1977 Death Stevie Gaines, guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd Band), killed in plane crash 1977 Death Cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28 1977 Death Ronnie Van Zant, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 29 1977 Death Steve Gaines, rock guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in air crash 1952 Birthday Alan Collins, rock guitarist, Lynyrd Skynyrd 1952 Birthday Billy Powell, keyboards, Lynyrd Skynyrd-That Smell, Freebird 1951 Birthday Gary Rossington, rocker, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rossington-Collins Band 1949 Birthday Steve Gaines, Seneca, Missouri, rock vocalist, Lynyrd Skynyrd 1948 Birthday Ronnie Van Zant, rocker, Lynyrd Skynyrd
