- 1932 - Michel Legrand (d. 2019)
- 1933 - David "Fathead" Newman (d. 2009)
- 1941 - Joanie Sommers (born Joan Drost)
- 1942 - Paul Jones (born Paul Pond) (Manfred Mann)
- 1943 - George Harrison (d. 2001) (Date claimed later in life by Harrison)
- 1944 - Nicky Hopkins (d. 1994)
- 1947 - Rupert Holmes
- 1947 - Lonnie Turner (Steve Miller Band)
- 1948 - Tim Staffell (Smile)
- 1950 - George Thorogood
- 1955 - Bob Abrams (Buckinghams)
- 1958 - Sammy Kershaw
- 1959 - Colin Farley (Cutting Crew)
- 1962 - Michele Shocked
- 1973 - Chris Fehn (Slipknot)
- 1974 - Chad Hugo (The Neptunes)
- 1974 - Noah "Wuv" Bernardo (P.O.D.)
- 1976 - Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio)
- 1978 - John Nolan (Taking Back Sunday)
- 1989 - Trace Cyrus (Metro Station)
Deaths
- 1990 - Johnnie Ray - Liver failure (63)
- 1991 - Webb Pierce - Pancreatic cancer (69)
- 1994 - Dinah Shore - Ovarian cancer (77)
- 2004 - Estelle Axton (co-founder of Stax Records (85)
- 2005 - Goldie Hill - Cancer (72)
- 2008 - Larry Norman (60)
- 2013 - Virgil Johnson (Velvets) (77)
- 2014 - Franny Beecher (Bill Haley & the Comets) (92)
On This Day
- 1956 - Cleveland, OH used an ordinance from 1931 to stop people under the age of 18 from dancing in public.
- 1965 - The first full day of filming on the Beatles' film Help!
- 1967 - The Bee Gees signed a management deal with Robert Stigwood.
- 1969 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience played London's Royal Albert Hall. It was the last appearance for Hendrix in the U.K.
- 1973 - The Byrds performed their final show in Passaic, NJ.
- 1976 - The Eagles' Greatest Hits became the first album to be certified platinum by the RIAA.
- 1984 - Sawyer Brown won Star Search and $100,000.
- 1988 - Alice Cooper announces he is running for governor of Arizona.
- 1990 - Bob Dylan joins Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman and David Crosby on stage at a tribute to Roy Orbison to sing Mr. Tambourine Man.
- 1998 - Elton John received his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth.
- 1998 - Virgin Records America sued the Smashing Pumpkins for breach of contract and non-delivery of albums.
- 2000 - Georgie Fame lost his driver's license for a year after being charged with drunk driving.
- 2002 - Bon Jovi, Kiss, Christina Aguilera, N Sync and Moby perform at the closing ceremonies for the Winter Olympics.
- 2004 - Janet Jackson was dropped from a Lena Horne biopic after the singer objected to Jackson's wardrobe malfunction at the Super Bowl.
- 2004 - Eminem sued Apple after they used his Lose Yourself in their iPod advertisements.
- 2010 - Natavia Lowry was convicted in the murder of Ramones manager Linda Stein.
- 2011 - Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Jamie Foxx, Sheryl Crow and Nick Jonas saluted Motown at the White House.
- 2016 - Dolores O'Riordan of the Cranberries was ordered to make a donation to charity for headbutting a police officer.
Marriages
- 1992 - Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love
Recorded
- 1957 - That'll Be the Day - Buddy Holly (new version)
- 1965 - Help Me Rhonda - Beach Boys
- 1969 - At San Quentin - Johnny Cash
Released
- 1969 - Galveston - Glen Campbell (single)
- 1975 - Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin
Awards
- 1982 - Brit Awards
- Best Selling Album - Kings of the Wild Frontier - Adam Ant
- Female Solo Artist - Toyah
- Male Solo Artist - Cliff Richard
- Group - Police
- Breakthrough Act - Human League
- Outstanding Contribution - John Lennon
- 1982 - Grammy Awards
- Record of the Year - Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
- Album of the Year - Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
- Song of the Year - Bette Davis Eyes - Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon (Kim Carnes)
- New Artist - Sheena Easton
- Female Pop Vocal - The Lady and Her Music - Lena Horne
- Male Pop Vocal - Breakin' Away - Al Jarreau
- Pop Performance Duo or Group - The Boy From New York City - Manhattan Transfer
- Female Rock Vocal - Fire & Ice - Pat Benatar
- Male Rock Vocal - Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
- Rock Performance Duo or Group - Don't Stand So Close to Me - Police
- Female R&B Vocal - Hold On, I'm Comin' - Aretha Franklin
- Male R&B Vocal - One Hundred Ways - James Ingram
- R&B Performance Duo or Group - The Dude - Quincy Jones
- Female Country Vocal - 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
- Male Country Vocal - (There's) No Gettin' Over Me - Ronnie Milsap
- Duo or Group Country Performance - Elvira - Oak Ridge Boys
- 1987 - Grammy Awards
- Record of the Year, Male Pop Vocal - Higher Love - Steve Winwood
- Album of the Year - Graceland - Paul Simon
- Song of the Year - That's What Friends Are For - Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager
- New Artist - Bruce Hornsby & the Range
- Female Pop Vocal - The Broadway Album - Barbra Streisand
- Pop Performance Duo or Group - That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder
- Female Rock Vocal - Back Where You Started - Tina Turner
- Male Rock Vocal - Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer
- Rock Performance Duo or Group - Missionary Man - Eurythmics
- Female R&B Vocal - Rapture - Anita Baker
- Male R&B Vocal - Living in America - James Brown
- R&B Performance Duo or Group - Kiss - Prince & the Revolution
- Female Country Vocal - Whoever's in New England - Reba McEntire
- Male Country Vocal - Lost in the Fifties Tonight - Ronnie Milsap
- Duo or Group Country Performance - Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) - Judds
- Traditional Blues Album - Showdown! - Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland & Robert Cray
- 1993 - Grammy Awards
- Record of the Year, Male Pop Vocal - Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
- Album of the Year, Male Rock Solo Vocal - Unplugged - Eric Clapton
- Song of the Year - Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton & Will Jennings
- New Artist - Arrested Development
- Female Pop Vocal - Constant Craving - k.d. lang
- Pop Performance Duo or Group - Beauty and the Beast - Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson
- Female Rock Solo Vocal - Ain't It Heavy - Melissa Etheridge
- Rock Performance Duo or Group - Achtung Baby - U2
- Hard Rock Performance - Give It Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Metal Performance - Wish - Nine Inch Nails
- Female R&B Vocal - The Woman I Am - Chaka Khan
- Male R&B Vocal - Heaven and Earth - Al Jarreau
- R&B Performance Duo or Group - End of the Road - Boyz II Men
- Rap Solo - Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-Lot
- Rap Performance Duo or Group - Tennessee - Arrested Development
- Female Country Vocal - I Feel Lucky - Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Male Country Vocal - I Still Believe in You - Vince Gill
- Duo or Group Country Performance - At the Ryman - Emmylou Harris & the Nash Ramblers
- Alternative Album - Bone Machine - Tom Waits
- Blues Traditional Album - Goin' Back to New Orleans - Dr. John
- Blues Contemporary Blues Album - The Sky is Crying - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
- 1997 - Brit Awards
- British Male - George Michael
- British Female - Gabrielle
- British Group - Manic Street Preachers
- British Breakthrough - Kula Shaker
- British Single - Wannabe - Spice Girls
- British Album - Everything Must Go - Manic Street Preachers
- British Video - Say You'll Be There - Spice Girls
- International Male - Beck
- International Female - Sheryl Crow
- International Group - Fugees
- International Breakthrough Act - Robert Miles
- Outstanding Contribution - Bee Gees
- 1998 - Orville E. Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award
- John Fogerty
- 1999 - Grammy Awards
- Record of the Year, Female Pop Vocal - My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
- Album of the Year, R&B Album - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill
- Song of the Year - My Heart Will Go On - James Horner & Will Jennings
- New Artist - Lauryn Hill
- Male Pop Vocal - My Father's Eyes - Eric Clapton
- Pop Performance Duo or Group - Jump Jive an' Wail - Brian Setzer Orchestra
- Female Rock Solo Vocal - Uninvited - Alanis Morissette
- Male Rock Solo Vocal - Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz
- Rock Performance Duo or Group - Pink - Aerosmith
- Hard Rock Performance - Most High - Robert Plant & Jimmy Page
- Metal Performance - Better Than You - Metallica
- Rock Album - The Globe Sessions - Sheryl Crow
- Alternative Performance - Hello Nasty - Beastie Boys
- Female R&B Vocal - Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill
- Male R&B Vocal - St. Louis Blues - Stevie Wonder
- R&B Performance Duo or Group - The Boy is Mine - Brandy & Monica
- Rap Solo - Gettin' Jiggy Wit It - Will Smith
- Rap Performance Duo or Group - Intergalactic - Beastie Boys
- Rap Album - Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life - Jay-Z
- Female Country Vocal - You're Still the One - Shania Twain
- Male Country Vocal - If You Ever Have Forever in Mind - Vince Gill
- Duo or Group Country Performance - There's Your Trouble - Dixie Chicks
- Country Album - Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks
- Blues Traditional Album - Any Place I'm Going - Otis Rush
- Blues Contemporary Blues Album - Slow Down - Keb' Mo'
Broadcasts
- 1964 - Ed Sullivan Show (CBS) - Beatles (3rd appearance)
- 1974 - McCloud (NBC) - John Denver
- 1978 - The Second Barry Manilow Special (ABC)
- 1980 - Harper Valley P.T.A. (NBC) (based on Jeanie C. Riley's 1968 hit)
- 2007 - CMT Crossroads (CMT) - Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby
Number Ones - U.S. Singles
- 1973 - Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack (4 weeks)
- 2001 - Stutter - Joe Featuring Mystical (4 weeks)
- 2007 - Say It Right - Nelly Furtado (1 week)
Number Ones - U.S. Albums
- 1996 - Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette (1 week (2 previous weeks))
- 2007 - Infinity on High - Fall Out Boy (1 week)
- 2018 - Black Panther: The Album - Soundtrack (2 weeks)
Number Ones - U.S. R&B Singles
- 1945 - I Wonder - Roosevelt Sykes (7 weeks)
- 1990 - Where Do We Go From Here - Stacy Lattisaw With Johnny Gill (2 weeks)
- 2007 - Lost Without U - Robin Thicke (11 weeks)
Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles
- 1973 - Rated "X" - Loretta Lynn (1 week)
- 2001 - But For the Grace of God - Keith Urban (1 week)
- 2007 - It Just Comes Natural - George Strait (2 weeks)
Number Ones - U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles
- 1962 - A Little Bitty Tear - Burl Ives (1 week)
- 2007 - Waiting on the World to Change - John Mayer (1 week)
- 2018 - Perfect - Ed Sheeran (22 weeks)
Number Ones - U.K. Singles
- None
Number Ones - U.K. Albums
- 1962 - Blue Hawaii - Elvis Presley (17 weeks (1 previous week))
- 1996 - Expecting to Fly - Bluetones (1 week)
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