12h 23min, sep 13, 1961 y - Birth of Dave Mustaine

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Dave Mustaine (David Scott Mustaine) was born on Wednesday, September 13 (12:23 pm), 1961, in La Mesa, California, US, to parents Emily Marie (née David) and John Jefferson Mustaine. His father was of French, German, Irish, and Finnish (possible) descent, while his mother was of German (Ashkenazi) Jewish ancestry.

Mustaine had three older sisters, Michelle, Suzanne, and Debbie, who were 18, 15, and 3, respectively, when he was born. Due to the significant age difference between Mustaine and his sisters, as a child, he often thought of them as his aunts rather than sisters.

Mustaine has described his father as "a very smart and successful man, good with his hands and head" who was a branch manager for Bank of America before moving to NCR, where the corporation's transition from mechanical to electrical technology ultimately made him expendable and cost him his job. A longtime problem drinker, John Mustaine's issues with alcohol only grew worse from then on, and he left his four-year-old son permanently after Emily divorced him in 1966.

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