2004 William Mitchell, food scientist, invented Pop Rocks, dies at 92
1999 Dusty Springfield, pop singer, Son of a Preacher Man, dies at 59
1997 Roy Lichtenstein, pop artist, dies of pneumonia at 73
1994 Jimmy Miller, pop drummer/singer/producer (Motorhead), dies at 52
1993 Trailing 3-1 with 2 outs in 9th, time is called prior to Mike Stanley pop out, gets a 2nd chance, and Yanks rally to beat Boston 4-3
1992 Eddie Hazel, U.S. pop guitarist (Funkadelic-Knee Deep), dies at 42
1991 William Sinnot, Scottish pop musician (Shamen), dies at 30
1990 "Love and Affection" by Nelson peaks at #1 on pop singles chart
1988 Nico, U.S. model/pop singer (Velvet Underground), dies at 43
1987 Andy Warhol, pop artist, dies of a heart attack at 58
1986 "Chicken Song" by Spitting Image hit #1 on the U.K. pop chart
1986 "Rock Me Amadeus," by Falco hit #1 on U.K. pop chart
1985 "We are the World" is recorded by Pop stars in LA
1983 "Down Under" by Men At Work hit #1 on U.K. pop chart
1982 Ferre Grignard, Belgian pop singer/painter (Crucified Jesus), dies
1982 "Centerfold" by J Geils Band hit #1 on pop chart
1980 John Bonham, English pop drummer (Led Zeppelin), overdoses at 32
1979 1st western pop star to tour U.S.S.R.-Elton John
1979 Elton John becomes 1st pop star to perform in Israel
1979 "YMCA" by Village People peaks at #2 on pop singles chart
1978 British pop magazine "Smash Hits," 1st published
1974 "Streak" by Ray Stevens hit #1 on U.K. pop chart
1972 Jeroen Thesseling, pop bassist, Pestilence, Spheres
1971 "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison hit #1 on U.K. pop chart
1970 Igor Cavalera, Brazilian pop drummer, Sepultura
1970 200,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival
1970 "Jingle Jangle" hits #10 on the pop singles chart by Archies
1969 25,000 attend New Orleans Pop Festival
1969 120,000 attend Texas International Pop Festival
1969 110,000 attend Atlantic City Pop Festival
1969 70,000 attend Seattle Pop Festival
1969 140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zep and Janis Joplin
1969 50,000 attend Denver Pop Festival
1969 Marco Foddis, pop drummer, Pestilence
1968 100,000 attend Miami Pop Festival
1968 Bess Singh, [Lennart Bes], Dutch pop drummer, Burma Shop-Hippies
1968 100,000 attend Newport Pop Festival, Costa Mesa, California
1968 Paulo, Jr., Brazilian pop bassist, Sepultura, Morbid Visions
1968 Patrick Uterwijk, pop guitarist, Pestilence, Consuming Impulse
1967 Monterey International Pop Festival rocks Southern California
1967 50,000 attend Monterey International Pop Festival
1967 "Wild Thing" hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby
1966 Patricia Kaas, French pop singer, Mademoiselle Chant
1966 Douglas Vipond, British pop drummer, Deacon Blue-Raintown
1966 Lisa Stansfield, English pop singer, Around the World
1966 Jeff Healey, Canada, blind pop guitarist, See the Light
1966 Patrick Hannan, English pop drummer, Sundays-Can't Be Sure
1966 Al Jaworsky, [Alan Doughty], pop bassist, Jesus Jones
1965 Rob Smits, pop drummer, Kong/Phlegm
1965 Fiachna O'Braonain, Irish pop guitarist, Hothouse Flowers-Don't Go
1965 Kellogg's Pop Tarts pastries created
1965 Barry D, [Iain Bakker], English pop musician, Jesus Jones
1964 Ed Jongsma, Dutch pop bassist, Sleeze Beez-Look Like Hell
1964 Arnold van Dongen, pop guitarist, Lois Lane-Amsterdamned
1964 Lorraine McIntosh, British pop singer, Deacon Blue-Fellow Hoodlums
1964 Alan "Reni" Wren, English pop drummer, Stone Roses-Fools Gold
1964 Neneh Cherry, born in Stockholm Sweden, Swedish pop singer, Money Love
1964 Ewen Vernal, British pop bassist, Deacon Blue-Your Town
1963 Gay "Mani" Mournfield, English pop bassist, Stone Roses
1963 Jerry de Borg, English pop guitarist, Jesus Jones-Real, Real, Real
1963 Eros Ramazotti, Italian pop musician/songwriter, Adesso Te
1963 Nelis Gobel, pop guitarist, Burma Shave-Hippies
1963 John Philipson, pop bassist, Rowwen Heze, Kroenenberg
1963 Harriet Wheeler, English pop singer/composer, The Sundays
1963 1st transmission of "Pop Go the Beatles" on BBC radio
1963 David Gavurin, English pop guitarist/composer, Sundays, Blind
1963 1st "Pop Art" exhibition (New York City)
1963 MDV, [Michiel de Vos], Dutch pop bassist, Burma Shave-Stash
1963 Paul Brindley, English pop bassist, Sundays, Can't Be Sure
1962 John Squire, English pop guitarist, Stone Roses, She Bangs the Drums
1962 Aldo Sprenger, Dutch pop guitarist, Kong-Phlegm
1962 Gilby Clarke, U.S. pop guitarist, Guns n' Roses-Civil War
1962 Martin Rongen, Dutch pop drummer, Rowwen Heze-Boem
1961 Colin Angus, Scottish pop musician, Shamen, Ebeneezer Goode
1961 Mark Drillich, Dutch pop bassist, Kong-Slauerhoff
1961 Dirk de Vries, Dutch pop bassist, Kong-Slauerhoff
1960 William Sinnot, Scottish pop musician, Shamen-Move Any Mountain
1960 Eus van Someren, pop guitarist, Scene, Blaauw
1960 Theo Vogelaars, pop bassist, Trockener Kecks/Paid Love
1959 Charlie Burchill, Scottish pop guitarist, Simple Minds-Breakfast Club
1958 Dave Murray, English pop guitarist, Iron Maiden-Powerslave
1958 Mike Mills, U.S. pop bassist, REM-One I Love
1958 Bill Berry, U.S. pop drummer, REM-Sentimental Hygiene
1957 Stephen Morris, English pop drummer, Joy Division-Atmosphere
1957 Julian Cope, Welsh pop musician, Eve's Volcano
1957 Tim Farriss, Australian pop guitarist, INXS-Kiss the Dirt
1957 Philip Chevron, English pop musician, Pogues-Peace and Love
1957 Jimmy McShane, Pop singer, Baltimora-Tarzan Boy
1957 Graeme Kelling, British pop guitarist, Deacon Blue-Real Gone Kid
1956 Peter Buck, U.S. pop guitarist, REM-Murmur
1956 Alec John Such, U.S. pop bassist, Bon Jovi-Wanted Dead or Alive
1956 Peter O'Toole, Irish pop bassist, Hothouse Flowers-People
1956 Bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist, Joy Division
1955 Dave Murray, English pop guitarist, Iron Maiden-Number of the Beast
1955 Paul Simonon, English pop bassist, Clash-Havana 3 AM
1955 Steven Severin, British pop bassist, Siouxsie and Banshees-Wild Thing
1955 Colin Moulding, English pop guitarist, XTC
1955 Steve Jones, English pop guitarist, Sex Pistols-Mercy
1955 Mark Hollis, English pop musician, Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl
1953 Andy "the Clobberer" Ranken, English pop drummer, The Pogues
1952 Neil Peart, born in Canada, pop drummer, Rush-A Farewell to Kings
1952 Rob Kloet, pop drummer/singer, Nits-In the Dutch Mountains
1951 John Deacon, British pop guitarist, Queen-Somebody to Love
1950 Andrew Woolfolk, U.S. pop musician, Earth, Wind and Fire-Shining Star
1950 Michael Rutherford, English pop bassist, Genesis-Silent Sun
1950 Darryl Hunt, English pop bassist, Pogues-Pair of Brown Eyes
1950 Eddie Hazel, U.S. pop guitarist, Funkadelic-Uncle Jam Wants You
1949 Martin Duiser, pop producer, Vanessa, Lee Towers
1948 Rick Parfitt, Surrey England, pop guitarist/singer, Status Quo-Wanderer
1948 Johnny Ramone, New York, pop guitarist, Ramones-Love Live
1948 Lucius Ross, U.S. pop guitarist, Funkadelic-One Nation Under a Groove
1948 Bill Bruford, English pop drummer, Yes, King Crimson-Red, Genesis
1947 Dave Pegg, British pop bassist, Jethro Tull-Crest of a Wave
1947 Iggy Pop, born in Michigan, rocker, Zombie Birdhouse
1946 Martin Barre, British pop guitarist, Jethro Tull
1945 Bob Henrit, English pop drummer, Kinks-Waterloo Sunset
1944 Nico, U.S. model/pop singer, Velvet Underground, Venus in Furs
1944 Arnold Muhren, Dutch pop bassist/singer, The Cats-Sailin' Home
1943 Cees Veerman, pop guitarist/singer, Cats-Sure He's a Cat
1943 Garth Hudson, Canada, pop musician, The Band-Life is a Carnival
1942 Gus Dudgeon, British pop producer, Joan Armatrading, David Bowie
1942 Brian Jones, [Lewis B Hopkin], English pop guitarist, Rolling Stones
1942 Jimmy Miller, U.S. pop drummer, Rolling Stones, Motorhead
1941 Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins, U.S. pop singer, Funkadelic-Knee Deep
1941 Sergio Mendes, jazz/pop musician, Brazil '66/'77/'88
1940 Gretchen Christopher, British pop singer
1939 Beer Barrel Polka hits #1 on the pop singles chart by Will Glahe
1937 David Hockney, born in Bradford, England, artist, Pop Art
1935 Jim Dine, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, pop artist, St. John the Divine
1935 Ramsey Lewis, Chic, pop jazz artist, Hang on Sloopy
1935 Ruby Murray, Irish pop singer, Softly Softly
1933 John Mayall, MacClesfield England, pop musician, Don't Washed Me Time
1932 Ronald B Kitaj, US/British painter/graphic artist, pop art
1929 Dory Previn, Rahway, New Jersey, pop singer, Love Be My Cover
1929 Claes Oldenburg, born in Stockholm, Sweden, U.S. pop artist, Alphabet/Good Humor
1928 Joyce Brothers, New York City, pop psychologist, $64,000 Question, Naked Gun
1928 Joyce Brothers, New York City, pop psychiatrist, $64,000 question winner
1927 "Ain't She Sweet?" hits #1 on the pop singles chart by Ben Bernie
1927 Johnnie Ray, Dallas OR, pop singer, Cry
1923 Roy Lichtenstein, New York City, Pop art painter, painted comic book panels
1921 Nazar Mohammad, cricketer, Mudassar's pop, Pakistan's 1st centurion
1875 Frank "Pop" Morgenweck, basketball hall of famer, elected 1962
1787 Ord of 1787-a territory can become 3 to 5 states at 60,000 pop
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