2010 - Paul McCartney paid tribute to John Lennon during an appearance on Saturday Night Live where he performed "A Day in the Life" and then thrilled viewers with a cover version of his late friend's anti-war anthem "Give Peace a Chance".
1993 - Nirvana's Unplugged airs on MTV.
1984 - Dusty Hill of ZZ Top is shot in the stomach when his girlfriend pulls off his boot and his .38-caliber derringer falls out and discharges.
1983 - The Who issue a statement making their breakup official, a formality considering they called their last shows in 1982 their "Farewell Tour."
1971 - Don McLean's "American Pie" was released.
1970 - Five singles and five albums by Creedence Clearwater Revival were certified Gold.
1967 - The Rolling Stones announce that they have signed Mick Jagger's girlfriend, Marianne Faithfull as the first act on their new Mother Earth record label.
1966 - The first Jimi Hendrix single is released: "Hey Joe."
1960 - George Harrison, who was 17 at the time, was deported from Germany for being too young to perform with The Beatles.
Birthdays
- Billy Gibbons (guitarist, lead vocalist of ZZ Top) is born in Houston, Texas, in 1949.
- Ludwig van Beethoven is born in Bonn, Germany, in 1770.