In 1995…A Led Zeppelin fan tried to stab Jimmy Page with a pocketknife.

In 1957…Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Obie Wheeler and Glen Douglas kicked off their tour of the South in Little Rock, Arkansas.

In 1967…Jimi Hendrix embarked on his first tour of Britain. At the first show in London, Hendrix torched his guitar with lighter fluid for the first time. He burned his hands during the stunt and was later taken to the hospital.

In 1969…George Harrison and his wife, Patti, appeared in a U-K court on a marijuana possession charge. They were fined 250 pounds.

In 1969…In Amsterdam, John Lennon and Yoko Ono called off their “bed-in” so they could premiere Yoko’s new film, Rape, in Vienna.

In 1972…The Official Beatles Fan Club closed.

In 1973…Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon entered the Billboard album chart for the very first time.

In 1977…An Elvis Presley concert in Baton Rouge, Louisiana was postponed after Elvis didn’t return from the intermission.

In 1982…The Doobie Brothers broke up for the first time.

In 1983…Pink Floyd released The Final Cut, their last album with Roger Waters.

In 1989…Guns N’ Roses released their acoustic single “Patience.”

In 1996…Phil Collins announced his departure from Genesis after having spent 21 years as their lead singer.

In 2000…The film High Fidelity hit theaters in the U-S. It featured an appearance by Bruce Springsteen – “The Boss’s” first Hollywood cameo.

In 2003…Moby and Santana cancelled shows in Hong Kong after the outbreak of SARS.

In 2004…Ozzy Osbourne confirmed he was reforming Black Sabbath for a summer tour.

In 2004…Avril Lavigne’s guitarist, and ex-boyfriend, Jesse Colburn, left her band to pursue other interests. He was replaced by Craig Wood.

In 2006…Courtney Love sold off part of her stake in the Nirvana song catalog to primary Wave Music Publishing.