The Tornados

The Tornados were an English instrumental rock group of the 1960s that acted as backing group for many of record producer Joe Meek's productions and also for singer Billy Fury. They enjoyed several chart hits in their own right, including the UK and US no. 1 "Telstar", the first US no. 1 single by a British group. ^{George Bellamy, English singer, guitarist, and producer}

8 October 1941

Born on the same birth date (8 October 1941): Jesse Jackson • Shane Stevens (author)

Born on the same birth day (8 October): Alasdair Milne • Anne-Caroline Chausson • Art Barr • Bel Mooney • Eivind Groven • Gavin Friday • Giulio Caccini • Henry Louis Le Chatelier • Huntley Gordon • Jan Marijnissen • John H. Reagan • Kevyn Adams • Kiichi Miyazawa • Lynne Stewart • Marcel Herrand • Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui • Merle Park • Michael Gaughan (Irish republican) • Mihkel Kukk • R. L. Stine • Raaj Kumar • Ray Reardon • Sisaundra Lewis • Stephanie Zimbalist

Born in the same month (October 1941): Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1941) • Eduardo Duhalde • Frank Stagg (Irish republican) • Gordon Tootoosis • Irish republicanism • John Elliott (businessman) • John Snow (cricketer) • Merle Woo • Omali Yeshitela • Paul Simon • Sally Kirkland • Shane Stevens (author) • Simon Ward • Tim McCarver