| 2000 | Ted Gardner, former manager of Tool, sues the members of the L.A. band, their corporation, and their publishing company, alleging breach of contract and fraud. |
| 1997 | Michael Hutchence, lead singer of Australia's premiere pop phenomenon, INXS, is found hanging in his fifth floor suite at the Ritz- Carlton hotel in Sydney. |
| 1997 | Bar/None artist Epick Soundtracks is found dead in London. He is 37. The artist was a member of influential band the Swell Maps. |
| 1986 | No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``Human,'' Human League. |
| 1982 | The British rock group Japan announces it is breaking up. |
| 1971 | No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``Theme from `Shaft','' by Isaac Hayes. The single is the third No. 1 hit to win an Academy Award for best song. |
| 1964 | No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``Leader of the Pack,'' The Shangri-Las. The group is made up of two sets of sisters from Queens, New York - Mary and Betty Weiss and twins Marge and Mary Ann Ganser. |
| 1950 | Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads is born in Coronado, Calif. |
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