Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for Roger Whittaker across 6 places, from 1989 to 2023.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Roger Henry Brough Whittaker (22 March 1936 – 13 September 2023) was a Kenyan/British singer-songwriter and musician.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Roger Whittaker was documented, and when
1 April 1989exact date
Nairobiattested“Still living in Nairobi, they were the victims of a robbery on 1 April 1989 in which a small gang of men killed Whittaker’s father and left his mother, who freed herself some hours later, tied up in the bathroom.”source: Wikipedia: Roger Whittaker
1996year
Englandattested“The perpetrators were never caught, and Whittaker's mother returned to England where she died in 1996.”source: Wikipedia: Roger Whittaker
March 2006month
Germanyattested“Notwithstanding this, Whittaker released 25 albums in Germany and gained a considerable fan base in that country; he felt his most loyal fans were there, saying at one point: "The past few decades have been wonderful … My relationship wi…”source: Wikipedia: Roger Whittaker
2012 to 2013period
Irelandattested“After living in Ireland for some years, he retired with his wife to France in 2012, ending his final tour in 2013.”source: Wikipedia: Roger Whittaker
2012 to 2013period
Franceattested“After living in Ireland for some years, he retired with his wife to France in 2012, ending his final tour in 2013.”source: Wikipedia: Roger Whittaker
13 September 2023exact date
Toulouseattested“He died in a hospital near Toulouse on 13 September 2023, aged 87.”source: Wikipedia: Roger Whittaker
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1956year
Nairobimentioned“After demobilization in 1956, he enrolled at the University of Cape Town in South Africa to pursue a career in medicine, performing at the Equator Club in Nairobi during breaks.”source: Wikipedia: Roger Whittaker
1956year
South Africamentioned“After demobilization in 1956, he enrolled at the University of Cape Town in South Africa to pursue a career in medicine, performing at the Equator Club in Nairobi during breaks.”source: Wikipedia: Roger Whittaker
1956year
University of Cape Townmentioned“After demobilization in 1956, he enrolled at the University of Cape Town in South Africa to pursue a career in medicine, performing at the Equator Club in Nairobi during breaks.”source: Wikipedia: Roger Whittaker
1962year
Portrushmentioned“(On the labels of the Fontana singles, he is billed as "Rog Whittaker".) In the summer of 1962, Whittaker performed in Portrush, Northern Ireland.”source: Wikipedia: Roger Whittaker
1972year
Nordic countriesmentioned“In the early 1970s, Whittaker took interest in the Nordic countries when he recorded the single "Where the Angels Tread" (Änglamarken) to the music of Evert Taube in 1972.”source: Wikipedia: Roger Whittaker
Germanymentioned“After recovering from heart problems at the end of 2004, he started touring in Germany in 2005, and then in the UK from May to July.”source: Wikipedia: Roger Whittaker
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