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January 19, 1949

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Arend Langenberg

1949Arend Langenberg, Dutch voice actor and radio host (died 2012)[โ€ ]

Arend Willem Langenberg was a Dutch voice-over, voice actor and radio presenter. He died at the age of 63 from colon cancer.

Robert Palmer

1949Robert Palmer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)[โ€ ]

Robert Allen Palmer was an English singer and songwriter. He was known for his powerful and soulful voice, sartorial elegance and stylistic explorations, combining soul, funk, jazz, rock, pop, reggae and blues. His 1985 song "Addicted to Love" and its accompanying video came to "epitomise the glamour and excesses of the 1980s".