
… in 1962, The Beatles performed a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, and then an evening riverboat show aboard the MV Royal Iris
… in 1965, The Rolling Stones played the first of two nights at the Capitol Theatre in Cardiff, Wales.
… in 1968, “Hey Jude” begins its nine-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart
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… in 1968, The Rascals went to No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with “Time Peace: The Rascals’ Greatest Hits”
… in 1971, Led Zeppelin played the first of two nights at the Festival Hall in Osaka, Japan
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… Bad Company went to No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with their self-titled debut in 1974
… “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” went to No. 1 in the U.K. in 1980
… Kate Bush hit her second UK No. 1 album with “Hounds of Love” in 1985
… in 1987, U2 played the first of two nights at Madison Square Garden in New York City during the Joshua Tree world tour
… Miles Davis died in 1991 from a troke and pneumonia
… Garth Brooks’ “Ropin’ The Wind” went to No. 1 on the U.S. album chart in 1991
… Guns N’ Roses released “Use Your Illusion I” and “Use Your Illusion II” in 1991
… Nirvana appears at the Tower Records store in New York City in 1991. They then play a show at The Marquee Club in New York.
… LeAnn Rimes goes to No. 1 in the U.S. with “You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs” in 1997
… Madonna is voted greatest female singer of all time by 75,000 music fans in a VH1 poll in 2002
… Phil Spector is charged with the murder of B-actress Lana Clarkson in an unsealed indictment in 2004.
… “Only by the Night” by Kings of Leon hits No. 1 on the UK album chart in 2008
… DJ AM, aka Adam Goldstein, died of an accidental drug overdose at his home in 2009. He was 36
… Ed Sullivan was born in 1902 … Ben E. King, of The Drifters, was born in 1938 … Ginger Fish of Marilyn Manson was born in 1966 … Hilary Duff was born in 1987 …
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