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Richard Branson was born on July 18th 1950. He made virgin record. He also owns over 200 businesses. His newest business is a space one. It is called Virgin Galactic.

Richard Branson was born on July 18, 1950 in Surrey, England. His father, Edward James Branson, worked as a barrister. And his mom, Eve Branson, worked as a flight attendant. He nearly failed out of Scaitcliffe School, which he went to the age of 13. He then transferred to Stowe School, a boarding school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England. Still not doing well, Branson dropped out of school at the age of 16 to start a youth-culture magazine called Student.

Student was made by students and was for students. It sold over $8000 worth of advertisings. The Student was free.

In 1972 he made Virgin Records. His first artist on the Virgin Records label, Mike Oldfield, recorded his song, "Tubular Bells" in 1973 with the help of Branson's team. The song was an instant smash. It said on the UK charts for 247 weeks. Using the momentum of Oldfield's success, Branson then signed other wannabe musical groups to label, including the Sex Pistols. Artists such as the Culture Club, the Rolling Stones, and Genesis would follow, helping to make Virgin Music one of the top six record companies in the world!