2009 - Michael Jackson is found dead in the L.A. mansion he was renting. The shocking news spreads quickly through social media outlets, and Jackson is the subject of numerous tributes over the next few weeks.
1988 - Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Hillel Slovak dies of a drug overdose at age 26.
1967 - The Beatles premiere the song "All You Need Is Love" to 400 million people on a worldwide TV program.
1954 - David Paich (keyboardist for Toto) is born in Los Angeles, California.
1946 - Allen Lanier (keyboardist, rhythm guitarist for Blue Oyster Cult) is born in Long Island, New York.
1946 - Rock multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald (of Foreigner, King Crimson) is born in Osterley, Middlesex, England.