Birthdays
1927 Eartha Kitt
1944 Francoise Hardy
1952 Ryuichi Sakamoto (Yellow Magic Orchestra)
1955 Steve Earle
1956 Paul Young
1958 Jez Strode (Kajagoogoo)
1959 Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles)
1960 John Crawford (Berlin)
1961 Dave Collard (Jo Boxers)
1963 Kai Hansen (Helloween, Gamma Ray)
1964 Andy Rourke (The Smiths)
1967 Richard Hawley
1975 Tom Jenkinson (Squarepusher)
1978 Ricky Wilson (Kaiser Chiefs)
1980 Zooey Deschanel (She & Him)
News
1978 Scottish rock band Simple Minds made their live debut at The Satellite Club, Glasgow.
2016 David Bowie reached No.1 on the American album charts for the first time with Blackstar.
Album releases
2000 Explosions In The Sky – How Strange Innocence