1999 - Bob Herbert, manager of The Spice Girls and formerly of Bros and Five, was killed in a car crash in Windsor.
1995 - Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead died of a heart attack at the Serenity Knolls rehabilitation clinic in San Francisco at the age of 53.
1986 - Several hundred fans of Gary Numan picketed the BBC Radio 1 centre in London and demanded more air time for the their favourite musician.
1986 - Queen gave what would turn out to be their final ever live performance at Knebworth Park in England. The final two songs played by the band were We Are The Champions and God Save The Queen.
1980 - AC/DC bagged their first UK number one album with Back In Black, the first album the Australian band recorded without former lead singer Bon Scott who died in February 1980 at the age of 33. The album has sold almost 50 million copies worldwide, making it the second bestselling album of all time.
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