Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho (Markku Uula Aleksi Laiho; nascut el 8 d'abril del 1979 - mort el desembre de 2020) fou un cantant finès, compositor i guitarrista. Sobretot era conegut per ser el guitarrista solista i el cantant líder de la banda de heavy metal, Children of Bodom, però també per ser el guitarrista de Sinergy i Kylähullut. També va tocar prèviament amb altres bandes com Thy Serpent i Impaled Nazarene, i en alguna ocasió amb Warmen.
La revista Guitar World l'ha classificat com el setzè guitarrista del top 50 de guitarristes més ràpids del món.
Morí a finals de desembre del 2020 per complicacions del seu estat de salut. La notícia fou confirmada per la seva família que no especificà ni el dia ni les causes exactes de la mort.
llegir més...El 8 d’abril de 1979 era un diumenge sota el signe estrella de ♈. Era el 97 dia de l'any. El president dels Estats Units era Jimmy Carter.
Si vas néixer aquest dia, tens 46 anys. El teu darrer aniversari va ser el dimarts, 8 d’abril de 2025, fa 211 dies. El teu proper aniversari és el dimecres, 8 d’abril de 2026, d'aquí a 153 dies. Heu viscut durant 17.013 dies, o unes 408.327 hores, o uns 24.499.644 minuts, o uns 1.469.978.640 segons.
Date: 08 April 1979
Edited by ANN BARRY
Edited BARRY
R Baker humorous comment on how to read a newspaper; drawing
Date: 09 April 1979
By DOUGLAS E. KNEELAND Special to The New York Times
Douglas KNEELAND
Int with Erwin Knoll, publisher of The Progressive; managing editor Samuel H Day Jr also comments; Knoll por (M)
Date: 08 April 1979
By N.R. Kleinfield
N. Kleinfield
Article on Gannett Newspaper chain, biggest in US, with 78 newspapers; co's short-term goal is to own 100; co's papers have circulation of 3 million; Gannett's magnitude and its role as management trendsetter make it very model of modern Amer chain; its operations detailed; illus of founder Frank E Gannett and chmn Allen Neuharth (L)
Date: 09 April 1979
W Ger journalists Hans Bollinger (Gamma) and Wolfgang Stiens (Stern) and Swedish journalists Arne Lemberg (Expressen) and Karl Bergman (Svenska) are killed by Ugandan secret police after they try to sneak into Uganda (s)
Date: 08 April 1979
Rand Daily Mail repts South Africa spent more than $1.5 million to buy interest in US-connected TV news film service and offered to help finance now-defunct NY newspaper, The Trib, to compete with NY Times; newspaper publisher John P McGoff as intermediary; repts when McGoff's bid to purchase Star failed, he used money to buy Sacramento Union newspaper and 50% share in UPITN; UPI pres Roderick intermediary; repts says McGoff has made no attempt to influence editorial content; Mail repts McGoff was involved in negotiations with Trib publisher Leonard Saffir; Saffir says he ended talks when he learned funds were from South African Govt
Date: 08 April 1979
By ARI L. GOLDMAN Special to The New York Times
Ari GOLDMAN
Assemblyman Peter M Sullivan proposes measure to allow radio and TV equipment in public meetings such as City Council and town bd sessions (S)
Date: 09 April 1979
Urban-guerrilla group Turkish People's Liberation Party, trying to free jailed comrade, storm police headquarters, Turgutlu, Turkey, killing 2 officers and wounding a third; attackers fail to free prisoner (S)
Date: 08 April 1979
Buys 2 NYC office bldgs, but will retain retail operation at present location