1966, Pink Floyd (who were paid £15 for the gig), The Move, Denny Laine and Soft Machine all appeared at the launch for International Times at London’s Roundhouse.
1966, The Four Tops started a two week run at No.1 on the singles chart with ‘Reach Out And I’ll Be There’.
1971, Pink Floyd kicked off a 30-date North American tour at the Winterland Auditorium in San Francisco, California.
1973, Keith Richards was found guilty of trafficking cannabis by a Court in Nice, France. The Rolling Stone was given a one-year suspended sentence and a 5,000 franc fine. He was also banned from entering France for two years.
1977, Debby Boone started a 10 week run at No.1 on the singles chart with ‘You Light Up My Life’, the longest stay at the top since Guy Mitchell’s ‘Singing The Blues
1979, Abba played their first concert in North America when they appeared in Vancouver, Canada.
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1981, The Grateful Dead played at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
1983, Genesis went to No.1 on the album chart with their self-titled album ‘Genesis’
1988, Bon Jovi started a four-week run at No.1 on the album chart with ‘New Jersey’.
1988, UB40 went to No.1 on the singles chart with their version of the Neil Diamond song ‘Red Red Wine’,
Born on this day: Barry McGuire (1935) Richard Carpenter (1946) and Tito Jackson (1953)
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