Happy Birthday: Adam Clayton-bassist for U2 born in 1960
1965 – Eric Clapton, leaves The Yardbirds after he doesn’t like the band’s commercial direction.
1984 – The Cars released Heartbeat City, an album that produced 5 top 40 hits including You Might Think and Drive.
1987 – Bob Seger receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1987 – Bryan Adams’ release of “Heat of the Night” was the first commercially cassette single in the U.S.
2002 – Sebastian Bach was arrested at a bar in New Jersey for threatening the life of a bartender and the patrons inside. He was charged with disorderly conduct. He was released the next day after posting bail.
2006 – Black Sabbath, Blondie, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, are among those inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.