Happy Birthday: Sir George Martin born 1926, producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer and musician. He was the so-called fifth Beatle and pioneered stereo and multitrack recording. Stephen Stills, from Buffalo Springfield and Crosby Stills Nash and Young born 1945. Led Zeppelin Bassist and Keyboardist John Paul Jones born 1946.
1969 – Jimi Hendrix is banned from the BBC after going off-script when he and his band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, appear on the show Happening for Lulu, as the band continued jamming, running over their allocated time slot on the live show, preventing the show’s host Lulu from closing the show properly.
1979 – The Hype appeared at McGonagils in Dublin, Ireland. We know them better by the name they took on later–U2.
1981 – David Bowie made his final appearance as the Elephant Man in the Broadway show in New York City.