2017 - Elton John and Mariah Carey were reportedly paid millions each to perform at a private wedding ceremony in London, England.
2010 - Jimmy Page was honored with the United Nations' first ever Pathways To Peace Award.
2000 - The January issue of Rolling Stone magazine reveals that the two children of Melissa Etheridge and her partner Julie Cypher were fathered by David Crosby.
1999 - Metallica sued Victoria's Secret, claiming that the manufacturer infringed on its trademark by marketing a line of "Metallica" lip pencils.
1999 - Model Jerry Hall files for divorce from her husband, The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger.
1995 - Pearl Jam performed with Neil Young for a Voters for Choice benefit in Washington.
1980 - Rush release Permanent Waves, their seventh studio album.
1978 - Fleetwood Mac's Rumours album hits #1 for a record 31st week on the US chart.
1977 - David Bowie releases Low, the first of three albums produced with the help of Brian Eno in which Bowie explores electronic music.
1975 - Joe Walsh is presented a Gold record for his third solo album, "So What".
1970 - John Lennon's erotic "Bag One" lithographs are exhibited publicly in London (and removed by Scotland Yard two days later).
1969 - Dave Grohl is born in Warren, Ohio.
1966 - David Jones issues his first recording under the name "David Bowie."
1960 - Elvis Presley is promoted to Acting-Sergeant in the US Army, receiving a pay increase of $22.94 per month.
1959 - Geoff Tate (lead singer for Queensryche) is born in Stuttgart, West Germany.