1868 – Composer Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert was born.

1892 – John Philip Sousa and his band played the “Liberty Bell March” in Plainfield, NJ.

1898 – George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn, NY. His works include “Swanee” and “Rhapsody in Blue.”

1955 – Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher were married. In 1959 they were divorced.

1957 – The musical “West Side Story” opened at the Winter Garden Theatre.

1961 – Bob Dylan started as opening act for the Greenbriar Boys. He stayed two weeks.

1964 – The Kinks released the song “You Really Got Me.”

1965 – The Beatles were decorated with the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth.

1968 – Brian Jones (Rolling Stones) was fined $150 for possession of marijuana.

1969 – “Abby Road” was released by the Beatles. It was their 13th album in the U.K. It was also their last album together as a group.

1969 – The Fillmore West opened in San Francisco, CA.

1970 – Tamla-Motown Records announced that the Jackson 5 had sold 10 million singles world wide in nine months.

1974 – “Walls and Bridges” was released by John Lennon. He would not release any more new material for almost 6 years.

1975 – “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” opened in theaters.

1979 – The Clash released their first U.S. single. It was their remake of Bobby Fuller Four’s “I Fought The Law.”

1984 – The Prince song “Purple Rain” was released.

1986 – Mick Jagger’s “Running Out Of Luck” was released by CBS-Fox Video.

1988 – “Talk Is Cheap” was released by Keith Richards. It was his first solo album.

1991 – “It’s Been A Long Time” was filmed by Southside Johnny at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ.

1997 – The initial 300,000-unit shipment of Elton John’s “Candle In The Wind 1997″ sold out in Japan on its first day of release.

1996 – Prince released “The Gold Experience.”

1998 – Prince slipped and pulled a ligament while onstage in Atlantic City, NJ. The remainder of the U.S. tour was postponed.

1998 – MTV Russia debuted at midnight. The first video shown on the network was Mummy Troll’s “Vladivostock 2000.”

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