Birth of Ritchie Valens13 May 1941
Birth of Ritchie Valens, Richard Steven Valenzuela
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Ritchie Valens Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ritchie Valens, based on 2 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
2 records1941–19592 events0 places
Chronological biography
1941
1959
Death of Ritchie Valens2 February 1959
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson) are killed when a plane Buddy Holly had chartered from Mason City, Iowa, to Fargo, North Dakota crashes in a corn field
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