Ivan Sekyra

Ivan Sekyra was a Czech rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, director, and screenwriter. He learned to play the violin as a child. In 1978, he graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Life Sciences in Prague. In 1976, he co-founded the group Abraxas. Later, he was a member of Projektil and Drakar. He eventually founded the heavy metal band Silent Garden. ^{Ivan Sekyra, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012)}

1 October 1952

Born on the same birth date (1 October 1952): Bob Myrick • Earl Slick • Jacques Martin (ice hockey)

Born on the same birth day (1 October): Arnau Riera • Corrie van Zyl • Dave Holland • David Yelldell • Donny Hathaway • Haruna Babangida • Henry Clay Work • Kathleen Ollerenshaw • Katie Aselton • Mark Durden-Smith • Nectarios of Aegina • Sarah Drew • Sivaji Ganesan • Tim O'Brien (author) • Walter Matthau • Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira

Born in the same month (October 1952): Bob Myrick • Bob Nystrom • Béla Csécsei • David Was • Earl Slick • Gary Troup • John Lone • Paulette Carlson • Rick Aviles • Roy Dias • Ángel Torres (baseball)