Rod Argent of The Zombies was born in 1945 and Alan White of Plastic Ono Band and Jim Lea of Slade were born in 1949. Nick Van Ede of Cutting Crew was born in 1958. George O'Dowd, also known as Boy George, of Culture Club was born in 1961 and Chris Degarno of Queensryche was born in 1963. Billy Myers was born in 1971 and Siobhan Donaghy of The Sugababes was born in 1983.
In 1953, Elvis Presley graduated Memphis' IC Hulmes High School.
In 1961, Patsy Cline received head injuries after being thrown through the windshield in a car crash in Nashville, Tenn.
In 1963, at the New Brighton Tower, The Beatles performed while being supported by Gerry and the Pacemakers.
In 1964, The Beatles arrived in Melbourne, Australia where over 5,000 fans were at the airport and 20,000 lined the roads from the airport to the hotel. Army and Navy had to help control the crowd. The Manish Boys auditioned for UK's Opportunity Knocks talent show.
In 1967, at Steve Paul's Scene in New York City, NY, The Doors made an appearance while Jimi Hendrix was in the audience.
In 1968, at the Midsummer Ball at University College London in Bloomsbury, England, Pink Floyd made an appearance.
In 1970, London's Lyceum was the first place Derek and the Dominoes performed.
In 1972, the first of two night of Led Zeppelin's performance was at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY.
In 1974, Ray Stevens' song "The Streak" was number one on the UK's singles chart.
In 1975, America's song "Sister Golden Hair" was number one on the US' singles chart.
In 1980, Billy Joel's Glass House was number one on the US' album chart for six weeks. Peter Gabriel's solo album Peter Gabriel was number one on the UK's album chart.
In 1984, at Madame Tussaud's Waxworks in London, England, Boy George's wax figure was unveiled on his 23rd birthday.
In 1986, Bob Geldof received Knighthood at The Queen's Birthday Honours List for his humanitarian activities. Patti Labelle and Michael McDonald's duet "On My Own" was number one on the US' singles chart for three weeks. Queen's album A Kind of Magic was number one on the UK's album chart. Three Ozzy Osbourne fans died at a concert having fallen from a balcony.
In 1987, the first day of Madonna's Who's That Girl World Tour was performed at the Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Japan. For the cover of Pink Floyd's A Momentary Lapse of Reason album, 30 people were hired to move 800 rented NHS beds onto Saunton Sands in North Devon.
In 1989, Pete De Freitas of Echo And The Bunnymen was killed when his motorbike collided with a car.
In 1991, at The Palladium in Hollywood, Cal., Nirvana made an appearance.
In 1994, Henry Mancini, a composer, died.
In 1995, Rory Gallagher died of a chest infection after a liver transplant.
In 1997, Puff Daddy and Faith Evans were number one on the US' singles chart for 11 weeks with "I'll Be Missing You".
In 2000, in the Melody Maker's annual "Un-coolest People in Rock" survey, Noel Gallagher of Oasis was first with Marilyn Manson coming in at second and Robbie Williams placing third.
In 2002, Michael Jackson toured Parliament during a visit in the UK. Brian Harvey of East 17 was sent to jail for 56 days for breaking a court order taken out by his estranged wife. At the Queen's Birthday Honours, Mick Jagger was knighted and became a Sir.
In 2003, at The Isle of Wight festival, Bryan Adams, Iggy Pop and Paul Weller made appearances.
In 2006, in Zaragoza, Spain, Shakira started her 99-day Oral Fixation World Tour.
Finally in 2009, Kasabian was number one on the UK's album chart for two weeks with their West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum.
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