Awards and Honors (1)
Births (11)
Charts (2)
Concerts and Festivals (3)
Deaths (4)
| 1974 : Bill Chase (Chase) |
| 1975 : Dmitry Shostakovich |
| 1995 : Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) |
| 2010 : Calvin "Fuzz" Jones |
Debuts (1)
| 1985 : After the massive success of the Motown 25 TV special on NBC, the network debuts the ill-fated Motown Revue variety series, which would only run for five weeks. |
Incidents (3)
| 1964 : The crowd of over three thousand at tonight's Rolling Stones gig in Manchester, England, prove hard to control, accidentally breaking the ribs of one policeman and causing another two to faint in the crush. |
| 1967 : At England's National Jazz and Blues Festival in Sunberry, Jerry Lee Lewis is kicked off the stage after the overenthusiastic crowd responds to his set with a near-riot. |
| 1974 : Four members of the jazz-rock group Chase, who'd scored a hit three years earlier with "Get It On," are killed in a plane crash near Jackson, MN, including leader Bill Chase. |
Legal Issues (1)
| 2007 : As the first Phil Spector / Lana Clarkson murder trial winds down, the legal teams visit the famed producer's Alhambra mansion in California to take a look at the scene of the crime. |
Marriages and Breakups (2)
| 1993 : Lionel Richie finally divorces his college sweetheart and first wife Brenda Harvey. After carrying on a secret relationship with Diane Alexander since 1986, it was only a matter of time. Richie soon remarried to Alexander on December 21, 1995 and fathered two children, Miles Brockman and Sophia, before the pair split in 2004. |
| 2002 : Lisa Marie Presley is married to actor Nicolas Cage, in a union that lasts less than four months. |
Miscellaneous (1)
| 1958 : Cliff Richard, a seventeen-year-old who would become England's first homegrown rock star of note, signs his first recording contract with EMI. |
Movies (1)
| 1961 : The movie Come September, starring Bobby Darin and his wife Sandra Dee, opens in theaters. |
Music and Politics (1)
| 1983 : 22-year-old Thomas Riley is shot and killed by a British soldier in Belfast. He was a friend of the band Spandau Ballet, and sold merch on their True tour. His death would inspire the band's song "Through The Barricades." |
Recordings (3)
| 1932 : Helen Morgan, "Bill" |
| 1960 : Johnny Horton, "North To Alaska" |
| 1968 : The Beatles, Mother Nature's Son |
Releases (2)
TV, Radio, Press (1)
| 1963 : The British variety show Ready! Steady! Go! makes its debut with guest stars The Searchers, Pat Boone, and The Tremoloes. The show would feature many top musical acts and run until 1966. |
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