1963, Frank Ifield was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Confessin' the singers fourth and final No.1.
1967, The Beatles were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'All You Need Is Love' the group's 12th UK No.1 single.
1967, Elvis Presley was working on his latest movie Speedway co-starring Nancy Sinatra at the MGM Soundstage, Hollywood, California. (It was Presley’s twenty-seventh film).
1975, The Bay City Rollers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Give A Little Love', the group's second and final UK No.1.
1975, Paul McCartney and Wings went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Listen To What The Man Said', his fourth US No.1, a No.6 hit in the UK. Wings also had the US No.1 album chart with 'Venus And Mars'. Paul McCartney's fourth No.1 album since The Beatles.
1976, Deep Purple split up at the end of an UK tour. David Coverdale went on to form Whitesnake, Jon Lord and Ian Paice formed a band with Tony Ashton. The classic line up of Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord & Paice reformed in 1984. Glenn Hughes returned to Trapeze and Tommy Bolin put together his own band, (but would die before the end of the year).
1980, Queen scored their third UK No.1 album with 'The Game', featuring the single 'Another One Bites The Dust'.
1986, Genesis went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Invisible Touch'. The bands former lead singer Peter Gabriel was at No.2 with 'Sledgehammer'.
1987, Bruce Springsteen played his first ever show behind the Iron Curtain when he appeared in East Berlin in front of 180,000 people. The show was broadcast on East German TV.
1996, The Spice Girls made their debut on UK TV music show 'Top Of The Pops'.
1997, Oasis went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'D'You Know What I Mean'. The first single from their third album 'Be Here Now'.
2005, James Blunt was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘You're Beautiful’, from his debut album 'Back To Bedlam'. The UK singer songwriters first No.1, spent 5 weeks at the top of the charts.
1931, Born on this day, Thomas Allen. (Papa Dee), percussionist, War. (1976 UK No.12 single 'Low Rider'). Died from a heart attack while performing on stage on 30th August 1988.
1947, Born on this day, Bernie Leadon, guitar, The Eagles, quit the band in Jan 1976. (1974 US No.1 single 'Best Of My Love').
1947, Born on this day, Brian May, guitar, Queen, (1975 UK No.1 single 'Bohemian Rhapsody', also No.1 in 1991. Plus over 40 other UK Top 40 singles. 1980 US No.1 single 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love'). Solo (1992 UK No.5 single 'Too Much Love Will Kill You').
1947, Born on this day, Keith Godchaux, The Grateful Dead, 1970 UK No.69 and US No.127 album, 'Workingman's Dead'). Died after being involved in a car crash on 23rd July 1979.
1952, Born on this day, Allen Collins, guitar, Lynyrd Skynyrd, (1974 US No. 8 single, 'Sweet Home Alabama', 1982 UK No.21 single 'Freebird'). Collins was behind the wheel in a car accident in 1986 that killed his girlfriend and left him paralyzed from the waist down. He died on 23rd January 1990 aged 37.
1960, Born on this day, Kevin Haskins, Bauhaus, (1982 UK No.15 single 'Ziggy Stardust'), Love & Rockets.
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