Paul Humphries of the UK synth band Orchestral Manoevres in the Dark, born in London.
1967
Pink Floyd record their first single "Arnold Layne".
1977
Ontario police arrest Keith Richards for smuggling heroin into Canada.
1980
Michael Jackson earns his very first Grammy (best R&B performance) for "Don't Stop, til You Get Enough".
1987
Fine Young Cannibal David Steele is struck by a car and breaks his arm.
1989
Attorney William Kuntsler appears before the Supreme Court on behalf of "Rock Against Racism", who are objecting to a noise limit placed on their NYC Concerts. Their case is NOT helped by earlier testimony from a R.A.R. engineer that his standard for setting volume was when listeners' "ears bleed."
1989
Noted Jazz trumpeter Woody Shaw looses his left arm after falling onto subway tracks and being struck by a train in NYC.
1992
RIAA Announdes the death of the long box. In a campagne spearheaded by Rykodisc and other, younger, alternative labels, the wasteful packaging is abandoned, despite retailers fears of easier shoplifting and having to redo their racks.
