Ian Kevin Curtis was born at the Memorial Hospital in Stretford on 15 July 1956, and grew up in a working-class household in
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At a July 1976 Sex Pistols gig at Manchester's Lesser Free Trade Hall, Curtis encountered three childhood school friends named Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Terry Mason. The trio informed Curtis – whom they … See more

Curtis's widow, Deborah, has claimed that in October 1979, Curtis began conducting an affair with the Belgian Annik Honoré, who had been working at the Belgian embassy in London before becoming a journalist and music prom… See more

On the evening of 17 May 1980, Curtis asked Deborah to drop her impending divorce proceedings; she replied that it was likely that he would have changed his mind by the following morning and then – mindful of his previ… See more

Shortly after Curtis's cremation, Sumner, Hook and Morris – strongly aided by Rob Gretton – formed a new band. Initially calling themselves "The No Names" and playing largely instrumental tracks, they soon beca… See more

• Unknown Pleasures (1979)
• Closer (1980) See more