Jazz pianist James George "Jimmy" Rowles dies at the age of 78.
1900
Mike Rossi of Status Quo ("Pictures of Matchstick Men") born.
1937
Irmin Schmidt, pianist with Can, born.
1941
Freddie & the Dreamers' guitarist Roy Crewsdon born.
1945
Procul Harem founder Gary Brooker born in Hackney, London. The group's name means "beyond these things" in Latin.
1960
Mel Gaynor, drummer with the UK band Simple Minds, born.
1989
Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie gives birth to a baby girl in Santa Monica, CA. Hubby Danny Keough and granny Priscilla were in the delivery room.
1997
While a boombox plays "Whole Lotta Love", Jeff Buckley sings along as he takes a late night swim in the Mississippi River near Memphis. A passing barge creates an undercurrent and the up and comming singer is drowned.
