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Bob Geldof of The Boomtown Rats, known for Live Aid, began hosting a program on London's XFM radio and during his first broadcast incorrectly announced that Ian Dury had died.
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- Sir Bob Geldof was granted honorary citizenship of his native Dublin after the city council approved the honor in recognition of his campaign against global poverty and for debt relief in Africa.
- Irish singer, songwriter, actor, and political activist Bob Geldof was born in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin. He became famous as frontman of The Boomtown Rats with the hit “I Don't Like Mondays” and as the driving force behind Band Aid and the Live Aid and Live 8 concerts.