1943: Paul Hoffert of Lighthouse is born in Brooklyn, NY. 1948: Jim Byrnes is born in St. Louis, Missouri as James Thomas Kevin Byrnes.
1951: Terry Draper of Klaatu is born in Toronto.
1976: Mahogany Rush is in Saskatoon for a show at the Saskatoon Arena.
1979: Nick Gilder is in Vancouver, opening for The Cars at Pacific Coliseum.
1982: At the time a Police tribute, Platinum Blonde are in Kitchener, Ontario to close out a three-night run at the Coronet Motor Hotel.
1985: Neil Young and Joni Mitchell are among the performers in Champagne, Illinois at the first Farm Aid concert, which would raise $10 million for beleaguered farmers and becomes an annual event.
1989: Neil Young releases FREEDOM, his hardest album in a decade. A blistering performance of the opening track, "Rockin' in the Free World," on 'Saturday Night Live' is regarded as one of that show's best performances.
1999: Shania Twain wins Entertainer of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville.
2001: Carolyn Dawn Johnson peaks on Billboard's country chart at #59 with "So Complicated."
2006: Bruno Mambella, road manager for Kim Mitchell dies in hospital after a five vehicle pileup near Woodstock, ON.
2007: The Fables kick off the tour in support of their KINGS & LITTLE ONES album at the St John's Arts and Culture Centre.
2007: George Canyon performs at China-Canada: Hand in Hand, a joint concert held in Vancouver between CCTV (China Central Television) and the CBC to commemorate the one-year countdown of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. One of the songs performed by Canyon was "What a Fine Jasmine Blossom," a duet with Tang Can, sung entirely in Mandarin.
2009: Anvil releases THIS IS THIRTEEN, their 13th album.
2009: Connie Kaldor releases her POSTCARDS FROM THE ROAD album.
2009: Barney Bentall releases his THE INSIDE PASSAGE album.
2009: Corb Lund releases his LOSIN' LATELY GAMBLING album.
2009: Three Days Grace release their third album, LIFE STARTS NOW.
2009: Billy Talent release their BILLY TALENT III album in the US.
2011: The Sheepdogs win three CASBY Awards - Favourite New Artist, Favourite Indie Album, and Favourite New Album.
2017: Big Sugar is in Truro, NS for a show at the Civic Square.
2017: Blue Rodeo's GREATEST HITS VOLUME ONE album, released 16 years earlier, reaches quadruple platinum.
2017: Matthew Good releases his new album, SOMETHING LIKE A STORM.
2018: Mortal Host release their new single and video, "Mortal Part."
2018: Danko Jones releases his new single, "We're Crazy" from the upcoming album, A ROCK SUPREME.