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Events on Wednesday 21 October 1925 1
1925 – 2003Celia Cruz (1925-2003)Died 16 July 2003, aged 77Celia Cruz was a Cuban singer known as the Queen of Salsa, with a powerful voice and a career of more than 50 years spanning the Sonora Matancera, the Fania All-Stars and a long solo run. She left Cuba after the 1959 revolution and never returned, becoming a symbol of the exile community.