Birthdays
1949 John Cooper Clarke
1950 Michael Cotten (The Tubes)
1953 Malcolm Green (Split Enz)
1956 Andy Cox (The Beat; Fine Young Cannibals)
1958 Gary Tibbs (Roxy Music; Adam And The Ants)
1962 Peter Coyle (The Lotus Eaters)
News
1978 Post-punk band Joy Division made their live debut at Pips Disco in Manchester.
1992 The inaugural Big Day Out festival took place at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia. Nirvana and Violent Femmes served as the headliners.