Birthdays
1950 Chris Stein (Blondie)
1960 Phil Thornalley (The Cure)
1963 Grant Young (Soul Asylum)
1966 Kate Schellenbach (Luscious Jackson)
1969 Marilyn Manson
1981 Deadmau5
Anniversaries
1976 Former Beatles road manager Mal Evans is shot and killed by police in Los Angeles.
1998 Sonny Bono (Sonny & Cher) dies in a skiing accident in Nevada.
1998 Ken Forssi (original bassist for Love), dies of a brain tumour in Tallahassee, Florida, aged 54.
2003 Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong is arrested for drunk driving in Berkeley, California.
2015 Good Charlotte’s Benji Madden marries actress Cameron Diaz. Among the bridesmaids are Drew Barrymore and Nicole Richie.
2017 Babymetal guitarist Mikio Fujiokia dies from injuries resulting from a December 30 fall from an observation deck.
2019 The Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne marries Katy Weaver in his hometown of Oklahoma City.
Album releases
1979 Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Armed Forces.