1953 - Acklee King (Jr. Walker & the All-Stars) (65)
1953 - John Bradbury (The Specials) (d. 2015)
1956 - James Ingram (62)
1958 - Ice-T (born Tracy Morrow) (60)
1960 - Doug Phelps (Kentucky Headhunters) (58)
1960 - Pete Willis (Def Leppard) (58)
1961 - Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) (57)
1962 - Tony Kylie (Blow Monkeys) (56)
1962 - John Balance (Coil) (d. 2004)
1965 - Dave Lombardo (Slayer) (53)
1967 - Damon Reece (Spiritualized, Echo & the Bunnymen) (51)
1971 - Jack Rose (Pelt) (d. 2009)
1977 - Brad Walst (Three Days Grace) (41)
1982 - Lupe Fiasco (born Wasalu Jaco) (36)
1989 - Danielle Haim (Haim) (29)
1990 - The Weeknd (born Abel Tesfaye) (28)
Deaths
1996 - Walter "Brownie" McGhee - Stomach cancer (80)
2004 - Doris Troy - Emphysema (67)
2008 - Charlie Ryan (93)
2008 - Bobby Lord (74)
2013 - Tony Sheridan - Complications of heart surgery (72)
2015 - Lesley Gore - Lung cancer (68)
On This Day
1968 - The city of Detroit declares it Aretha Franklin Day.
1971 - The Rolling Stones are sued by the Hell's Angels who say that their privacy was invaded by showing the fatal attack at Altamont in the documentary Gimme Shelter.
1972 - Led Zeppelin made their Australian live debut.
1972 - Ricky Nelson started his first British tour.
1972 - Charlie Watts' wife was arrested at Nice Airport after an altercation with a customs official.
1974 - Bob Dylan hit the top of the Album chart for the first time in his career with Planet Waves.
1974 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer were arrested in Salt Lake City for swimming naked in their hotel pool.
1975 - Marty Robbins was involved in a crash at the Daytona 500.
1984 - Jerry Lee Lewis surrenders to face charges of tax evasion (he is acquitted).
1988 - Billy Vera received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1990 - Ike Turner is sent to prison for four years on cocaine charges.
1993 - Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan, Kenny Jones and Bill Wyman (in for Ronnie Lane) reunite as Faces for the Brit Awards.
1999 - Ol' Dirty Bastard was arrested for wearing body armor after being stopped for a traffic infraction.
2002 - George Michael's house was robbed of $170,000 worth of paintings. The robbers drove away in Michael's Aston Martin D87.
2002 - Hank Williams, Jr. appeared at the Grand Ole Opry for the first time in over twenty years to pay tribute to Waylon Jennings with Travis Tritt and Marty Stewart
2005 - Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) was awarded an undisclosed amount from both The Sunday Times and the Sun in Britain after they had falsely reported that he was a terrorist.
2005 - Kid Rock was arrested in Nashville for allegedly punching a DJ at a strip club.
2006 - Elton John was awarded an undisclosed amount after suing Britain's Daily Mail over a false story.
2006 - John Michael Montgomery was arrested in Lexington, KY and charged with having a prescription drug not in its original container and two counts of carrying a concealed weapon.
2007 - The infamous incident where Britney Spears shaved her head, caught in detail by the paparazzi.
2009 - Trent Reznor said that the upcoming Nine Inch Nails tour would be the last “for a while.”
Marriages
1963 - Paul Anka and Marie Ann Alison Dezogheb
1969 - George Jones and Tammy Wynette
Divorces
2007 - Terri Clark and Greg Kaczor (filed)
Recorded
1971 - Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin
1971 - Man in Black - Johnny Cash
Awards
1993 - Brit Awards
British Male - Mick Hucknall
British Female - Annie Lennox
British Group - Simply Red
British Breakthrough Act - Tasmin Archer
British Single - Could It Be Magic - Take That
British Album - Diva - Annie Lennox
British Video - Stay - Shakespear's Sister
British Producer - Peter Gabriel
International Solo Artist - Prince
International Breakthrough Act - Nirvana
International Group - R.E.M.
Outstanding Contribution - Rod Stewart
1999 - Brit Awards
British Male - Robbie Williams
British Female - Des'ree
British Group - Manic Street Preachers
British Breakthrough Act - Belle & Sebastian
British Single - Angels - Robbie Williams
British Album - This is My Truth, Tell Me Yours - Manic Street Preachers
British Video - Millennium - Robbie Williams
International Male - Beck
International Female, International Breakthrough Act - Natalie Imbruglia
International Group - Corrs
Outstanding Contribution - Eurythmics
2010 - Brit Awards
British Male - Dizzee Rascal
British Female - Lily Allen
British Group - Kasabian
British Newcomer - JLS
British Single - Beat Again - JLS
British Album - Lungs - Florence & the Machine
International Male - Jay-Z
International Female, International Newcomer - Lady Gaga
International Album - The Fame - Lady Gaga
Outstanding Contribution - Robbie Williams
Broadcasts
1964 - Ed Sullivan Show (CBS) - Beatles (Second appearance)
1972 - Mike Douglas Show - John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Chuck Berry
1986 - The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James (NBC) - Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristopherson
Number Ones – U.S. Singles
1974 - The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand (2 weeks (1 previous week))
1980 - Do That to Me One More Time - Captain & Tennille (1 week)
1985 - Careless Whisper - Wham! Featuring George Michael (3 weeks)
Number Ones – U.S. Albums
1974 - Planet Waves - Bob Dylan (4 weeks)
2008 - As I Am - Alicia Keys (1 week (3 previous weeks))
2013 - Believe Acoustic - Justin Bieber (1 week)
Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles
1963 - You've Really Got a Hold on Me - The Miracles (1 week)
1980 - Second Time Around - Shalamar (1 week)
1991 - I'll Give All My Love to You - Keith Sweat (1 week)
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