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1959 Alan Anton (bassist for Cowboy Junkies) is born in Montreal, Canada.
1957 INXS bass player Garry Beers is born in Manly, New South Wales, Australia.
1956 Derek Forbes (former bass guitarist for Simple Minds) is born in Glasgow, Scotland.
1955 Walt Disney's Lady and the Tramp premieres in theaters. The canine cartoon features music from Peggy Lee, including "He's a Tramp," "La La Lu," and "The Siamese Cat Song." Lee also voices Darling (Lady's owner), Peg the dog, and the ornery Siamese cats.
1949 Alan Osmond (of The Osmonds) is born in Ogden, Utah.
1948 Todd Rundgren is born outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the '70s, he becomes a top solo artist and one of the most celebrated producers in music, with Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell his biggest commercial success.
1947 Howard Kaylan (lead singer of The Turtles, Flo & Eddie) is born Howard Kaplan in the Bronx, New York.
1944 Peter Asher (of Peter & Gordon) is born in London, England.
1942 Jazz pianist Deodato is born Eumir Deodato de Almeida in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1939 Bobby Harrison is born in West Ham, England. The Procol Harum drummer will leave the band, along with guitarist Ray Royer, to form Freedom.
1937 Island Records founder Chris Blackwell is born in Westminster, London, England. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later declares him "the single person most responsible for turning the world on to reggae music."
1936 Kris Kristofferson is born in Brownsville, Texas.
1934 Leon Rosselson, satirical singer and children's book author, is born in Harrow, Middlesex, England.
1913 Pop singer Dotty Todd is born Doris Dabb in Elizabeth, New Jersey. She and her husband will form the '50s singing duo Art and Dotty Todd, known for the UK hits "Broken Wings" and "Chanson D'Amour."
1830 Composer/pianist Theodor Leschetizky is born in Lancut, Poland.
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2009 Chris Brown pleads guilty to assaulting Rihanna the night before the Grammy Awards. He avoids jail time, but is sentenced to five years' probation and about 1400 hours of community service. Rihanna asks that no restraining order be issued, but the judge implements one anyway, saying it could be rescinded after he undergoes a year of counseling.
1998 Todd Rundgren marries Michele Gray on his 50th birthday. The wedding takes place in Hawaii, the 50th state.
1993 Liz Phair releases her debut album, Exile In Guyville. The indie rocker approached the project as a track-by-track response to The Rolling Stones' 1972 album, Exile On Main St. Her candid perspective on sex and relationships earns her favor with critics and a growing fanbase and Guyville is hailed as one of the best albums of the decade.
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1991 N.W.A.'s second and final studio album, Niggaz4life (also known as Efil4zaggin), hits #1 in the US, becoming just the fourth rap album to top the chart. The previous rap chart-toppers are Licensed to Ill by Beastie Boys in 1987, Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em by MC Hammer in 1990, and To the Extreme by Vanilla Ice later that year.
1990 Billy Joel becomes the first rock act to play at Yankee Stadium when he performs at the first of two sellout shows.
1987 Fred Astaire dies of pneumonia at age 88. Shortly before his death, Astaire abdicated his throne as the king of song and dance and welcomed a new royal: Michael Jackson. He said: "I didn't want to leave this world without knowing who my descendant was, thank you Michael."
1981 Mark David Chapman pleads guilty to the murder of John Lennon six months earlier and is sentenced to 20 years-to-life in prison.
1953 Cyndi Lauper is born in Astoria, Queens, New York. She releases an album with her group Blue Angel before going solo, exploding onto the scene with her 1983 album She's So Unusual, which includes the hits "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" and "Time After Time."
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