1946 Helen Shapiro is born in Bethnal Green, London.
1954 Dokken guitarist George Lynch is born in Spokane, Washington, but is raised in Auburn, California.
1962 The Beatles performed at the Cavern Club, Liverpool.
1963 Jim Morrison is arrested while attending Florida State University. After stealing a cop’s hat and umbrella, he’s charged with petty larceny, resisting arrest, public drunkenness, and disturbing the peace.
1965 The Rolling Stones played at the Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, Wales.
1967 English musician Rory Storm (of Rory Storm and The Hurricanes) dies of a chest infection at age 34.
1968 The Beatles started a nine-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Hey Jude.”
1968 Bruce Springsteen and a local folk rock group The Founders appeared at the Off Broad Street Coffee House in Red Bank, New Jersey.
1971 Led Zeppelin played at the Festival Hall in Osaka, Japan.
1972 David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars made their debut at New York’s Carnegie Hall. It was his first sell out in the U.S.
1974 Bad Company’s self-titled album hits #1 in America.
1976 George Harrison, ill with hepatitis, is sued by his American label, A&M, for failing to deliver his latest album, 33 1/3, on time.
1982 Dexy’s Midnight Runners played at St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Wales.
1985 Kate Bush scored her second UK No.1 album with ‘Hounds Of Love’.
1987 U2 played at Madison Square Garden in New York City .
1995 Cast played at The Garage, Glasgow
1998 KISS released the album Psycho Circus.
1991 The Garth Brooks album Ropin’ the Wind became the first country album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart.
2000 Radiohead played at Glasgow Green in Scotland.
2010 Bad Religion release their 15th full-length studio album, The Dissent of Man.
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