Birthdays
1959 Chas Smash (Madness)
1962 Patricia Morrison (Sisters Of Mercy, Gun Club, The Damned)
1969 Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Them Crooked Vultures)
News
1978 The Sex Pistols played their final concert before breaking up. The show was at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California.
1992 Jerry Nolan of American proto-punk band The New York Dolls died from a fatal stroke aged 45.
1996 Oasis went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their second studio album (What’s The Story) Morning Glory, the group’s second UK No.1 spent a total of 145 weeks on the chart.
1998 Pat DiNizio of The Smithereens, launched his first solo tour in Pontiac, Michigan.
2002 Adam Ant was taken to the Royal Free Hospital by Police. He was taken under the Mental Health Act which allows doctors to hold ant while they assessed his condition. Ant had been arrested on firearms offences on January 12.
Album releases
1978 David Bowie -Low
1983 Nena – Nena
1983 The Stranglers – Feline
2008 Shed Seven – The Singles Collection
2013 New Order – Lost Sirens