![21 ДЕКАБРЯ(продолжение)]( "21 ДЕКАБРЯ(продолжение)")
21 ДЕКАБРЯ(продолжение)
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1966, The Who played at The Uppercut, London, England, tickets cost 17/6.
1967, The Beatles held a party at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London to preview their new movie ‘Magical Mystery Tour’(photo).
1967, Pink Floyd appeared at the Speakeasy Club, London, England.
1968, Glen Campbell topped the US album chart with ‘Wichita Lineman’. Although the LP would stay on the chart for 46 weeks, it would be Campbell's only No.1 album.
1969, The Supremes made their last TV appearance together with Diana Ross on 'The Ed Sullivan show', singing their last No.1 'Someday We'll Be Together'.
1969, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Canned Heat appeared at the Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California.
1974, Mud were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the Chinn & Chapman song 'Lonely This Christmas'. The group's second No.1 and third chart topper for Chinn & Chapman in 1974.
1976, Barry Manilow appeared on the first night of a two-week residency at The Uris Theatre on Broadway, New York City, tickets $20.
1977, During a North American tour Queen appeared at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California.
1984, Frankie Goes To Hollywood played the first of 3 sold out nights at Liverpool Royal Court, tickets £5.30.
1985, Heart went to No.1 on the US album chart with their self- titled album.
1985, Lionel Richie started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Say You, Say Me', a No.8 hit in the UK.
1985, Bruce Springsteen's album, ‘Born in the USA’ passed Michael Jackson's ‘Thriller’ to become the second longest-lasting LP on the Billboard US Top 10. It stayed there for 79 weeks. Only ‘The Sound of Music’ with Julie Andrews lasted longer at 109 weeks.
1987, John Spence, singer, original member of No Doubt in the late 80's, committed suicide.
1988, Ex Cockney Rebel bass player Paul Jeffreys was one of the passengers killed by a terrorist bomb on Pan Am flight 103. The plane crashed over Lockerbie, Scotland.
1991, Jesus Jones, Blur, Diesel Park West, Sensitize and Whirlpool all appeared at the Food Records Xmas party at The Brixton Academy, London, tickets £10.
1991, 'Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives' by Queen started a five week run at No.1 in the UK, the 1975 word-wide hit had been re-released following the death of Freddie Mercury.
1995, Former Oasis drummer Tony McCarrol, issued a writ against the band seeking damages and royalties from his work on ('What's The Story) Morning Glory'.
2001, Police launched an investigation into why Olivia Harrison listed a non-existent Beverly Hills address as the place of George Harrison's death.
2002, Keane appeared at the 12 Bar Club, London and were spotted by Simon Williams of Fierce Panda records who asked them to put a single out on his label.
2005, Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish became the first gay celebrities to register their relationship as a civil partnership. The 20 minute ceremony took place at The Guild Hall, Windsor, England, guest’s included Ringo Starr, Victoria Beckham, Joss Stone, Sting, Elvis Costello, Jamie Cullum, George Michael and The Osbournes - Ozzy, Sharon, Jack and Kelly
