Chester Charles Bennington (Phoenix (Arizona), 20 maart 1976 – Palos Verdes Estates, 20 juli 2017) was een Amerikaanse muzikant, singer-songwriter, producer en multi-instrumentalist. Hij was de leadzanger en medesongwriter van de rockband Linkin Park en bracht in oktober 2009 met zijn zijproject Dead by Sunrise zijn debuutalbum uit. Bennington was voor 1999 zanger van de grungegroep Grey Daze.
Bennington raakte met Linkin Park bekend door het debuutalbum Hybrid Theory, een commercieel succes, en bracht daarna verschillende albums en singles uit. Hij heeft samengewerkt met artiesten als Jay-Z, Jonathan Davis, Young Buck, Julien-K, Busta Rhymes, Slash en Aaron Lewis.
In 2013 nam Bennington de plaats in van de ontslagen frontman Scott Weiland bij de Stone Temple Pilots. Met Bennington als leadzanger kwam in mei 2013 de single Out of Time uit en later dat jaar de EP High Rise. Eind 2015 verliet Bennington in een goede verstandhouding de band, vanwege verplichtingen met Linkin Park.
Lees meer...20 maart 1976 was een zaterdag onder het sterrenbeeld ♓. Het was de 79e dag van het jaar. President van de Verenigde Staten was Gerald R. Ford.
Als je op deze dag bent geboren, ben je 49 jaar oud. Je laatste verjaardag was op donderdag 20 maart 2025, 183 dagen geleden. Je volgende verjaardag is op vrijdag 20 maart 2026, in 181 dagen. Je hebt 18.080 dagen geleefd, of ongeveer 433.921 uur, of ongeveer 26.035.266 minuten, of ongeveer 1.562.115.960 seconden.
Date: 21 March 1976
Brit Royal Comm on Press repts GB's natl newspapers should receive $110-million in loans to help finance technological change in indus; recommends that cash should come from major banks rather than directly from Govt (S)
Date: 20 March 1976
By RICHARD R. LINGEMAN
Richard LINGEMAN
John Herbers book No Thank You, Mr President revd
Date: 20 March 1976
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
FCC announces intention to resolve problem of TV service for NJ by July; dismisses as unfeasible earlier proposals to transfer WABC to NJ or to create new stations by easing its rules for minimum mileage separation between channels; says solution will have to be made within existing allocations structure and that it will consider proposals on how to require VHF stations in NYC and Phila to establish presence in NJ (M)
Date: 21 March 1976
By MARTIN WALDRON Special to The New York Times
Martin Special
Phila Inquirer on Mar 20 publishes only 1 of its 3 editions on Mar 20; fed marshals dispersed crowd of about 250 pickets under restraining order issued by Fed Judge Edward R Becker; Phila Newspapers pres Sam S McKeel comments; newspaper repts on assaults on 2 staff photographers; newspaper has been feuding with Rizzo over satirical column it published (M)
Date: 21 March 1976
By Fred W. Friendly
Fred Friendly
Fred W Friendly article on how case became landmark; illus (L)
Date: 21 March 1976
By FRED FERRETTI
Fred FERRETTI
comment on lack of NYC TV and radio coverage of NJ events which necessitated formation of NJ Public Broadcasting; illus (M)
Date: 20 March 1976
By MARTIN WALDRON Special to The New York Times
Martin Special
About 250 pickets on Mar 20 block entry into Phila Inquirer bldg; newspaper, in its application for injunction to have pickets removed, alleged that demonstration was part of conspiracy among Phila Bldg Trades Council, Mayor Frank L Rizzo, Police Comr Joseph F O'Neill and City Solicitor Sheldon Albert; Fed Dist Judge Edward R Becker, after granting paper's request for restraining order, schedules further arguments on paper's allegations of conspiracy for Mar 25; Inquirer pres Sam S McKeel comments (M)
Date: 21 March 1976
By RICHARD REEVES
Richard REEVES
by Richard Reeves