Happy Birthday: Roger Waters, former bassist & singer for Pink Floyd, born in 1944.
1970: Jimi Hendrix performed his final concert ever at the “Love and Peace Festival” on the Isle of Fehmarn, Germany.
1989: At the MTV Video Music Awards, Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil punches Guns N’ Roses’ Izzy Stradlin in the face during the confrontation backstage.
1995: Joan Jett sings the National Anthem before the Baltimore Orioles game against the California Angels. It’s the game where Cal Ripken’s breaks Lou Gehrig’s consecutive game streak. Jett watches the rest of the game alongside a host of baseball legends, including Willie Mays and Joe DiMaggio.
1997: During Princess Diana’s funeral Elton John sings a new version of “Candle In The Wind“. The new lyrics which replaced “Goodbye Norma Jean” with “Goodbye England’s Rose,” and becomes the best-selling single of all time in the UK.