2008 - Kenny MacLean (Platinum Blonde) - Heart related problem (52)
2008 - Michael Lee (Robert Plant and Jimmy Page) - Epileptic seizure (39)
On This Day
1959 - Johnnie Ray spent the night in jail, charged with accosting and soliciting.
1961 - Howlin' Wolf started his first European tour in London.
1964 - The Who played their first show after changing their name from the High Numbers.
1993 - Janet Jackson opened her Janet world tour in Cincinnati, OH.
2003 - Glen Campbell was arrested for drunk driving and hit-and-run.
2003 - The original members of Motley Crue announce they are reforming.
2003 - Time-Warner agreed to sell its Warner Music Group to Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
2005 - Bob Geldof received the Man of Peace Award in Rome from Mikhail Gorbachev.
2007 - The house of the Red Hot Chili Pepper's Flea was destroyed by a wild fire in Malibu, CA.
2008 - Boy George was on trial in Snaresbrook Crown Court on charges that he falsely imprisoned a male escort who he had accused of hacking into his laptop.
Marriages
1984 - Tommy Lee and Elaine Starchuk (aka Charice)
1991 - Cyndi Lauper and David Thornton
Divorces
1976 - Donna Summer and Helmuth Sommer
1992 - Billy Wyman and Mandy Smith
Recorded
1956 - Come Go With Me - Dell-Vikings
1966 - Strawberry Fields Forever - Beatles
Released
1958 - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee (single)
Awards
1994 - MTV Europe Music Awards (first ceremony)
Song - 7 Seconds - Youssou N'Dour & Nenah Cherry
Director - Mark Pellington for Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe - Wale
Female - Mariah Carey
Male - Bryan Adams
Group - Take That
New Act - Crash Test Dummies
Dance - Prodigy
Rock - Aerosmith
Cover - Word Up! - Gun
Broadcasts
1972 - In Concert (ABC) (premier episode) - Alice Cooper, Bo Diddley, Seals & Crofts
1991 - Hot Country Nights (NBC) (premier episode) - Alabama, Clint Black, K.T. Oslin, Kenny Rogers, Pam Tillis
2011 - CMT Crossroads - Vince Gill, Sting
Number Ones – U.S. Singles
1958 - It's Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty (1 week (1 previous week))
1973 - Photograph - Ringo Starr
1979 - No More Tears (Enough is Enough) - Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer (2 weeks)
Number Ones – U.S. Albums
1958 - The Kingston Trio - Kingston Trio (1 week)
2001 - Britney - Britney Spears (1 week)
2007 - American Gangster - Jay-Z (1 week)
Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles
1973 - The Love I Lost (Part 1) - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes (2 weeks)
1979 - Still - Commodores (1 week)
1984 - Cool It Now - New Edition (1 week)
1990 - Misunderstanding - Al B. Sure! (1 week)
Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles
1945 - You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often - Tex Ritter (1 week (10 previous weeks)
1945 - Shame On You - Red Foley & the Lawrence Welk Orchestra (1 week)
1945 - Sioux City Sue - Dick Thomas (1 week)
1973 - The Most Beautiful Girl in the World - Charlie Rich (3 weeks)
1984 - You Could've Heard a Heart Break - Johnny Lee (1 week)
1990 - Come Next Monday - K.T. Oslin (2 weeks)
2001 - I Wanna Talk About Me - Toby Keith (5 weeks)
2007 - Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go) - Dierks Bentley (1 week)
Number Ones – U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles
2007 - Home - Daughtry (1 week (10 previous weeks))
Number Ones – U.K. Singles
2001 - If You Come Back - Blue (1 week)
2012 - Little Things - One Direction (1 week)
Number Ones – U.K. Albums
1962 - Out of the Shadows - Shadows (1 week (3 previous weeks))
1990 - The Immaculate Collection - Madonna (9 weeks)
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