Eddie Van Halen

Summary

Eddie Van Halen is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Nijmegen^[2]. He was born on January 26, 1955^[3]. He passed away in Santa Monica^[4]. He died on October 6, 2020^[5]. He worked as a guitarist^[6], composer^[7], record producer^[8], songwriter^[9], and keyboardist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.088% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,667 views/month, #878 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Eddie Van Halen was born in Nijmegen^[2].
• Eddie Van Halen was born in Amsterdam^[12].
• Eddie Van Halen passed away in Santa Monica^[4].
• Eddie Van Halen was born on January 26, 1955^[3].
• Eddie Van Halen died on October 6, 2020^[5].
• Eddie Van Halen was married to Valerie Bertinelli^[13].
• A child of Eddie Van Halen was Wolfgang Van Halen^[14].
• Eddie Van Halen held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[15].
• Eddie Van Halen held citizenship in United States^[16].
• Eddie Van Halen worked as a guitarist^[6].
• Eddie Van Halen's professions included composer^[7].
• Eddie Van Halen's professions included record producer^[8].
• Eddie Van Halen's professions included songwriter^[9].
• Eddie Van Halen worked as a keyboardist^[10].
• Eddie Van Halen's field of work was heavy metal music^[17].
• Eddie Van Halen's field of work was rock music^[18].
• Eddie Van Halen was educated at Pasadena City College^[19].
• Eddie Van Halen's education included a stint at Pasadena High School^[20].
• Eddie Van Halen's education included a stint at Marshall Fundamental Secondary School^[21].
• Eddie Van Halen was a member of Van Halen^[22].
• Eddie Van Halen is recorded as male^[23].
• Eddie Van Halen's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Eddie Van Halen's genre is hard rock^[25].
• Eddie Van Halen's genre is traditional heavy metal^[26].
• Eddie Van Halen's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1955-01-26^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2020-10-06^[31]

• Genre(s): hard rock, metal, rock^[32]

• Community tags: hard rock, metal, rock^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 2a66baa5-9832-4fbc-8365-c9f607a89e47^[34]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Nijmegen^[2], a municipality of the Netherlands^[35], in Netherlands^[36], founded in 1230^[37] and Amsterdam^[12], a city^[38], in Netherlands^[39], founded in 1300^[40]. Eddie Van Halen was born on January 26, 1955^[3].

Education

Educated at Pasadena City College^[19], a community college^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1924^[43]; Pasadena High School^[20], a high school^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1884^[46]; and Marshall Fundamental Secondary School^[21], a high school^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1924^[49].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist^[6], composer^[7], record producer^[8], songwriter^[9], and keyboardist^[10]. Fields of work include heavy metal music^[17], a music genre^[50], founded in 1970^[51] and rock music^[18], a music genre^[52], founded in 1948^[53].

Personal Life

Among Eddie Van Halen's spouses was Valerie Bertinelli^[13]. A child of him was Wolfgang Van Halen^[14].

Death and Burial

Eddie Van Halen died on October 6, 2020^[5]. He died in Santa Monica^[4]. Recorded cause of death include laryngeal cancer^[54] and cerebral hemorrhage^[55].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Eddie Van Halen include Van Halen^[56], a musical group^[57], founded in 1972^[58].

Why It Matters

Eddie Van Halen ranks in the top 0.088% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,667 views/month, #878 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] He is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

Entities named for him include Van Halen^[56], a musical group^[57], founded in 1972^[58].

FAQs

Where was Eddie Van Halen born?

Eddie Van Halen was born in Nijmegen^[2].

Where did Eddie Van Halen die?

Eddie Van Halen died in Santa Monica^[4].

Who was Eddie Van Halen married to?

Eddie Van Halen's spouses include Valerie Bertinelli^[13].

What did Eddie Van Halen do for work?

Eddie Van Halen worked as guitarist^[6], composer^[7], record producer^[8], songwriter^[9], and keyboardist^[10].

Where did Eddie Van Halen go to school?

Eddie Van Halen was educated at Pasadena City College^[19], Pasadena High School^[20], and Marshall Fundamental Secondary School^[21].