1935 – Composer Nicholas Maw was born.

1960 – Johnny Horton was killed in an auto accident in Milano, Texas at the age of 33. He had the hit “Battle of New Orleans.”

1977 – Ozzy Osbourne quit Black Sabbath only to rejoin a few weeks later. He later quit again to pursue a solo career.

1995 – “The Wizard of Oz in Concert” took place for a Children’s Defense Fund. The show featured Jackson Browne as the Scarecrow, Roger Daltrey as the Tin Man, Nathan Lane as the Cowardly Lion and Jewel as Dorothy.

1995 – Queen released their first studio album since the death of Freddie Mercury. Mercury died November 24>, 1991 of AIDS.

1998 – Liam Gallagher of Oasis was arrested for allegedly attacking a photographer and damaging his camera equipment.

1998 – ODB, of Wu Tang Klan, was arrested for threatening to kill his former girlfriend. He was stopped while climbing over a security gate at the woman’s place of employment.

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