1835 Italian opera composer Vincenzo Bellini dies of peritonitis at age 33.
1943 Julio Iglesias is born in Madrid, Spain
1947 Neal Smith (Alice Cooper drummer, co-writer of “I’m Eighteen”) is born in Akron, Ohio.
1957 Buddy Holly’s group The Crickets hits #1 in America with “That’ll Be The Day.
1966 The ‘Rolling Stones played at the Royal Albert Hall London. Supported by The Yardbirds.
1967 The Doors release “People Are Strange.”
1968 The Beatles begin recording “Happiness Is A Warm Gun.”
1970 Ani DiFranco is born Angela Maria DiFranco in Buffalo, New York.
1971 Led Zeppelin played at The Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
1973 Elvis Presley records “I Miss You” and “Are You Sincere?”
1974 John Lennon records “Whatever Gets You Thru The Night” at the Record Plant in New York City.
1977 The Rolling Stones release Love You Live.
1980 Bob Marley made his last stage appearance at the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during which he collapsed. Marley died 8 months later.
1982 Brenda Lee is inducted into the Georgia Hall of Fame.
1996 Agnetha Faltskog, one of ABBA’s two female leads, publishes her biography, As I Am.
1997 The Rolling Stones played at Soldier Field in Chicago.
1997 The Rolling Stones release Bridges To Babylon.
1997 Elton John’s single “Candle in the Wind 1997” was released in the U.S.
2000 Radiohead played at London’s Tower Hamlets, Victoria Park
2000 Tim McGraw is featured on the cover of TV Guide, due to his various nominations for the 34th Annual CMA Awards.
2006 Neil Young was named artist of the year at the Americana Honors and Awards at the fifth annual event in Nashville, Tenn.
2007 Lionel Richie appears on The Simpsons in the episode “He Loves to Fly and He D’ohs.”
2008 Guns N’ Roses’ Appetite For Destruction is certified for sales of 18 million by the RIAA
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