John Kay of Steppenwolf born on this day in 1944
1975 – David Bowie announced his retirement for the second time, announcing “I’ve rocked my roll.”
1979 – Mickey Thomas replaced Marty Balin as the singer for Jefferson Starship.
1983 – REM release their first album Murmur.
2000 – Metallica filed a lawsuit against online music file sharing service Napster for copyright infringement.
2002 – Ozzy Osbourne received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2010 – Poison’s Bret Michaels undergoes an emergency appendectomy.