Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Dusty Springfield across 3 places, from 1939 to 1999.
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Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was an English singer.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Dusty Springfield was documented, and when
16 April 1939exact date
West Hampsteadattested“Springfield was born Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien on 16 April 1939 in West Hampstead, the second child of Gerard Anthony 'OB' O'Brien (1904–1979) and Catherine Anne 'Kay' O'Brien (née Ryle; 1900–1974), both Irish immigrants.”source: Wikipedia: Dusty Springfield
1962year
Hoveattested“Springfield's parents, Catherine and Gerard, lived in Hove, East Sussex from 1962.”source: Wikipedia: Dusty Springfield
2 March 1999exact date
Henley-on-Thamesattested“By the summer of 1996, the cancer had returned, and despite further treatment for almost three more years, Springfield died on 2 March 1999, aged 59, in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.”source: Wikipedia: Dusty Springfield
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Places Dusty Springfield is documented in
Henley-on-Thames1 presence · 1999
Hove1 presence · 1962
West Hampstead1 presence · 1939
Other places tied to Dusty Springfield in the record
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17 April 1964exact date
Americamentioned“Springfield's debut solo album A Girl Called Dusty – featuring mostly covers of her favourite songs – was released on 17 April 1964 in the UK (but not in America).”source: Wikipedia: Dusty Springfield
30 January 1965exact date
Festival della canzone italianamentioned“From 28 to 30 January 1965, Springfield took part in the Italian Song Festival in San Remo, reaching a semi-final with "Tu che ne sai?" (English: "What Do You Know?") while failing to qualify for the final.”source: Wikipedia: Dusty Springfield
1979year
New York Citymentioned“In early 1979, Springfield played club dates in New York City.”source: Wikipedia: Dusty Springfield
1979year
Rottingdeanmentioned“In 1979, Gerard died of a heart attack in Rottingdean, East Sussex.”source: Wikipedia: Dusty Springfield
3 December 1979exact date
Royal Albert Hallmentioned“On 3 December 1979, Springfield performed a charity concert for a full house at the Royal Albert Hall, in the presence of Princess Margaret.”source: Wikipedia: Dusty Springfield
January 1994month
Nashville, Tennesseementioned“In January 1994, while recording her album, A Very Fine Love, in Nashville, Springfield began to feel ill.”source: Wikipedia: Dusty Springfield
1995year
Londonmentioned“The last studio track Springfield recorded was George and Ira Gershwin's song "Someone to Watch Over Me" in London in 1995 for an insurance company TV ad.”source: Wikipedia: Dusty Springfield
June 1995month
Nashville, Tennesseementioned“Springfield's next album, provisionally titled Dusty in Nashville, was started in 1993 with producer, Tom Shapiro, but was issued as A Very Fine Love in June 1995.”source: Wikipedia: Dusty Springfield
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