenhead, England.
August 17, 1984: W.A.S.P. release their debut album.
August 17, 1986: DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen plays his first UK gig since losing his left arm in a car accident.
August 17, 1993: TYPE O NEGATIVE release Bloody Kisses.
August 17, 2018: DORO releases Forever Warriors, Forever United.

August 18, 1984: IRON MAIDEN release their '2 Minutes To Midnight' single.
August 18, 1986: BON JOVI release Slippery When Wet.
August 18, 1999: police arrest MOTLEY CRUE bassist Nikki Sixx after allegedly encouraging violence during a concert in Las Vegas.
August 18, 2009: GWAR release Lust In Space.
August 18, 2014: ACE FREHLEY releases Space Invader.
August 18, 2023: SPIRIT ADRIFT release Ghost At The Gallows.

August 19, 1980: a crowd of 1,400 riots when ALICE COOPER cancels a show due to illness.
August 19, 2014: ACE FREHLEY releases Space Invader.
August 19, 2022: LILLIAN AXE release From Womb to Tomb and SPIRIT ADRIFT release 20 Centuries Gone.

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