TODAY IN HISTORY - June 14th
1945 - Born on this day, Rod Argent, keyboards, The Zombies, (1964 UK No.12 single 'She's Not There'). Argent, (1972 UK No.5 single 'Hold Your Head Up'). Now a TV and film composer.
1953 - Elvis Presley graduated from L.C. Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee. His graduation photo shows him to have a split curl in the middle of his forehead, later to become his trademark. Within three years, the truck driver-turned-singer had his first, number-one record with Heartbreak Hotel.
1961 - Born this day, Boy George [George Alan O'Dowd], singer, DJ, in Eltham, London, Culture Club, 1983 UK No.1 and 1984 US No.1 single Karma Chameleon, and solo, 1987 UK No.1 single Everything I Own. (Do You Really Want To Hurt Me, Time [Clock Of The Heart], Church Of The Poison Mind, Karma Chameleon, Victims, It's A Miracle).
1961 - Patsy Cline was seriously injured in a car accident. During her two month hospital stay, her song "I Fall to Pieces" gave the singer her first Country No.1 and also became a huge country-pop crossover hit.
1964 - Touring Australia The Beatles arrived in Melbourne and were greeted at the airport by over 5,000 fans. Another 20,000 fans lined the route from the airport to the hotel, army and navy units were brought in to help control the crowds, cars were crushed, hundreds of girls fainted and over 50 people were admitted to hospital with broken bones.
1967 - The Monkees began recording Daydream Believer.
1971 - Born this day, Billy Myers, UK female singer, 1998 UK No.4 single Kiss The Rain.
1974 - Ray Stevens was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with The Streak, a song about the latest British craze of running naked in a public place.
1975 - The group America reached the No.1 on the Billboard pop music chart with Sister Golden Hair, it didn't make the UK chart. The group had previously, in March 1972, taken A Horse With No Name to the No.1 spot. The trio of Dan Peek, Gerry Beckley, and Dewey Bunnell received the Best New Artist Grammy in 1972.
1980 - Billy Joel started a six week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Glass Houses, his second US No.1 album.
1980 - Peter Gabriel scored his first UK No.1 album with his third solo release Peter Gabriel.
1984 - A model of Boy George was unveiled at Madame Tussaud's Waxworks in London on his 23rd birthday.
1986 - Bob Geldof was named in HRH The Queen's Birthday Honours List, receiving an honorary knighthood in recognition of his humanitarian activities.
1986 - Queen scored their 5th UK No.1 album with A Kind Of Magic, featuring the single One Vision.
1986 - Three fans died during an Ozzy Osbourne gig at Long Beach Arena, California after falling from a balcony.
1987 - Madonna played the first date on her Who's That Girl World Tour at the Osaka Stadium, Osaka, Japan. The tour became the highest-grossing tour ever, grossing over $20 million.
1989 - Pete De Freitas drummer with Echo And The Bunnymen was killed at the age of 27, when his motorbike collided with a car.
1994 - Died this day, Henry Mancini, composer, arranger, at the age of 70 of complications of liver and pancreatic cancer at his home. Mancini won many composing awards throughout his career for his distinctive melodies for film and television, which included the themes for The Pink Panther, Peter Gunn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and Days of Wine and Roses. Mancini penned the theme for David Letterman's late-night TV show viewer-mail segment and the theme song for the NBC Nightly News in the 1970s. In all, Mancini earned 20 Grammys and 6 gold albums. At the time of his death, the prolific songwriter was reworking the 1982 film Victor/Victoria into a Broadway musical which was to star Julie Andrews. 1969 US No.1 single Love Theme from Romeo And Juliet.
1995 - Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher died after a chest infection set in following a liver transplant. Had been a member of Taste before going solo, sold over 30m albums worldwide. Voted Melody Maker's Top Musician of the Year in 1972, auditioned for The Rolling Stones following the departure of Mick Taylor. Gallagher made his final performance on 10 January 1995 in the Netherlands.
1995 - ABC's Diane Sawyer interviewed Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley on ABC-TV's Prime Time Live. It was the couple's first interview since their surprise marriage a year earlier and was part of the publicity push for Jackson's album 'HIStory - Past, Present and Future: Book One'. Jackson and Presley declared they were a "normal married couple who hoped to have a baby". When asked if they had sex, they replied "yes, yes, yes!" They also confirmed that a prenuptial agreement had been signed.
1997 - Puff Daddy and Faith Evans started a 11 week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with I'll Be Missing You, a tribute to the late Notorious B.I.G. It was also a No.1 in the UK.
2000 - Noel Gallagher from Oasis was voted into first place in Melody Maker's annual Uncoolest People in Rock survey. Marilyn Manson came second and Robbie Williams was voted third.
2002 - Mick Jagger became a Sir when he was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
2012 - Ringo Starr's birthplace in Liverpool was saved from the threat of demolition. The house, a run-down three-bedroom Victorian terrace, was one of 400 buildings marked for demolition in the Dingle area of Liverpool, but Beatles fans and city residents had successfully lobbied to save the house, along with 15 others in the area. The Liverpool City Council has agreed to give locals the opportunity to fix up the properties.
1945 - Born on this day, Rod Argent, keyboards, The Zombies, (1964 UK No.12 single 'She's Not There'). Argent, (1972 UK No.5 single 'Hold Your Head Up'). Now a TV and film composer.
1953 - Elvis Presley graduated from L.C. Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee. His graduation photo shows him to have a split curl in the middle of his forehead, later to become his trademark. Within three years, the truck driver-turned-singer had his first, number-one record with Heartbreak Hotel.
1961 - Born this day, Boy George [George Alan O'Dowd], singer, DJ, in Eltham, London, Culture Club, 1983 UK No.1 and 1984 US No.1 single Karma Chameleon, and solo, 1987 UK No.1 single Everything I Own. (Do You Really Want To Hurt Me, Time [Clock Of The Heart], Church Of The Poison Mind, Karma Chameleon, Victims, It's A Miracle).
1961 - Patsy Cline was seriously injured in a car accident. During her two month hospital stay, her song "I Fall to Pieces" gave the singer her first Country No.1 and also became a huge country-pop crossover hit.
1964 - Touring Australia The Beatles arrived in Melbourne and were greeted at the airport by over 5,000 fans. Another 20,000 fans lined the route from the airport to the hotel, army and navy units were brought in to help control the crowds, cars were crushed, hundreds of girls fainted and over 50 people were admitted to hospital with broken bones.
1967 - The Monkees began recording Daydream Believer.
1971 - Born this day, Billy Myers, UK female singer, 1998 UK No.4 single Kiss The Rain.
1974 - Ray Stevens was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with The Streak, a song about the latest British craze of running naked in a public place.
1975 - The group America reached the No.1 on the Billboard pop music chart with Sister Golden Hair, it didn't make the UK chart. The group had previously, in March 1972, taken A Horse With No Name to the No.1 spot. The trio of Dan Peek, Gerry Beckley, and Dewey Bunnell received the Best New Artist Grammy in 1972.
1980 - Billy Joel started a six week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Glass Houses, his second US No.1 album.
1980 - Peter Gabriel scored his first UK No.1 album with his third solo release Peter Gabriel.
1984 - A model of Boy George was unveiled at Madame Tussaud's Waxworks in London on his 23rd birthday.
1986 - Bob Geldof was named in HRH The Queen's Birthday Honours List, receiving an honorary knighthood in recognition of his humanitarian activities.
1986 - Queen scored their 5th UK No.1 album with A Kind Of Magic, featuring the single One Vision.
1986 - Three fans died during an Ozzy Osbourne gig at Long Beach Arena, California after falling from a balcony.
1987 - Madonna played the first date on her Who's That Girl World Tour at the Osaka Stadium, Osaka, Japan. The tour became the highest-grossing tour ever, grossing over $20 million.
1989 - Pete De Freitas drummer with Echo And The Bunnymen was killed at the age of 27, when his motorbike collided with a car.
1994 - Died this day, Henry Mancini, composer, arranger, at the age of 70 of complications of liver and pancreatic cancer at his home. Mancini won many composing awards throughout his career for his distinctive melodies for film and television, which included the themes for The Pink Panther, Peter Gunn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and Days of Wine and Roses. Mancini penned the theme for David Letterman's late-night TV show viewer-mail segment and the theme song for the NBC Nightly News in the 1970s. In all, Mancini earned 20 Grammys and 6 gold albums. At the time of his death, the prolific songwriter was reworking the 1982 film Victor/Victoria into a Broadway musical which was to star Julie Andrews. 1969 US No.1 single Love Theme from Romeo And Juliet.
1995 - Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher died after a chest infection set in following a liver transplant. Had been a member of Taste before going solo, sold over 30m albums worldwide. Voted Melody Maker's Top Musician of the Year in 1972, auditioned for The Rolling Stones following the departure of Mick Taylor. Gallagher made his final performance on 10 January 1995 in the Netherlands.
1995 - ABC's Diane Sawyer interviewed Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley on ABC-TV's Prime Time Live. It was the couple's first interview since their surprise marriage a year earlier and was part of the publicity push for Jackson's album 'HIStory - Past, Present and Future: Book One'. Jackson and Presley declared they were a "normal married couple who hoped to have a baby". When asked if they had sex, they replied "yes, yes, yes!" They also confirmed that a prenuptial agreement had been signed.
1997 - Puff Daddy and Faith Evans started a 11 week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with I'll Be Missing You, a tribute to the late Notorious B.I.G. It was also a No.1 in the UK.
2000 - Noel Gallagher from Oasis was voted into first place in Melody Maker's annual Uncoolest People in Rock survey. Marilyn Manson came second and Robbie Williams was voted third.
2002 - Mick Jagger became a Sir when he was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
2012 - Ringo Starr's birthplace in Liverpool was saved from the threat of demolition. The house, a run-down three-bedroom Victorian terrace, was one of 400 buildings marked for demolition in the Dingle area of Liverpool, but Beatles fans and city residents had successfully lobbied to save the house, along with 15 others in the area. The Liverpool City Council has agreed to give locals the opportunity to fix up the properties.