Gotye Birthday, Date of Birth

Gotye

Wouter André "Wally" De Backer (known professionally as Gotye; born 21 May 1980) is a Belgian-born Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His 2011 single "Somebody That I Used to Know" (featuring Kimbra) topped the Billboard Hot 100, as well as several international charts, and became the best-selling song of 2012. He has won five ARIA Awards and received a nomination for an MTV EMA for Best Asia and Pacific Act. At the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, the song won Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, while its parent album — Making Mirrors (2012) — won Best Alternative Music Album.

Gotye has released three studio albums independently and one album featuring remixes of tracks from his first two albums. He is a founding member of the Melbourne indie-pop trio the Basics, who have independently released four studio albums and numerous other titles since 2002.

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Birthday, Date of Birth
Wednesday, May 21, 1980
Place of Birth
Bruges
Age
46
Star Sign

The May 21, 1980 was a Wednesday under the star sign of . It was the 141 day of the year. President of the United States was Jimmy Carter.

If you were born on this day, you are 46 years old. Your last birthday was on the Thursday, May 21, 2026, 1 days ago. Your next birthday is on Friday, May 21, 2027, in 363 days. You have lived for 16,802 days, or about 403,269 hours, or about 24,196,143 minutes, or about 1,451,768,580 seconds.

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21st of May 1980 News

News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on May 21, 1980

South Africa Detains a Journalist Over Data on Murder of Official

Date: 22 May 1980

Ken Owen, assistant editor of Johannesburg Sunday Times, is questioned by police and ordered to appear in court for refusing to say who gave him information about Government monetary expert whose subsequent murder in '77 has not been solved; says he was asked to identify Government official he had mentioned in testimony before commission investigating South Africa's slush-fund scandal that led to resignation of Pres John Vorster (S)

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LaChance Agrees to a Union Leave; Letter From Union Cited

Date: 22 May 1980

By ARNOLD H. LUBASCH

Arnold LUBASCH

Douglas LaChance declares through his lawyers that he has suspended himself from all duties as president of newspaper deliverers union to comply with court order; position is presented at hearing before Judge Milton Pollack in Federal District Court in Manhattan; defense lawyer John J Tigue Jr stresses that LaChance is taking vacation from union that will 'totally dissociate' him from his position, pending appeal of his conviction; Tigue cites letter from union lawyer, Kevin B McGrath, that asserts that LaChance now has 'nothing to do with union activities'; letter appears to leave union's leadership for time being in hands of Lawrence May, vice president, and other officers of independent union; LaChance por (S)

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Top Jersey Court Moves to Protect Reporter's Notes; Confidentiality Is Upheld a 2d Time by 6-to-1 Vote Said It Was Available Elsewhere

Date: 22 May 1980

NJ Supreme Court, 6-1, rules for second time that Goldstein's notes and materials from prosecution informer Patrick Pizuto should remain confidential if information is available from other sources; defense attorneys have sought to review letters (M)

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News Summary; International National Metropolitan

Date: 21 May 1980

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News Summary; International Energy National Metropolitan

Date: 22 May 1980

THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1980

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Notes on People; Gloria Vanderbilt Sues River House on Co-op Rebuff Brother and Sister Getting Air Force Academy Wings He's Counted Out Cronkite Ailing

Date: 22 May 1980

Judith Cummings Albin Krebs

Judith Albin

Gail and Vaughn Benjamin Jr are 1st brother and sister to graduate; they comment (S)

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News of the Theater Merrick to Open '42d St.' Aug. 1 A New 'Zelda' Papp Drops Rep Plan

Date: 21 May 1980

By CAROL LAWSON

Carol LAWSON

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Will F.T.C. Battle Inhibit Regulation?; News Analysis Consequences of F.T.C. Fight Following Through on Projects 'A Little Quick on the Trigger' Complex Problems Cited

Date: 22 May 1980

By A.O. SULZBERGER Jr. Special to The New York Times

A. SULZBERGER

A O Sulzberger Jr analyzes impact on commission's future actions

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Soviet Peace Bid: Less Than Meets the Eye; News Analysis No Change in Soviet Conditions Soviet Willingness to Talk West Germany Alone in Boycott

Date: 21 May 1980

By CRAIG R. WHITNEY Special to The New York Times

Craig WHITNEY

Analysis of peace overtures to West by Warsaw Pact bloc; finds Soviet leadership has created impression of movement in icy relationship with West but that flurry of activity conceals lack of change in any of basic Soviet positions on impasse resulting from intervention in Afghanistan (M)

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COMPANY NEWS Kerkorian Considers M-G-M Film Offer; Suit Seeks to Bar An Offer by LLC Diamond Files Suit Against Cavenham City Investing Bid COMPANY BRIEFS

Date: 22 May 1980

First City Bancorp of Texas signs accord to acquire Windsor (S)

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