In 1943, Roger Spear of Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band was born, Little Eva was born in 1945 and Derv Gordon of The Equals, Lincoln Gordon of The Equals and Ian Paice of Deep Purple were born in 1948. Colin Hay of Men At Work was born in 1953. 5 Star's Stedman Pearson was born in 1964. Nicole Scherzinger of Eden's Crush was born in 1978 and Five's Richard Breen and Evanescence's Tim McCord were born in 1979.
In 1961, Del Shannon's "Runaway" was number one on the UK's singles chart.
In 1964 at the Festival Hall in Brisbane, Australia, The Beatles performed two shows.
In 1965, Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones bought the 16th century house that belonged to a Canterbury Archbishop.
In 1967, Keith Richard of The Rolling Stones was found guilty for letting his house be used for illegal smoking of cannabis. Richard was sentenced to a year in jail and had to pay an $850 fine. Mick Jagger was also given three months in jail and had to pay a $170 fine.
In 1968, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Tyrannosaurus Rex and Roy Harper performed a free concert in Hyde Park in London, England. The Small Faces spent six weeks at number one on the UK's album chart with their Ogden's Nut Gone Flake.
In 1969, on the Detroit River in Michigan, Shorty Long drowned after his boat capsized. At The Royal Albert Hall in London, England, Led Zeppelin, The Liverpool Scene and Mick Abraham's Blodwyn Pig performed two shows.
In 1973, Deep Purple's Ian Gillan quit the band after a tour in Japan.
In 1974, Charles Aznavour's song "She" was number one on the UK's singles chart. Gordon Lightfoot's song "Sundown" was his only number one on the US' singles chart.
In 1975, Tim Buckley died of a heroin and morphine overdose.
In 1977, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY, Fleetwood Mac made an appearance during a tour.
In 1978, when involved in a car accident in the Bahamas, Peter Frampton broke his arm and also cracked several ribs. On the first of three nights for his Low/Heroes world tour, David Bowie performed at Earl's Court in London, England.
In 1979, Lowell George of Little Feat died of a heart attack at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Vir.
In 1984, at the Civic Center in St. Paul, Minn., Bruce Springsteen performed the first of three nights there for his Born in the USA tour.
In 1985, David Bowie and Mick Jagger recorded a rendition of Martha Reeves and the Vandellas' "Dancing In the Street". Marillion's Misplaced Childhood was their only number one album on the UK's chart. In Dublin, Ireland, U2 performed at Croke Park in front of 55,000 fans. At an auction in New York, John Lennon's limousine was sold for$3,006,385.
In 1988, shock waves were sent throughout the music industry when The Guardian newspaper reported CD's would fade and distort over the next few years because of manufacturing faults. At the Moore Theater in Seattle, Wash., Nirvana, Mudhoney and Tad made appearances. Lionel Richie's wife was arrested after having allegedly hit the singer and a young woman when she found them in bed together.
In 1990, The Stone Roses made an appearance at the Hollywood High School Gymnasium during a North American tour.
In 1991, Jason Donovan's song "Any Dream Will Do" was his third number one on the UK's singles chart.
In 1994, Oasis debuted on BBC's Top of the Pop where they performed their new song "Shakemaker".
In 1996, US record company bosses were reported as considering random drug tests for pop stars. George Martin received a Knighthood, Harvey Goldsmith received an MBE and Van Morrison had an OBE.
In 1998, German pianist Hort Jankowski died of cancer.
In 1999, at a concert in the Olympic stadium in Munich, Germany, a bridge collapse during the concert caused Michael Jackson to fall over 50 feet and receive severe bruising.
In 2000, at The Roskilde festival near Copenhagen, Denmark, eight men were trampled to death at a Pearl Jam performance. Eminem's mother filed a $10 million civil suit for defamation of character over a line in the rapper's single "My Name Is".
In 2002, actress and singer Rosemary Clooney died of lung cancer.
In 2003, Robbie Williams performed in front of 62,000 fans at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, England. This was his first time back in the UK after tew years. Beyonce started her first of five weeks as number one on the UK's album chart with her Dangerously in Love. It was also number one in the States.
In 2004, Los Angeles Judge Melissa Jackson reprimanded Courtney Love for showing up five hours late to a hearing.
In 2007, police questioned Lily Allen for an alleged assault on a photographer in London.
Finally in 2008, Ne-Yo's song "Closer" put him at number one on the UK's singles chart.
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