Rock'n'roll records banned by jukebox operators in Bruce Springsteen's stomping grounds, Asbury Park, NJ.
1957
Daniel Ash of Bauhaus born.
1958
Bill Berry of R.E.M. is born.
1960
Malcolm Ross of Aztec Camera born.
1963
Norman Cook of the Housemartins born.
1964
Country singer Jim Reeves is killed in a plane crash near Nashville.
1969
Moscow police report a startling increase in public telephone vandalism attributed to youths searching for parts to convert accoustic guitars into electric.
1975
The Irish band Miami Showband are ambushed by terrorists in Ireland. Several bandmembers are killed.
1981
Debbie Harry, formerly of Blondie, releases her first solo LP. Cover art of long silver needles piercing her cheeks sets new trend among youth?
1990
When drugs are found in the hotel room of the UK reggae-ish band UB40, five bandmembers are deported from the Seychelles, an Indian Ocean resort island.
