Capricorn · Born 1967
Ahto Buldas
An Estonian computer scientist who became the Chair of Information Security at Tallinn…
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Composer · born 17th January 1952
- Date of birth
- 17 January
- Birth year
- 1952
- Lived
- 71
- Zodiac
- ♑ Capricorn
About Ryuichi Sakamoto
Japanese composer and political activist who was a keyboardist for the popular 70's electronic band Yellow Magic Orchestra. He won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Golden Globe for his score to the 1987 film The Last Emperor. His song "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" has accumulated over 60 million streams on Spotify.
Ryuichi Sakamoto was born 17th January 1952 in Tokyo, Japan. Their primary profession is listed as composer. They died in 2023. On 17 January, 621 people in our archive share this birthday.
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