1952 Gino Vannelli is born in Montreal. He had a hit with the song "Living Inside Myself".

1953 Ian Mosley of the group Marillion is born on this date.

1958 Patrick Waite of Musical Youth is born on this date.

1980 The movie "The Blues Brothers" opens on this date in Chicago.

1982 James Honeyman-Scott of the Pretenders dies after a long battle with drugs. He was 25. In Tulsa, Okla., Donnie Van Zant of Southern rockers .38 Special is arrested onstage after drinking in public.

1987 Lawyers for Jerry Garcia give the Ben & Jerry ice cream company permission to market a flavor called Cherry Garcia. Michael Jackson ups his offer for the bones of John Merrick, aka the Elephant Man. He is again refused.

1988 Pink Floyd play Berlin. In East Berlin, 2,000 fans gather at the wall to listen to the concert.

1989 Smokey Robinson releases his own line of perfume, Smoke. It's marketed as "the most sensual woman's perfume."

1995 Michael Jackson releases the HIStory compilation, featuring the singles "Scream" and "Earth Song."

1999 Phil Collins gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.