1958: Elvis Presley went on maneuvers for the first time with the US Army’s 32nd Tank Regiment near the German, Czech border.
1964: During a Rolling Stones North American tour, a 17 year-old Stones fan fell from the balcony during a gig in Cleveland, Ohio. The Mayor of Ohio banned all future pop concerts, saying; “Such groups do not add to the community’s culture or entertainment.”
1993: Russian inventor Leon Theremin died. Most famous for his invention of the theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments. He first performed the theremin with the New York Philharmonic in 1928.
1997: Metallica came to a out of court agreement with a fan who claimed he lost his sense of smell after being dropped on his head by fans at one of their shows four years earlier.
2015: A former prison officer was jailed for 12 months after admitting selling stories about George Michael to the Sun newspaper for $3,249. Michael was jailed for eight weeks in September 2010 for crashing his Range Rover while under the influence of cannabis.
