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Tragic death at The Who concert

Tragic death at The Who concert

Published at 6:01am 31st July 2019.

A very sad day in music during The Who's concert.

It was on this day (31st July) in 1971 that a security guard was stabbed to death at New York's Forest Hill Stadium.

George Byington died while trying to get rid of a gate crasher who arrived while the band were setting up.

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