Birthdays
- 1908 - Thomas Shaw (d. 1977)
- 1923 - Willie Johnson (Howlin' Wolf's band) (d. 1995)
- 1925 - Paul Mauriat (d. 2006)
- 1932 - Miriam Makeba (d. 2008)
- 1934 - Barbara McNair (d. 2007)
- 1934 - John Duffey (Country Gentlemen) (d. 1996)
- 1935 - Nancy Whiskey (d. 2003)
- 1936 - Eric Allandale (Foundations) (d. 2001)
- 1942 - David Matthews (keyboardist)
- 1944 - Michael Wilson (Mick 1 of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
- 1944 - Bobby Womack (d. 2014)
- 1946 - Red Stripe (Flying Pickets)
- 1947 - Bob Lewis (Devo)
- 1948 - Chris Squire (d. 2015)
- 1948 - Shakin' Stevens
- 1949 - Carroll Baker
- 1951 - Chris Rea
- 1951 - Pete Haycock (Climax Blues Band) (d. 2013)
- 1952 - Umberto Tozzi
- 1952 - Ronn Moss (Player)
- 1953 - Emilio Estefan (Miami Sound Machine)
- 1954 - St. Clair L. Palmer (Sweet Sensations)
- 1955 - Boon Gould (Level 42)
- 1963 - Jason Newstead (Metallica)
- 1965 - Richard March (Pop Will Eat Itself)
- 1966 - Patrick Hannan (Sundays)
- 1966 - Grand Puba (born Maxwell Dixon) (Brand Nubian)
- 1967 - Evan Dando (Lemonheads)
- 1968 - Patsy Kensit (Eighth Wonder)
- 1971 - Fergal Lawler (Cranberries)
- 1971 - Jason Sellers (Ricky Skagg's band)
- 1972 - Alison Wheeler (Beautiful South)
- 1975 - Hawksley Workman
- 1979 - Jon Fratelli (born John Lawler) (The Fratellis)
Deaths
- 1933 - Blind Willie Walker (36)
- 1986 - Richard Manuel (Band) - Suicide (42)
- 1986 - Howard Greenfield - AIDS (49)
- 1989 - Tiny Grimes - Meningitis (72)
- 1996 - Minnie Pearl - Stroke (83)
- 2001 - Glenn Hughes (Village People) - Lung cancer (50)
- 2004 - John McGeoch (Magazine, Public Image Ltd.) (48)
- 2009 - John Cephas (Cephas & Wiggins) (78)
- 2010 - Lolly Vegas (Redbone) - Lung cancer (70)
- 2010 - Fred Wedlock - Heart attack (67)
- 2011 - Johnny Preston - Heart failure (71)
On This Day
- 1966 - John Lennon was quoted in London's Evening Standard as saying "Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. We’re more popular then Jesus now; I don’t know which will go first, rock ‘n’ roll or Christianity. Jesus was alright, but his disciples were thick and ordinary."
- 1967 - It was announced that Steve and Muff Winwood would be leaving the Spencer Davis Group in early April.
- 1970 - Janis Joplin was fined $200 in Tampa, FL for using obscene language during a 1969 show.
- 1973 - Pink Floyd opened a 19 date North American tour in Madison, WI.
- 1978 - The IRS raided Jerry Lee Lewis' home, taking $170,000 worth of cars to settle a tax debt.
- 1979 - Randy Jackson of the Jackson 5 was almost killed in a car accident. To make matters worse, a nurse accidentally injected him with methadone.
- 1980 - Coal Miner's Daughter, the movie version of Loretta Lynn's autobiography, premiered in Nashville.
- 1982 - Dweezil and Moon Unit Zappa formed the band Fred Zeppelin.
- 1993 - Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown became the parents of Bobbi Kristina Houston Brown.
- 1993 - Patti LaBelle received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- 1999 - Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham and David Beckham became parents for the first time.
- 2001 - Bruce Cockburn was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
- 2009 - Britney Spears opened her first tour in five years in New Orleans, LA.
- 2012 - The first indications of a comeback in vinyl came when Nielsen report the sales increased in 2011 of 36%.
- 2015 - Daryl Hall & John Oates sued a company who was calling their granola bar "Haulin' Oates".
Marriages
- 1983 - George Jones and Nancy Sepulveda
Recorded
- 1976 - Rich Girl - Hall & Oates
- 1977 - Love You Live - Rolling Stones (small club Toronto cuts)
Released
- 1963 - Surfin' U.S.A. - Beach Boys (single)
- 1974 - Waterloo - ABBA (single & album)
- 2008 - Good Time - Alan Jackson
Awards
- 1959 - Grammy Awards
- Record of the Year - Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare) - Domenico Modugno
- Album of the Year - The Music From Peter Gunn - Henry Mancini
- Song of the Year - Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare) - Domenico Modugno
- Pop Female - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook - Ella Fitzgerald
- Pop Male - Catch a Falling Star - Perry Como
- Pop Duo or Group - That Old Black Magic - Keely Smity & Louis Prima
- R&B Performance - Tequila - The Champs
- Country Performance - Tom Dooley - Kingston Trio
- Children's Recording - The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) - Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. as David Seville & the Chipmunks
- Comedy Performance - The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) - Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. as David Seville & the Chipmunks
Broadcasts
- 2010 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Rascal Flatts
Number Ones - U.S. Singles
- 1944 - Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much) - Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (7 weeks)
- 1967 - Ruby Tuesday - Rolling Stones (1 week)
- 1978 - (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb (2 weeks)
- 1989 - Lost in Your Eyes - Debbie Gibson (3 weeks)
- 2000 - Amazed - Lonestar (2 weeks)
Number Ones - U.S. Albums
- 2006 - Ghetto Classics - Jaheim (1 week)
- 2017 - Fifty Shades of Darker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Soundtrack (1 week)
Number Ones - U.S. R&B Singles
- 1950 - Double Crossing Blues - Johnny Otis Quintette, the Robins & Little Esther (9 weeks)
- 1978 - Flash Light - Parliament (3 weeks)
- 1989 - Just Because - Anita Baker (1 week)
- 2000 - Hot Boyz - Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott Featuring Nas, Eve and Q-Tip (2 weeks (4 previous weeks))
Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles
- 1967 - I'm a Lonesome Fugitive - Merle Haggard (1 week)
- 1972 - Bedtime Story - Tammy Wynette (1 week)
- 1978 - Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys - Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson (4 weeks)
- 1989 - I Still Believe in You - Desert Rose Band (1 week)
- 2006 - When I Get Where I'm Going - Brad Paisley Featuring Dolly Parton (1 week)
Number Ones - U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles
- 1967 - Lady - Jack Jones (4 weeks)
Number Ones - U.K. Singles
- 2006 - Sorry - Madonna (1 week)
Number Ones - U.K. Albums
- 1961 - South Pacific - Original Soundtrack (1 week (107 previous weeks)
- 2006 - In Between Dreams - Jack Johnson (1 week)