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A City in Mourning as Tributes Left in Memory of Ozzy at Birmingham Landmarks
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, JUL 23 – Petitions seek to rename Birmingham Airport after Ozzy Osbourne as hundreds sign to honor his impact on music and local culture following his death at age 76.
- On Wednesday, fans launched petitions calling for a statue and airport renaming, Dan Hudson said, 278 signatures had been collected.
- Just weeks after his final July 5 show with Black Sabbath, Osbourne's passing prompted fans to mourn in Birmingham, confirmed Tuesday July 22, at age 76.
- Fans gathered at the Black Sabbath Bridge bench with flowers, notes and memorabilia, others formed shrines at a mural near New Street station and the Old Crown pub, and tributes appeared around his Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
- Birmingham Children's Hospital said `the hospital had lost a friend, Birmingham a son and the world a musical legend`, while Aston Villa FC said it was saddened to learn that the `world-renowned rockstar and Villan` had passed away.
- Fans are calling for a state funeral and a national day of mourning, and some proposed renaming Download Festival’s main stage as 'The Ozzy Stage'.
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Ozzy Osbourne put Birmingham on the map and never forgot his roots, says mayor
Ozzy Osbourne was the vocalist of heavy metal band Black Sabbath who formed in the city in 1968. Lord mayor of Birmingham, Zafar Iqbal, has said Ozzy Osbourne was a “proud Brummie” who helped to put the city “on the world map”. The Black Sabbath star, nicknamed the Prince of Darkness, died at the age of 76 on Tuesday. Mr Iqbal met the founding members of the heavy metal band – formed in the city in 1968 – when they were presented with the freedo…
The tribute of fans in the hometown of the icon of heavy metal died yesterday at 76 years old (ANSA)
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