This Day in Music History

14 Aug 1988

todayAugust 14, 2022

Background

Lead singer, poet and frontman of Hawkwind Robert Calvert died of a heart attack. He was a member of Hawkwind from 1972-1979 during which time he co-wrote their hit single ‘Silver Machine’ and directed their Space Ritual Tour.

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Historical Facts

13 Aug 1926

Fidel Castro born Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro is born in the Oriente province of eastern Cuba. The son of a Spanish immigrant who had made a fortune building rail systems to transport sugar cane, Fidel attended Roman Catholic boarding schools in Santiago de Cuba.

todayAugust 13, 2022

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