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What happened in history on this day: January 18?
On January 18 in ...
- 1968 - Hester and Appolinar's musical "Your Own Thing" premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1978 - Singer Neil Sedaka receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- 1980 - Pink Floyd's "The Wall" album hits #1.
- 1989 - Otis Redding, Dion, Rolling Stones, Temptations, and Stevie Wonder inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- 1991 - Three people are crushed to death at an AC/DC concert in Salt Lake City by people who rushed the stage.
Births on January 18
- 1907 - Birth of Janos Ferencsik in Budapest, Hungary; conductor (Budapest Opera).
- 1941 - Birth of Bobby Goldsboro in Marianna, Florida, USA; singer, songwriter ("Honey, See The Funny Little Clown").
- 1941 - Birth of David Ruffin in Mississippi, USA; vocalist (Temptations - "Papa Was a Rolling Stone").
- 1941 - Birth of Tom Bailey; rock vocalist (Thompson Twins - "Doctor Doctor").
- 1944 - Birth of Larry "Legs" Smith; rocker (Bonzo Dog Band - "Urban Spaceman").
- 1950 - Birth of Claudia de Colombia in Bogato, Columbia; Spanish singer ("Yo Creo En Ti").
- 1956 - Birth of Mark Collie in Waynesboro, Tennessee, USA; country singer ("Another Old Soldier").
- 1957 - Birth of Tom Bailey; rock vocalist/keyboardist (Thompson Twins - "Doctor Doctor").
- 1959 - Birth of Bob Rosenberg; rocker (Will To Power).
- 1971 - Birth of Jonathan Davis; singer (Korn).
- 1973 - Birth of Christian Burns; singer (BBMak).
- 1973 - Birth of Crispian Mills in London, England; vocalist, guitarist (Kula Shaker).
Deaths on January 18
- 1990 - Melanie Appleby, rocker (Mel and Kim), dies of liver cancer at age 23.
- 2022 - Death of Dick Halligan at age 78 in Rome, Italy, of natural causes; musician (Blood Sweat & Tears, Grammy award winner).
- 2023 - Death of David Crosby at age 81; singer-songwriter (the Byrds, Crosby, Stills and Nash).
- 2023 - Death of Van Conner at age 55 of a liver infection; musician (Screaming Trees).
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