1946 Sylvia Peterson (of The Chiffons) is born in the Bronx, New York.
1957 Alannah Currie (of Thompson Twins) is born in Auckland, New Zealand.
1965 The Animals record “It’s My Life.”
1966 George Harrison went to India for his first visit to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
1967 Arlo Guthrie releases Alice’s Restaurant.
1968 Ben Shepherd (bass player for Soundgarden) is born Hunter Benedict Shepherd in Okinawa, Japan
1969 During a meeting in London between John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, Lennon announced he was leaving The Beatles.
1970 A Miami judge finds Jim Morrison guilty of indecent exposure after The Doors singer dropped his pants onstage at a concert in March.
1971 Peter Frampton leaves Humble Pie to begin a solo career.
1972 Paul McCartney is arrested for growing marijuana on his farm in Scotland.
1973 Neil Young & Crazy Horse played the opening night of the then brand new Roxy Club on Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles.
1976 AC/DC released their third studio album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.
1976 The Captain & Tennille show premiered on ABC-TV.
1977 Ringo Starr releases Ringo The 4th
1980 Queen started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with The Game
1980 Kate Bush scored her first U.K. No. 1 album with Never For Ever
1984 Folk singer/songwriter Steve Goodman dies of leukemia in Seattle, Washington, at age 36.
1992 Pearl Jam play a free concert at Magnuson Park in Seattle
2004 Billy Joel gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2010 Leonard Skinner, the namesake of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd, dies of Alzheimer’s disease at age 77
2020 Weezer and Fall Out Boy go head to head on Celebrity Family Feud, with FOB coming out on top.
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