1959 Original Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'anno is born in Chingford, England. He later formed his own band, Battlezone.

1961 New age goddess Enya is born Eithne Ni Bhraonain in Donegal, Ireland.

1969 Chicago release their double debut album, Chicago Transit Authority. The CTA sued.

1970 New Kid on the Block Jordan Knight is born in Boston.

1974 ABC broadcasts the Elton John special Say Goodbye to Norma Jean and Other Things, during which the crocodile rocker plays "Candle in the Wind" and "Rocket Man," among others.

1975 Mick Jagger needs 20 stitches in his hand after putting it through the window of a restaurant in Montauk, N.Y. Elton John picks up a platinum disc for Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. The album is the first to sell a million copies on its first day of release.

1978 Philips announces its new creation, the compact disc.

1980 On Saturday Night Live, Paul and Linda McCartney are the musical guests. After being told he is too talented for Kiss by Gene Simmons' girlfriend Diana Ross, drummer Peter Criss leaves the band.

1987 A fire sweeps through Tom Petty's Encino, Calif., mansion, causing a million dollars in damage.

1989 Good Rockin' Charles rocks his last rock in Chicago. The blues harmonica player dies at age 56. So does Wet Willie guitarist Jack Hall. At the Cannes Film Festival, Roger Daltrey announces that he intends to pursue the study of Chinese medicine.

1992 A sore throat forces Phil Collins to abandon a Genesis gig in Tampa, Fla., after only two songs.