The Late Charlie Watts-drummer for the Rolling Stones born in 1941
1978 – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers made their American television debut on The Midnight Special.
1978 – Bruce Springsteen released his fourth album and first since Born to Run called Darkness on the Edge of Town.
1984 – Van Halen’s I’ll Wait peaks at #14 on the singles charts, that song was co-written by Van Halen and Michael McDonald.
1987 – Billy Idol’s Sold out concert at Madison Square Garden was canceled after it was discovered that asbestos-removal work was taking place.
2002 – how did he not see this as a sign… The wedding ring that Paul McCartney had given his fiancée Heather Mills ends up thrown out of the window of their Miami hotel. Hotel staff use metal detectors to find the $25,000 ring the next day. Despite all of this, Paul and Heather’s wedding still takes place.