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What happened in history on this day: October 10?
On October 10 in ...
- 1979 - Fleetwood Mac receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was also "Fleetwood Mac Day" in Los Angeles, by proclamation of Mayor Tom Bradley. And the group's new album, Tusk, was unveiled at a record-company party that night. The double-record set took thirteen months to finish and cost over a million dollars.
Births on October 10
- 1914 - Birth of Ivory Joe Hunter in Kirbyville, Texas, USA; singer/songwriter/pianist ("Since I Met You Baby", "I Almost Lost My Mind", "I Need You So").
- 1918 - Birth of Bobby Byrne in Columbus, Ohio, USA; orchestra leader (Club Seven).
- 1918 - Birth of Thelonious Monk; jazz pianist ("Monk's Dream").
- 1948 - Birth of Cyril Neville; rock singer-musician (The Neville Brothers).
- 1953 - Birth of Midge Ure; rocker ("Dear God", Ultravox - "We Came to Dance").
- 1955 - Birth of David Lee Roth; rock singer (Van Halen - "Jump"), radio host.
- 1958 - Birth of Tanya Tucker in Seminole, Texas, USA; country singer/actress (Follow that Car).
- 1959 - Birth of Chris Lowe; rocker (Pet Shop Boys - "Left to My Own Devices").
- 1961 - Birth of Martin Kemp; rocker (Spandau Ballet - "True").
- 1963 - Birth of Jim Glennie; rock musician (James).
- 1966 - Birth of Kevin Paige; vocalist ("Don't Shut Me Out").
- 1967 - Birth of Mike Malinin; rock musician (Goo Goo Dolls).
- 1979 - Birth of Mýa; American singer and actress (Dancing With the Stars).
- 1985 - Birth of Ricki-Lee Coulter; singer (Australian Idol TV show).
Deaths on October 10
- 1964 - Russ Case, orchestra leader (Julius La Rosa Show), dies at age 52.
- 1976 - Connee Boswell, singer (Pete Kelly's Blue), dies at age 68.
- 1997 - Death of Brian Connolly at age 52 of heart failure; lead singer (Sweet).
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