This Day in CVH/DLR History
1953
Alexander Arthur Van Halen is born in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
1978
Van Halen plays in Hamburg, Germany.
1979
Van Halen II is certified "Platinum" by the RIAA.
Van Halen plays the Toledo Sports Arena in Toledo, OH.
1980
Van Halen plays the New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum in New Haven, CT. Rail is the opening act.
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