1987 Liberace (pianist and entertainer) died
1983 Karen Carpenter (singer 'The Carpenters') died
1948 Alice Cooper (singer) born
1962 Sunday Times colour supplement first printed
1948 Ceylon becomes independent from Britain
1920 Norman Wisdom (comedian) born

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This Day in Music

RANDOM THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.