1967, All four Beatles and their manager Brian Epstein signed a petition printed in The Times newspaper calling for the legalisation of marijuana.
1974, George McCrae was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Rock Your Baby'. Written and produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch of KC and the Sunshine Band. Regarded by some as the first Disco No.1.
1976, The Beach Boys '20 Golden Greats' album started a ten-week run at No.1 on the UK chart.
1976, The Manhattans started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Kiss And Say Goodbye', the group's only US No.1, it made No.4 in the UK.
1976, Elton John scored his first UK number 1 single with ‘Don't Go Breaking My Heart’ a duet with Kiki Dee. It was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin under the pseudonym "Ann Orson" and "Carte Blanche" and was Elton's first UK No.1 after 16 Top 40 hits. John had met Dee when she was working as a backing singer. John would later re-record the song with RuPaul for his 1993 'Duets' album.
1977, Donna Summer was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the Giorgio Moroder produced 'I Feel Love'. The disco diva's only UK chart topper.
1980, Peter Sellers, actor, singer, died of a heart attack. (1956 UK No.9 single 'Ying Tong Song' with The Goons, 1960 UK No.4 single 'Goodness Gracious Me', with Sophia Loren, 1965 UK No.14 single 'A Hard Day's Night').
1982, Survivor started a six week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Eye Of The Tiger', taken from the film 'Rocky III'. Also No.1 in the UK. Survivor won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance for the song.
1984, The Rev. C.L. Franklin died, (father of soul singer Aretha Franklin). Franklin who was an American Baptist minister as well as a Civil Rights activist had been in a coma since 1979 after being shot by burglars at his home in Detroit.
1993, U2 started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Zooropa' the Irish bands fourth US No.1.
1993, UB40 started a seven week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Can't Help Falling In Love. Elvis Presley had the first hit with the song, in 1961, Corey Hart was next up with a top 30 hit in 1987, and Hall and Oates recorded the song for 1990’s, The Last Temptation of Elvis charity album. UB40 originally covered the song for the Honeymoon in Vegas soundtrack, but Bono’s version was chosen instead. Also on the same day UB40 went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Promises And Lies'.
1944, Born on this day, Jim Armstrong, Them, (1965 UK No.2 & US No.24 single 'Here Comes The Night').
1947, Born on this day, Alan Whitehead, drummer, Marmalade, (1969 UK No.1 single 'Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da', 1970 US No.10 single, 'Reflections Of My Life').
1958, Born on this day, Mick Karn, bass, sax, Japan, (1982 UK No.5 single 'Ghosts').
1970, Born on this day, Jennifer Lopez, singer, actress, (2001 UK No.1 single 'Love Don't Cost A Thing', 2001 US No.1 single 'I'm Real').
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