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[edit] Events
- 1964 - Supremes debut on UK chart with 'Where Did Our Love Go'
- 1966 - Hollies debut on US chart with 'Bus Stop'
- 1982 - Police, Cars, B52s and Tom Petty are among the acts featured at three-day US music festival at San Bernadino in California. 400,000 people attend
- 1983 - ZZ Top debut on UK chart with 'Gimme All Your Lovin'
- 1988 - Robert Cray's 'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark' hits UK chart
- 1988 - Mica Paris hits UK chart with 'So Good'
[edit] Births
- 1883 - Harold DeForest Arnold, American physicist whose research led to the development of long-distance telephony and radio communication. (d.1933.)
- 1568 - Adriano Banchieri, Italian composer (d. 1634)
- 1695 - Pietro Locatelli, Italian composer (d. 1764)
- 1887 - Frank Christian, American musician (d. 1973)
- 1901 - Eduard van Beinum, Dutch conductor (d. 1959)
- 1915 - Memphis Slim (US blues performer)
- 1921 - Thurston Dart, English harpsichordist and conductor (d. 1971)
- 1925 - Hank Thompson, American singer (d. 2007)
- 1933 - Tompall Glaser, American singer
- 1934 - Freddie King, American musician (d. 1976)
- 1942 - Al Jardine, American musician (the Beach Boys)
- 1944 - Gary Leeds (Walker Brothers)
- 1945 - Mike Harrison (Spooky Tooth)
- 1947 - Eric Bell, Irish guitarist (Thin Lizzy
- 1955 - Steve Jones, English musician (Sex Pistols)
- 1963 - Jonathan Segal (Camper Van Beethoven)
- 1980 - The B.G., American rapper
- 1982 - Andrew McMahon, American singer and songwriter
- 1982 - Kaori Natori, Japanese singer and model
[edit] Deaths
- 1914 – Albéric Magnard, French composer (b. 1865)
- 1970 – "Blind Owl" Wilson, American musician (Canned Heat) (b. 1943)
- 1974 – Harry Partch, American composer (b. 1901)
- 1985 – Johnny Marks, American singer (b. 1909)
- 1987 – Morton Feldman, American composer (b. 1926)
- 1994 – Major Lance, American singer (b. 1939)
- 2007 – Carter Albrecht, Musician (b. 1973)
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