Births
1756: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer)
1918: Elmore
James (Blues Guitarist & Singer / Songwriter)
1919: David
Seville (Ross" Bagdasarian)(The
Chipmunks)
1930: Bobby
"Blue" Bland (R&B & Blues Singer)
1944: Nick
Mason (Drummer for Pink Floyd)
1946: Nedra
Talley (Singer in The Ronettes)
1951: Brian
Downey (Drummer for Thin Lizzy)
1961: Gillian Gilbert (Keyboards for New Order)
1961: Margo Timmins (Lead Vocals for Cowboy
Junkies)
1968: Tricky (Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws) (Producer
& Rapper)
1968: Mike
Patton (Singer for Faith no More & Solo)
1968: Tracy Lawrence (Country Artist)
1969: Michael Kulas (Singer /
Songwriter for James)
Events
1958:
Following a harrowing near-fatal plane ride, Little Richard gives up rock and
roll and enrolls in Oakwood College in Huntsville, AL, a school for African-Americans
run by the Seventh Day Adventist Church, so he can get a degree in divinity.
1961: Frank Sinatra played a benefit show at
Carnegie Hall in New York City for Martin Luther King.
1964: The
Rolling Stones appear on the BBC's Juke Box Jury show as panelists.
Their impolite behavior -- including referring to Elvis' latest single as
"dated" -- causes a furor in the British press.
1968: The Bee
Gees make their US debut at the Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. They earn top
dollar -- $50,000 -- for their appearance but head straight back to their
Australian home as soon as the concert is over.
1971: David
Bowie arrives for his first visit to the US. The press in Louisiana and Texas
takes note of his penchant for wearing dresses in public.
1972: Gospel
Singer Mahalia Jackson died of heart failure and diabetes
complications.
1984: During
filming of a television ad for Pepsi cola, Michael Jackson's hair catches fire
due to a pyrotechnic display gone awry. Jackson is hospitalized for a few days,
inspiring fans from around the world to send their best wishes.
1998: James Brown was charged with possession of
marijuana and unlawful use of a firearm after police were called to his South
Carolina home. Brown later claimed the drugs were used to help his eyesight.
2002: Koko
Taylor collapses during a private function at her club, Koko Taylor's
Celebrity, in Chicago, IL, after failing to take her diabetic medication.
Doctors discover arterial blockage in her heart, as well.
2004: R&B singer Faith Evans
and her husband were charged with possession of cocaine and marijuana after
being arrested in Atlanta, Georgia. Police pulled them over for a suspected
licence plate offence.
