2011 Event Musician Katy Perry wins the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards for Video for the Year award for her song 'Firework' 2004 Death J. J. Jackson, DJ/VJ, first VJ on MTV, dies at 62 1997 Event MTV drops video "Smack My Bitch Up" by Prodigy 1997 Event Final episode of "Beavis and Butt-head," on MTV 1997 Event 14th MTV Awards 1997 Event MTV Movie Awards 1996 Event MTV Video Music Awards 1996 Event 13th MTV Awards: Alanis Morrisett and Smashing Pumpkins wins 1996 Event M2, MTV's second TV channel is launched 1996 Event MTV Movie Awards 1995 Event 12th MTV Awards 1994 Event MTV awards feature newlyweds Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley 1994 Event 11th MTV Awards: Aerosmith, Lisa Marie and Michael Jackson win 1993 Event 10th MTV Awards: Pearl Jam, En Vogue wins 1993 Event MTV hostess Martha Quinn marries longtime boyfriend Jordan Tarlow 1992 Event Madonna premieres her "Erotica" video on MTV 1992 Event 9th MTV Awards: Howard Stern appears as Fartman 1991 Event 8th MTV Awards: REM 1991 Event MTV announces it will split into 3 channels in 1993 1990 Event 7th MTV Awards: Sinead O'Connor wins 1989 Event 6th MTV Awards: Living Colour wins 1988 Event 5th MTV Awards 1987 Event 4th MTV Awards: Peter Gabriel wins 1986 Event 3rd MTV Awards: Whitney Houston wins 1986 Event MTV Music Awards - Dire Straits "Money For Nothing" wins 1985 Event 2nd MTV Awards: Bruce Springsteen 1984 Event 1st MTV awards-Bette Midler and Dan Aykroyd host 1981 Event MTV premieres at 12:01 AM 1979 Birthday Bam Margera, born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, professional skateboarder, appeared in 'Viva La Bam' MTV television show and 'Jackass' movies 1971 Birthday Eric Nies, actor, MTV Real World, Grind 1971 Birthday Johnny Knoxville, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, born Philip John Clapp, actor, comedian, co-creator of MTV television series, 'Jackass', appeared in film, 'The Ringer' 1969 Birthday Dweezil Zappa, born in Hollywood, California, rock guitarist/son of Frank/VJ, MTV 1969 Birthday Melissa Rivers, New York City, TV hostess, MTV, CBS Morning News 1967 Birthday Tabitha Soren, born in San Antonio, Texas, MTV reporter, This Week in Rock 1967 Birthday Kari Wuhrer, Brookfield, Connecticut, MTV/actress, Beverly Hills 90210 1966 Birthday Daisy Fuentes, model/MTV veejay, America's Funniest Videos 1964 Birthday Katie Wagner, daughter of Robert Wagner/model/guest VJ, MTV 1962 Birthday Karen Duffy, Duff, New York City, MTV VJ/actress, Meet Wally Sparks 1959 Birthday Martha Quinn, born in Albany, New York, MTV VJ, Tracey-Bradys 1957 Birthday Daisy Fuentes, Havana Cuba, VJ, MTV International, claims 1964 1956 Birthday Peter Zaremba, born in America, singer, rocker, member of The Fleshtones, host of 'I.R.S. Records Presents The Cutting Edge', MTV program 1955 Birthday Nina Blackwood, Massachusetts, actress/VJ, MTV, Solid Gold, Vice Squad 1953 Birthday Robert Pittman, TV executive/developer, MTV 1953 Birthday Jules Shear, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, musician, singer, performed with The Funky Kings, Raisins in the Sun, created, hosted, first 13 episodes of MTV series, Unplugged, song, All Through the Night, recorded by Cyndi Lauper, ranked number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, co-wrote title track for Everything's Different Now album, with Matthew Sweet
