On This Day, Oct. 6, 2020: Eddie Van Halen dies at the age of 65
On This Day, Oct. 6, 2020…Van Halen guitarist and founder Eddie Van Halen died at the age of 65.The rocker had battled cancer for several years. In 2000 he received treatment for tongue cancer, in 2019 he was hospitalized after battling throat cancer, and he also battled lung cancerHe died of a stroke at a Santa Monica, California, hospital, surrounded by his wife Janie, son Wolfgang Van Halen, ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli, and brother, Van […]