On This Day …

1683 – Composer Johann David Heinichen was born.
1741 – Composer Johann Gottlieb Naumann was born.
1774 – Composer Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek was born.
1882 – Composer Artur Schnabel was born.
1953 – Benny Goodman returned to Carnegie Hall after 15 years.
1964 – The Rolling Stones’ debut album, “The Rolling Stones” was released in the U.K.
1965 – The Beach Boys’ “Help Me Rhonda” was released.
1970 – Johnny Cash performed at the White House at the invitation of President Richard M. Nixon. He played “A Boy Named Sue.”
1980 – Bob Marley and the Wailers performed as the official guests of State at Zimbabwe’s Independence festival.
1982 – Iron Maiden’s “The Number of the Beast” was #1 on the British albums chart.
1995 – Courtney Love and her band Hole performed on the sixth season premiere of MTV’s “Unplugged.”