Happy Birthday: Former Led Zeppelin frontman, Honeydripper and solo artist Robert Plant that won a ton of Grammy Awards with Alison Krauss, born in 1948.
1949: The late Phil Lynott-singer & bassist for Thin Lizzy born on this day
1969: The Beatles finished recording “I Want You (She’s so Heavy)” at Abbey Road studios. This was the last time all of The Beatles were together in a recording studio.
2005: During Iron Maiden’s final appearance at Ozzfest in San Bernardino, CA, eggs were thrown at them, and their sound was cut off by Sharon Osbourne all while Bruce Dickinson criticized Ozzy and his family for appearing in a reality TV show.
2012: Green Day partners with the smash hit video game “Angry Birds.” A special 10-level edition of the game, featuring the members of Green Day as green pigs, players can unlock a new Green Day song from the tenth level of the game.