1825 – Composer Johann II Strauss was born.

1838 – Composer Georges Alexandre-Cesar-Leopold Bizet was born. He is best remembered for his opera “Carmen.”

1864 – Composer Alexander Tikhonovich Gretchaninov was born.

1960 – Mick Jagger and Keith Richards accidentally met on a train. They had known each other previously from school.

1964 – The Rolling Stones made their first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”

1969 – “Ummagumma” was released by Pink Floyd.

1973 – John Lennon sued the U.S. government claiming that his fight against deportation was prejudiced by U.S. officials.

1988 – Chico and Bobby DeBarge were convicted of trafficking cocaine in Michigan.

1991 – Bill Graham, concert promoter, was killed in a helicopter crash.

1994 – The Madonna album “Bedtime Stories” was released.

1995 – The musical “Victor/Victoria” opened.

1995 – Cliff Richard received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.

2002 – In Bloomfield, MI, an $800,000 house owned by Aretha Franklin burned down. Franklin had not lived in the house in two years.

2006 – On the Opra Winfrey show, an interview with Madonna aired. Madonnna discussed her adoption of an 18-month old boy from Malawi in the 30-minute interview.

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