1959, Johnny & the Moondogs - made up of future Beatles John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison - take part in the finals of a talent competition in which the winner appears on English TV's Star Search. Unfortunately, the last bus back to Liverpool leaves before the judging is due to occur, and the band is forced to pull out

1964, Rolling Stone Brian Jones was admitted to Passavant Hospital in Chicago with a temperature of 105, causing Jones to miss the last few dates on the Stones current tour.

1965, The Rolling Stones made their US TV debut on Hullabaloo, performing ‘Get Off Of My Cloud’.

1966, The Doors officially signed with Elektra Records in a deal for the band to produce seven albums. The band also reluctantly agreed to release ‘Break On Through’ as their first single. The lyric "She gets high/she gets high/she gets high" was changed to “She gets/she gets/she gets" in order to secure radio play.

1969, Janis Joplin was arrested during a gig in Tampa, Florida, after badmouthing a policeman and using vulgar and indecent language. Joplin became upset after police moved into the hall forcing fans to move back to their seats. As the singer left the stage she confronted a detective calling him 'a son of a bitch' and told him she would kick his face in. She was released on $504 bail.

1969, Hamburg's Star Club, one of the Beatles' haunts when they were cutting their professional chops in Germany, announces it will close at the end of the month.

1974, Golden Earring, with support band Lynyrd Skynyrd appeared at the Odeon Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland.

1974, The Faces release "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything," which becomes their last single when Rod Stewart announces he's leaving the band in 1976.

1976, The Sex Pistols appeared at Notre Dame Hall, Leicester Place, London.

1980, Blondie had their fifth No.1 single and third No.1 of this year with 'The Tide Is High' a song written by reggae star John Holt.

1992, Ozzy Osbourne swears that tonight's show in Costa Mesa, Calif., will be his last concert ever. He's joined onstage by Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward in an emotional reunion and, not surprisingly, is eventually convinced to return to performing.

1998, U2 went to No.1 on the album chart with 'The Best Of 1980-1990', the bands seventh No.1 album.

2000, Michael Abram, the Liverpool man who stabbed George Harrison after breaking into his home, was awarded a not guilty verdict at Oxford's Crown Court. But the verdict was returned in view of Abrams mental history, and he was taken into care.

2007, Kenneth Donnell, from Glasgow, paid $83,000 for two tickets to see Led Zeppelin rehearse and perform at the O2 arena in London on the 10th December. Donnell bid for the tickets as part of an auction for the BBC's Children in Need.

2011, A cardboard sign reading Bed Peace, created by John Lennon for his 1969 bed-in peace protest in Montreal, was sold by Christie's auction house to an anonymous telephone bidder for $155,600.

Birthdays.....

Petula Clark, 1932
Clyde McPhatter (The Difters), 1933
Steve Fossen (Heart), 1949