Birthdays 
- 1935 - Virgil Johnson (Velvets) (d. 2013)
- 1939 - Ed Bruce (78)
- 1941 - Ray Thomas (Moody Blues) (76)
- 1942 - Jerry Summers (Dovells) (75)
- 1942 - Rick Danko (Band) (d. 1999)
- 1946 - Marianne Faithfull (71)
- 1947 - Cozy Powell (Rainbow, Whitesnake, Emerson Lake & Palmer) (d. 1998)
- 1948 - Charlie Spinosa (John Fred & the Playboy Band) (69)
- 1951 - Yvonne Elliman (66)
- 1951 - Laurel Massé (Manhattan Transfer) (66)
- 1954 - Roger Voudouris (d. 2003)
- 1955 - Neil Giraldo (62)
- 1961 - Jim Reid (Jesus and Mary Chain) (56)
- 1961 - Mark Day (Happy Mondays) (56)
- 1963 - Alex Gifford (Propellerheads) (54)
- 1965 - Dexter Holland (Offspring) (52)
- 1966 - Chris Barnes (Cannibal Corpse) (51)
- 1967 - Evan Seinfeld (Biohazard) (50)
- 1970 - Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket) (47)
- 1970 - Aled Jones (47)
- 1970 - Dallas Austin (producer) (47)
- 1973 - Pimp C (born Chad Butler) (Underground Kingz (UGK)) (d. 2007)
- 1983 - Jessica Andrews (34)
Deaths
- 1967 - Paul Whiteman (77)
- 1980 - Tim Hardin - Heroin overdose (39)
- 1994 - Eugene Tanner, Jr. (5 Royales) (58)
- 2011 - Robert Lee Dickey (aka Bobby Purify in James & Bobby Purify) (72)
On This Day
- 1956 - Elvis Presley set a record at the time by having ten songs in the Top 100.
- 1963 - WMCA in New York is the first American station to play I Want to Hold Your Hand.
- 1963 - The Weavers played a farewell concert at Chicago's Orchestra Hall.
- 1967 - Dave Mason quit the group Traffic.
- 1982 - Vinnie Vincent replaced Ace Frehley in KISS.
- 1982 - Jamaica issued commemorative stamps for Bob Marley.
- 1994 - Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes plead guilty for setting fire to her boyfriend's $1 million Atlanta mansion which was destroyed.
- 2000 - John Michael Montgomery falls while hunting and suffers a compound fracture of his right leg.
- 2000 - Bryan Ferry was on a jet that was overtaken by a man who wanted to fly the plane into the ground. He was overtaken by the crew.
- 2000 - Janet Jackson's former husband, Rene Elizondo, Jr., sues her for more than $10 million saying they had an agreement to split her assets.
- 2001 - Aretha Franklin filed a suit against the U.S. newspaper The Star for claiming she was having trouble with alcohol.
Marriages
- 1957 - Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme
Divorces
- 1975 - Grace Slick and Paul Kantner (both Jefferson Airplane)
- 2006 - Marilyn Manson and Dita Von Teese (filed by Von Teese)
Recorded
- 1966 - Penny Lane - Beatles
- 1972 - Satin Sheets - Jeanne Pruett
Released
- 1969 - Okie From Muskogee - Merle Haggard (album)
Broadcasts
- 1966 - Top of the Pops (U.K. BBC) - Jimi Hendrix Experience
Number Ones – U.S. Singles
- 1951 - Cry - Johnnie Ray and the Four Lads (11 weeks)
- 1973 - Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce (2 weeks)
Number Ones – U.S. Albums
Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles
- 1951 - Flamingo - Earl Bostic & His Orchestra (4 weeks)
- 1973 - Living For the City - Stevie Wonder (2 weeks)
Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles
- 1962 - Don't Let Me Cross Over - Carl Butler and Pearl
- 2001 - Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) - Alan Jackson (5 weeks)
Number Ones – U.S. Adult Comtemporary Singles
- 1973 - Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce (2 weeks)
Number Ones – U.K. Singles
- 1960 - I Love You - Cliff Richard and the Shadows (2 weeks)
- 1990 - Savior's Day - Cliff Richard (1 week)
- 2007 - When You Believe - Leon Jackson (3 weeks)
- 2012 - Impossible - James Arthur (3 weeks)
Number Ones – U.K. Albums
- 1962 - The Black and White Minstrel Show - George Mitchell Minstrels (2 weeks)
- 2012 - Our Version of Events - Emeli Sande (2 weeks)
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