| Births |
| 1934 |
Mike Preston (UK singer) |
| 1936 |
Bobby Darin (Dream Lover) |
| 1943 |
Jack Bruce (Cream) |
| 1947 |
Al Ciner (American Breed) |
| 1950 |
Art Grant (Edgar Broughton Band) |
| 1952 |
David Byrne (Talking Heads) |
| 1962 |
Ian Astbury (Cult) |
| 1962 |
C.C. Denville (Poison) |
| 1966 |
:Mike Inez (Alice In Chains) |
| 1963 |
Fabrice Morvan (Milli Vanilli) |
| 1969 |
Danny Wood (New Kids On The Block) |
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| Deaths |
| 1976 |
Keith Relf (Yardbirds) |
| 1998 |
Frank Sinatra |
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| Miscellany |
| 1955 |
Bo Diddley eponymous LP debuts on US R&B chart |
| 1964 |
London Records prepares giant promotion - 'Watch Out USA Here They are! The Rolling Stones! They're great! They're outrageous! They're rebels! They sell! They're England's hottest - but hottest group!' |
| 1964 |
My Boy Lollipop by Millie introduces Ska to US Hot 100 |
| 1982 |
Eddie Clarke quits Motorhead, to be replaced by Brian Robertson |
| 1983 |
Texas radio station KYST goes all-Beatles |
| 1988 |
Re-formed Led Zeppelin (featuring Jason Bonham on drums) top all-star bill including Yes, Genesis, Ben E. King, Coasters, Ruth Brown and Average White Band at Atlantic label's 40th anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden. |
| 1988 |
Led Zeppelin, the Bee Gees, Rascals, Genesis, Crosby, Stills & Nash together with Wilson Pickett, the Coasters, Foreigner, Yes and others apperar at a star-studded gala at New York's Madison Square Garden as Atlantic Records celebrates its 40th anniversary. |
