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Events on Tuesday 16 January 1979 1
1979 – 2001Aaliyah (1979-2001)Died 25 August 2001, aged 22Aaliyah Haughton was an American singer and actor whose blend of R&B and hip-hop, on albums such as her self-titled 2001 release, made her a defining figure of the era. She had begun a film career with Romeo Must Die. She was killed with eight others when an overloaded plane crashed after a video shoot in the Bahamas.