David Bowie
1947 to 2016
8 documented presences
8 places
Quo Fuit places 8 dated presences for David Bowie across 8 places, from 1947 to 1976. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 to 10 January 2016), known as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where David Bowie was documented, and when
8 January 1947exact date
Brixtonattested
“David Robert Jones was born on 8 January 1947 in Brixton, London.”
source: Wikipedia: David Bowie
1953 to 1955period
Bickleyattested
“From 1953, Bowie moved with his family to Bickley and then Bromley Common, before settling in Sundridge Park in 1955 where he attended Burnt Ash Junior School.”
source: Wikipedia: David Bowie
1953 to 1955period
Sundridge Parkattested
“From 1953, Bowie moved with his family to Bickley and then Bromley Common, before settling in Sundridge Park in 1955 where he attended Burnt Ash Junior School.”
source: Wikipedia: David Bowie
1974year
New York Cityattested
“Bowie moved to the US in 1974, initially staying in New York City before settling in Los Angeles.”
source: Wikipedia: David Bowie
1974year
Los Angelesattested
“Bowie moved to the US in 1974, initially staying in New York City before settling in Los Angeles.”
source: Wikipedia: David Bowie
1974year
New Yorkattested
“Bowie moved to the US in 1974, initially staying in New York City before settling in Los Angeles.”
source: Wikipedia: David Bowie
1976year
Switzerlandattested
“He moved to Switzerland in 1976, purchasing a chalet in the hills north of Lake Geneva.”
source: Wikipedia: David Bowie
August 1976month
West Berlinattested
“In August 1976, Bowie and Iggy Pop moved to West Berlin to rid themselves of their drug addictions and escape the spotlight.”
source: Wikipedia: David Bowie
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Places David Bowie is documented in
Los Angeles1 presence · 1974New York1 presence · 1974New York City1 presence · 1974Switzerland1 presence · 1976West Berlin1 presence · 1976
Bickley1 presence · 1953
Brixton1 presence · 1947
Sundridge Park1 presence · 1953
Other places tied to David Bowie in the record
In each of these, a source puts David Bowie and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that David Bowie was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1968 to 1972period
Broadcasting Housementioned
“On 27 June, he performed a concert at the BBC Radio Theatre in London, which was released on the compilation album Bowie at the Beeb; this also featured BBC recording sessions from 1968 to 1972.”
source: Wikipedia: David Bowie
1968 to 1972period
Londonmentioned
“On 27 June, he performed a concert at the BBC Radio Theatre in London, which was released on the compilation album Bowie at the Beeb; this also featured BBC recording sessions from 1968 to 1972.”
source: Wikipedia: David Bowie
19 March 1970exact date
Bromleymentioned
“Bowie married his first wife, Mary Angela Barnett, on 19 March 1970 in Bromley, London.”
source: Wikipedia: David Bowie
10 February 1972exact date
Tolworthmentioned
“Dressed in a striking costume, his hair dyed reddish-brown, Bowie launched his Ziggy Stardust stage show with the Spiders from Mars—Ronson, Bolder, and Woodmansey—at the Toby Jug pub in Tolworth in Kingston upon Thames on 10 February 1972.”
source: Wikipedia: David Bowie
10 February 1972exact date
Kingston upon Thamesmentioned
“Dressed in a striking costume, his hair dyed reddish-brown, Bowie launched his Ziggy Stardust stage show with the Spiders from Mars—Ronson, Bolder, and Woodmansey—at the Toby Jug pub in Tolworth in Kingston upon Thames on 10 February 1972.”
source: Wikipedia: David Bowie
3 July 1973exact date
Londonmentioned
“Bowie toured and gave press conferences as Ziggy before a dramatic and abrupt on-stage "retirement" at London's Hammersmith Odeon on 3 July 1973.”
source: Wikipedia: David Bowie
December 1974month
North Americamentioned
“The supporting Diamond Dogs Tour visited cities in North America between June and December 1974.”
source: Wikipedia: David Bowie
1975 to 1995period
Cork Streetmentioned
“His first solo show, titled New Afro/Pagan and Work: 1975–1995, was in 1995 at The Gallery in Cork Street, London.”
source: Wikipedia: David Bowie
1977year
Francementioned
“The album, Low (1977), was recorded in France and took influence from krautrock and experimental music, featuring short song-fragments and ambient instrumentals.”
source: Wikipedia: David Bowie
1980year
Switzerlandmentioned
“The album, recorded in Switzerland and New York City, reached number four in the UK and number 20 in the US, and yielded the UK hit singles "Boys Keep Swinging" and "D.J." Towards the end of the year, Bowie and Angie initiated divorce pr…”
source: Wikipedia: David Bowie
1992year
Los Angelesmentioned
“Intending to move to Los Angeles, they flew in to search for a suitable property, but found themselves confined to their hotel: the 1992 Los Angeles riots began the day they arrived.”
source: Wikipedia: David Bowie
24 April 1992exact date
Lausannementioned
“He met Somali-American model Iman in October 1990, marrying in a private ceremony in Lausanne on 24 April 1992.”
source: Wikipedia: David Bowie
7 January 1997exact date
Madison Square Gardenmentioned
“On 7 January 1997, Bowie celebrated his half century with a 50th birthday concert at Madison Square Garden at which he was joined in playing his songs and those of his guests, Lou Reed, Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters, Robert Smith of th…”
source: Wikipedia: David Bowie
2000year
Hollywoodmentioned
“He mostly chose projects with arthouse directors that he felt were outside the Hollywood mainstream, commenting in 2000: "One cameo for Scorsese to me brings so much more satisfaction than, say, a James Bond." Critics have believed that,…”
source: Wikipedia: David Bowie
25 June 2000exact date
25 June 2000exact date
February 2001month
February 2001month
2015year
Documented at the same place, the same year
Bill MurrayNew York · 1974Rupert MurdochNew York · 1974Jules DassinNew York · 1974Louise BourgeoisNew York · 1974W. Eugene SmithNew York · 1974John LennonNew York · 1974U ThantNew York · 1974Douglas SirkNew York · 1974John F. KennedyLondon · 1947Richard StraussLondon · 1947Aung San Suu KyiLondon · 1947Arnold J. ToynbeeLondon · 1947
Two people documented in the same place in the same year is a correlation, not a meeting. Quo Fuit will never say they met without a source that says so.
How to read this page
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A tag says how the fact is carried by its source: documented a structured, explicitly dated record, attested a sentence that states the person was there, mentioned a sentence that ties the person to the place without stating presence.
Sources
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