No. 1
1959 Cliff Richard: 'Living Doll' UK 45
1968 Tommy James: 'Mony Mony' UK 45
1971` James Taylor: 'You've Got a Friend' Us 45
1976 George Benson: 'Breezin'' US LP
Births
1941 Paul Anka (Diana)
1946 Bob Welch (Ebony Eyes)
1946 Gary Lewis (Playboys)
1947 Karl Green (Herman's Hermits)
1953 Hugh McDowell (ELO)
1957 Daniel Ash (Love & Rockets)
1958 Bill Berry (REM)
1960 Malcolm Ross (Aztec Camera)
1963 Norman Cook (Housemartins)
Deaths
1964 Jim Reeves (country singer)
Miscellany
1959 Buddy Holly's 'Midnight Shift' hits UK chart
1964 Rolling Stones play Belfast. The concert is stopped after only twelve minutes because of rioting fans
1965 Yardbirds hit US chart with 'Heart Full of Soul'
1971 Doors' 'LA Woman' hits UK LP chart
1971 Premiere in London of Rolling Stones' film 'Gimme Shelter'
1971 Curtis Mayfield's 'Move On Up' hits UK chart
1975 Miami Showband, an Irish pop group, are ambushed and murdered by Protestant gunmen
1976 Blue Oyster Cult release '(Don't Fear) the Reaper' in the UK
1980 John Phillips of Mamas and the Papas is arrested on drug charges