Ritchie Valens
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DOB
13 May 1941, Los Angeles, California, USA
13 May 1941, Los Angeles, California, USA
DOD
3 February 1959, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA (plane crash)
3 February 1959, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA (plane crash)
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Ritchie Valens

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Trivia
- Born at 12:56am-PDT
- Died in a plane crash at the age of 17 along with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper (Jiles Perry Richardson).
- His hit song "Donna" was named after his ex-girlfriend.



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