BORN
IAN CURTIS of Joy Division
JASON BONHAM
LINDA RONSTADT
MARKY RAMONE of Ramones
PETER BANKS of Yes
TREVOR HORN of The Buggles/Yes
THIS HAPPENED
In 1968, Creedence Clearwater Revival released their self-titled debut album.
In 1970, Creedence Clearwater Revival released Cosmo’s Factory — their fifth album.
In 1972, Elton John started a five-week run at #1 on the US album chart with Honky Chateau, his first US chart-topper.
In 1978, The Rolling Stones started a two-week run at #1 on the US album chart with Some Girls, their seventh US #1 album.
In 1980, On her 34th birthday, Linda Ronstadt made a successful dramatic debut in Gilbert & Sullivan’s famous operetta, The Pirates Of Penzance, at the New York Shakespeare Festival in Central Park. The production later moved to Broadway, and was ultimately made into a motion picture.
In 1989, An estimated 200,000 turned out for a free Pink Floyd concert in Venice, Italy. While the band performed on a floating stage, fans damaged the city’s bridges and crumbled marble from centuries-old buildings.
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