1937 - Abraham Reichstadt (Esther & Abi Ofarim) (80)
1938 - Carlo Mastrangelo (Belmonts) (79)
1938 - Johnny Duncan (d. 2006)
1941 - Roy Book Binder (76)
1942 - Richard Street (Temptations) (d. 2013)
1943 - Steve Miller (74)
1945 - Brian Connolly (Sweet) (d. 1997)
1946 - Richard Kermode (Malo) (71)
1947 - Brian Johnson (AC/DC) (70)
1948 - Russell Mael (Sparks) (69)
1948 - Lucius Ross (Parliament-Funkadelic) (69)
1948 - Delroy Wilson (d. 1995)
1949 - B.W. Stephenson (d. 1988)
1950 - Eddie Clarke (Fastway, Motorhead) (67)
1951 - Bob Geldof (66)
1952 - Harold Faltermeyer (65)
1953 - Sandra "Puma" Jones (Black Uhuru) (d. 1990)
1955 - Leo Barnes (Hothouse Flowers) (62)
1957 - Lee Thompson (Madness) (60)
1959 - Troy Luccketta (Tesla) (58)
1960 - Paul Heard (M People) (57)
1961 - David Bryson (Counting Crows) (56)
1964 - Dave Dederer (Presidents of the United States of America) (53)
1974 - Heather Headley (43)
1974 - Colin Meloy (Decemberists) (43)
1975 - Brian Mashburn (Save Ferris) (42)
1977 - Kele Le Roc (40)
1978 - James Valentine (Maroon 5) (39)
1980 - Paul Thomas (Good Charlotte) (37)
1984 - Brooke Valentine (33)
1985 - Nicola Roberts (Girls Aloud) (32)
1988 - Kevin Olusola (Pentatonix) (29)
Deaths
1981 - Jud Strunk - Heart attack/plane crash (45)
1992 - Eddie Kendricks (Temptations) - Lung cancer (52)
On This Day
1925 - WSM radio in Nashville went on the air.
1958 - Cliff Richard & the Shadows played their first live date in Hanley, England.
1966 - Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding played together for the first time.
1970 - Papa John Creach joined the Jefferson Airplane.
1974 - Randy Newman played with an 87-piece orchestra conducted by his uncle Emil Newman in Atlanta.
1975 - The original Wailers, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, played together for the last time at the Wonder Dream Concert in Kingston, Jamaica. Stevie Wonder also performed.
1995 - Bill Monroe received the National Medal of the Arts award.
1995 - Merle Haggard was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
1999 - Roger Daltrey said that the Who were reforming and would play Las Vegas on October 29.
2006 - A heritage plaque was placed at the former north London home of Bob Marley.
2007 - Isaac Hanson of Hanson had emergency surgery to remove blood clots in his lungs.
2011 - David Cassidy sued Sony over for overdue royalties on Partridge Family merchandise.
Divorces
1999 - Trisha Yearwood and Robert Reynolds
2001 - Eminem and Kim Mathers
Released
1962 - Love Me Do - Beatles (U.K. single - debut release)
1968 - White Room - Cream (single)
1968 - Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf (single)
1975 - Cats in the Cradle - Harry Chapin (single)
1976 - Abandoned Luncheonett - Hall & Oates
1993 - 1962-1966 and 1967-1970 - Beatles (first release on CD)
Birthdays
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