1723 – Composer Carl Friedrich Abel was born.

1808 – Beethoven’s Opus 67: Symphony No. 5 in C minor first performed for Prince Lobkotwitz.

1821 – Composer Giovanni Bottesini was born.

1853 – Composer Maria Teresa Carreno was born.

1858 – Composer Giacomo Puccini was born.

1874 – Composer Franz Schmidt was born.

1885 – Composer Joseph Deems Taylor was born.

1941 – Jimmie Lunceford and his orchestra recorded “Blues in the Night.”

1968 – Eric Burdon left the Animals.

1975 – Ike and Tina Turner are robbed of $86,000 when a suitcase was stolen containing concert receipts.

1976 – Isaac Hayes filed for bankruptcy.

1978 – Kenney Jones, of Faces, becomes the drummer for the Who. He replace Keith Moon who had died a couple of months earlier.

1978 – The stage version of Harry Nilsson’s “The Point” opened in London with Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz.

1981 – A rock ‘n’ roll auction in London brought in $2,000 for a letter of introduction from Buddy Holly to Decca Records. John and Cynthia Lennon’s marriage certificate was sold for $850 and an autographed program from the world premiere of the Beatles film “Help!” brought in $2,100.

1984 – CBS Records announced the upcoming release of Mick Jagger’s first solo album, set for February, 1985. The album was titled “She’s the Boss.”

1991 – Gregg Allman made his acting debut as a drug kingpin in the movie “Rush.”

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