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Born On This Day: Tom Petty turns 62 today An American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and was a founding member of the late 1980s supergroup Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch. He has also performed under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr. and Muddy Wilbury. He has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which remain heavily played on adult contemporary and classic rock radio.

In Memoriam: Richard Francis Burton died 122 years ago A British geographer, explorer, translator, cartographer, spy, linguist, poet and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia, Africa and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count, he spoke 29 European, Asian and African languages. Burton's best-known achievements include an unexpurgated translation of One Thousand and One Nights and bringing the Kama Sutra to publication in English.

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