1706 – Composer Baldassare Galuppi was born.

1935 – “I’m Getting Sentimental Over You” was recorded by Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra.

1957 – Paul McCartney made his debut appearance with the Quarry Men in Norris Green, Liverpool.

1964 – The Animals began their first U.S. tour.

1966 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience played its debut concert in Paris.

1967 – “How I Won the War,” starring John Lennon, premiered in London.

1968 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana when Ringo Starr’s apartment was raided by police.

1969 – The Jackson 5 made their U.S. television debut on ABC-TV’s “Hollywood Place.”

1974 – Mary Woodson shoots herself in Al Green’s home. She shot herself after throwing a pot of boiling grits on Green when he was getting out of the bathtub.

1975 – Simon and Garfunkel reunited on “Saturday Night Live.”

1986 – Christine McVie married composer Eduardo DeMendonca.

1990 – The musical “Once on This Island” opened.

1990 – The City of Los Angeles declared “Rocky Horror Picture Show Day.”

1992 – Lynn Anderson was released from jail after serving two days in jail in Nashville, TN for a contempt of court sentence for swearing in front of her children.

1997 – Hanson sang the national anthem at the opening game of the World Series.

1998 – Metallica performed at the Playboy Mansion.

1998 – Frank Sinatra Jr. married Cynthia McMurrey in Houston, TX.

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