1966 - The Who
European radio stations mistakenly reported that The Whos lead singer Roger Daltrey was dead. Actually, it was guitarist Pete Townshend who had been injured in a car accident a few days earlier.

1966 - The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Paint It, Black, the groups third US No.1 single. Also a No.1 in the UK, it was the first No.1 single to feature a sitar on the recording.

1969 - The Beatles
The Beatles were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with The Ballad Of John and Yoko the groups 17th UK No.1. The only two Beatles that played on the track were John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

2005 - Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin founding member and guitarist, was awarded an OBE in the Queen of Englands Birthday Honours list and Queen guitarist and founding member Brian May was awarded a CBE.

2011 - Pink Floyd
Pink Floyds 1973 album The Dark Side Of The Moon, re-entered the Billboard Album chart at No. 47, and reached the milestone of 1,000 weeks on Billboards charts. The album which was released in 1973 has done consistently well reaching No.1 on more than one occasion.