Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, known as Sting, is an English musician, songwriter and actor. He was the lead vocalist, principal songwriter and bassist for the rock band the Police. He began a solo career in 1985, after leaving the Police, and has included elements of rock, jazz, reggae, classical, new-age, and worldbeat in his music.
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Sting in our timeline
- Nowruz Celebrated in the Persian Empire (March 20, 500 BC)
- Harold Crushes the Vikings (September 25, 1066)
- The Conqueror Lands in England (September 28, 1066)
- Battle of Hastings (October 14, 1066)
- Execution of William Wallace (August 23, 1305)
- Field of the Cloth of Gold (July 7, 1520)
- Bruno Burns in Rome (February 17, 1600)
- British Fleet Repelled at Charleston (June 29, 1776)
Also born on October 2
- Mahatma Gandhi1869 · Indian independence activist
- Richard III of England1452 · King of England from 1483 to 1485
- Paul von Hindenburg1847 · President of Germany from 1925 to 1934
- Alisson Becker1992 · Brazilian footballer
- Graham Greene1904 · British writer and playwright
- Roberto Firmino1991 · Brazilian footballer
- Groucho Marx1890 · American comedian
- Lorraine Bracco1954 · American actress
Also born in 1951
- Robin Williams1951 · American actor and comedian
- Phil Collins1951 · English musician
- Michael Keaton1951 · American actor
- Gordon Brown1951 · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010
- Ayman al-Zawahiri1951 · Emir of al-Qaeda from 2011 to 2022
- Stellan Skarsgård1951 · Swedish actor
- Mark Hamill1951 · American actor
- Chris Rea1951 · English musician and producer