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| 1918 | | Elmore James born. |
| 1919 | | Chipmunks creator David Seville (Ross Bagdasarian) is born. |
| 1920 | | Helmut Zacharias is born. |
| 1930 | | Bobby 'Blue' Bland (Robert Calvin Bland) born in Rosemark, TN. |
| 1931 | | Rudi Maugeri of the Crew Cuts is born. |
| 1937 | | Buddy Emmons, Nashville session steel-guitar player born in Mishawaka, Indiana. That's Mishawaka, Home of the Winnebago! |
| 1944 | | Art-rocker Kevin Coyne is born. |
| 1945 | | Nick Mason, original founder of Pink Floyd born in Birminghan. |
| 1947 | | Nedra Talley of The Ronettes born in New York City. |
| 1948 | | Kim Gardner of Ashton, Gardner & Dyke is born. |
| 1951 | | Brian Downey of Brit-metal band Thin Lizzy is born.
Seth Justman of the J. Geils Band is born. |
| 1956 | | Elvis Presley's first RCA single is released "Heartbreak Hotel" It tops both Country and Pop Charts, also reaches top 5 in the R&B Charts. |
| 1958 | | Little Richard, after a near fatal airline fire gets scared straight. He vows to devote his life to God, enrolls in a Seventh Day Adventist church school at Oakland Collage in Huntsville, Alabama. |
| 1961 | | Gillian Gilbert of New Order born.
Martin Degville of Sigue Sigue Sputnik is born sans eye shadow. |
| 1964 | | Miguel (Migi) Drummond of Curiosity Killed the Cat is born. |
| 1966 | | In the UK The Overlanders earn their one and only #1 with a cover of the Beatles' "Michelle". |
| 1967 | | The Beatles reject a Million dollar offer by promoter Sid Bernstein to perform at the home of the Mets, Shea Stadium. |
| 1968 | | In California, pre-disco art rockers the Bee Gees make their US debut at Anaheim's Convention Center. |
| 1972 | | 60 year old gospel singer Mahalia Jackson dies in Chicago. Thousands will later file past her coffin, Aretha Franklin will sing, and Sammy Davis Jr. will read a message from President Richard Nixon at the funeral. |
| 1974 | | Ramones rehearse for the first time. |
| 1981 | | EMI gives David Bowie a five year, $10 million contract. |
| 1983 | | A bill is introduced in the Arkansas House which would require "backward masked" records to have a warning label. |
| 1984 | | Michael Jackson's hair catches fire during filming of Pepsi commercial in LA. |
| 1990 | | Libel suit against a British tabloid settled in rocker Billy Idol's favor. |
| 1994 | | Oasis debut in London at Water Rats club in King Cross. Hundreds left in the cold as club swells to capacity. |
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