Births
1888: Maurice Chevalier (French Singer & Actor)
1931: George Jones (Country Singer)
1946: Tony Bellamy (Piano & Vocals for Redbone)
1943: Maria Muldaur (Singer / Songwriter)
1944: Barry White (R&B Singer)
1944: Colin Young (Singer for The Foundations)
1949: Mark Knopfler (Guitar & Vocals for Dire Straits)
1949: Dickie Peterson (Lead Singer & Bass for Blue Cheer)
1949: Tony Stevens (Bass for Foghat & Savoy Brown)
1952: Gerry Beckley (Guitar & Piano for America)
1952: Neil Peart (Drummer for Rush)
1956: Barry Andrews (Keyboards for XTC)
1956: Brian Robertson (Guitar for Thin Lizzy & Motorhead)
1966: Ben Folds (Singer / Songwriter & Piano for Ben Folds Five)
1968: Larry Laronde (Bass for Primus)
1974: Jennifer Nettles (Lead vocalist for Sugarland)
1978: Ruben Studdard (R&B Singer)
1981: Jennifer Hudson (Actress & Singer)
Events
1954: The first 'teen idol', Frank Sinatra was at No.1 on the singles chart with 'Three Coins In The Fountain,' the singer's first No.1. The song was The Academy Award winning Best Original Song of 1954.
1966: N.B.C. aired the first episode of The Monkees TV show in the US.
1966: ABC-TV's "The Roger Miller Show" premiered.
1967: Filming continued for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour. The bus headed for Widecombe on the Moor, where a local fair was being held but the bus driver (Alf Manders) took a shortcut to bypass heavy traffic and ended up stuck on a bridge, the coach ended up having to drive in reverse for a half-mile before it could turn around. They then head for Plymouth, followed by a 20-car convoy of journalists and photographers.
1970: Creedence Clearwater Revival scored their first UK No.1 album with 'Cosmo's Factory'. It enjoyed a nine-week run at No.1 in the US where it sold over three million copies.
1986: Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues was hospitalised after collapsing from exhaustion in Los Angeles.
1986: Public Image Ltd guitarist John McGeoch needed 40 stitches in his face after a two-litre wine bottle was thrown at the stage during a gig in Vienna.
1987: Michael Jackson kicked of his Bad World Tour by playing the first of three sold-out nights at Korakuen Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. By the end of the 123-date tour, Jackson had played to over 4million fans across fifteen countries.
1987: Morrissey left The Smiths for a solo career.
1988: Pogues singer Shane Macgowan was admitted to a Dublin hospital suffering from nervous exhaustion.
1990: Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie from Fleetwood Mac announced they were leaving the band at the end of their current tour.
1994: George Jones undergoes triple bypass surgery on his 63rd birthday at Nashville's Baptist Hospital.
1995, INXS singer Michael Hutchence pleaded guilty to punching photographer Jim Bennett outside a London hotel. He was fined $800 and ordered to pay $3,000 in medical costs.
1996: Oasis canceled their U.S. tour citing "internal differences" as the cause.
2000: Christina Aguilera released her first Spanish album, Mi Reflejo which contained Spanish versions of songs from her English debut as well as new Spanish tracks.
2001: Garth Hudson keyboard player with The Band, filed for bankruptcy for the third time.
2002: The son of Rod Stewart was sentenced to 90 days in jail and ordered to undergo drug rehabilitation after pleading no contest to attacking a man outside a Malibu, California restaurant. 22 year-old Sean Stewart had been arrested on Dec. 5th, 2001, after he was seen kicking the man in the face and stomach. Stewart was also sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay $5,600 to the victim.
2003: Johnny Cash, US singer songwriter died of respiratory failure aged 71. One of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, known as "The Man in Black." He traditionally started his concerts by saying, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash." Had the 1969 US No.2 single 'A Boy Named Sue', plus 11 other US Top 40 singles. Cash also had his own US TV show in late 60's early 70's.
2004: Drummer and arranger Kenny Buttrey died in Nashville, Tennessee, Worked with Neil Young, (Harvest, and After the Gold Rush), Bob Dylan (Blonde on Blonde, Nashville Skyline & John Wesley Harding), and Bob Seger, Elvis Presley, Donovan, George Harrison, Joan Baez, Dan Fogelberg, Kris Kristofferson, Jimmy Buffett, Chuck Berry and Area Code 615.
2006: Britney Spears gave birth to a second baby boy at a hospital in Los Angeles.
2006: Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay was arrested and cautioned for common assault following an altercation with a photographer after an incident outside a London nightclub.
2007: The surviving members of Led Zeppelin announced they would reform for a star-studded tribute concert in London. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones would play at a show to remember the late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. The place of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, who died in 1980, would be taken by his son Jason. The one-off concert, the trio's first performance for 19 years, would take place at the O2 arena in London on 26th November with tickets costing $200. All profits from the show would go towards scholarships in Ertegun's name in UK, the USA and Turkey, the country of his birth.
2008: Kanye West was arrested on suspicion of vandalism after a fight with a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport. The incident happened before he cleared security screening at the airport before boarding a flight to Hawaii. A camera valued at $10,000 was broken in the incident, according to an airport spokesman.
