Alec John Such of Bon Jovi is born (1955)

James Young of STYX is born (1948)

Pink Floyd is added to a 16-date UK package tour with Jimi Hendrix, The Move, The Nice, Amen Corner, The Outer Limits and The Eire Apparent. The tour began today at the Royal Albert Hall in London (1967)

Queen perform two nights at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool, England as part of a 78 date “A Night At The Opera” world tour (1975)

Kiss perform the first date of their 51 date “Alive II” tour at the Myriad Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (1977)

The Police score their fourth UK #1 single with “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic” which reaches #3 in the US (1981)

Bon Jovi hit #1 on the UK album chart with Keep The Faith, the group’s fifth studio album (1992)

The Rolling Stones are refused permission to pursue a claim against Decca records, their former record company, for unpaid royalties through the courts. A High court judge decided that the dispute between the two parties would go to arbitration (2004)

U2 hit #1 on the UK singles chart with “Vertigo” (2004)