Howard Armstrong

American string band and country blues musician (1909–2003)
Person human Q5918997
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Summary

Howard Armstrong was born on March 4, 1909[1], in Dayton[2]. He died on July 30, 2003[3], in Boston[4]. He worked as a mandolinist[5] and musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Forest Hills Cemetery[8]
  • Spouse: Barbara Ward Armstrong[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Genre: country blues[12]
  • Commons category: Howard Armstrong[13]
  • Cause of death: myocardial infarction[14]
  • Family name: Armstrong[15]
  • Given name: Howard[16]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[17]
  • Instrument: mandolin[18]
  • Name in native language: Howard Armstrong[19]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject African diaspora[20]
  • P14750: 7105-6CDF-F9FB-A48F-648F[21]

Why It Matters

Howard Armstrong has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Howard Armstrong born?

Howard Armstrong was born in Dayton[2].

Where did Howard Armstrong die?

Howard Armstrong passed away in Boston[4].

Who was Howard Armstrong married to?

Howard Armstrong's spouses include Barbara Ward Armstrong[9].

What did Howard Armstrong do for work?

Howard Armstrong worked as a mandolinist[5] and musician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . archive.ebertfest.media.illinois.edu. archive.ebertfest.media.illinois.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'ru']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57986|batch #57986]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 3/3"
  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Cause of death → myocardial infarction
    Citizenship → —
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46467|batch #46467]]: HAND ID (7)"
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