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10 years ago
Over 80 people are killed during a horrific terrorist attack on The Bataclan Theatre, Paris, France, Europe, during a gig by The Eagles Of Death Metal.
Taylor Swift is chosen as the highest-ranked music biz celebrity in the NBC News online State of Kindness poll (conducted online by SurveyMonkey). Top place in the poll goes to actress, writer, comedian and humanitarian Ellen DeGeneres.
Chris Isaak releases his thirteenth LP, First Comes The Night, on Wicked Game/Vanguard Records in the USA. This is his first album of new songs in five years.
It is announced that Ed Sheeran's album x (pronounced Multiply) has overtaken Adele's 21 to become the longest-charting UK top 10 album ever released by a British artist. It was the fastest-selling album of 2014, and has now remained in the Official UK Albums Top 10 for 73 consecutive weeks, breaking Adele's 71-week record. Sheeran's album has sold over 10m copies worldwide, and received 59 platinum certifications.50 years ago
When Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue plays two shows in one day at the Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, Joni Mitchell turns up to perform.
David Crosby and Graham Nash play at Anderson Arena, Bowling Green University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA. 
75 years ago
The Alfred Hitchcock film Stage Fright, starring Jane Wyman and Marlene Dietrich, goes on
general release to cinemas in Sweden. The film features an original
Cole Porter song, The
Laziest Gal In Town, which is performed by Dietrich.
100 years ago
The Red Heads record Headin' For Louisville, Nervous Charlie and Fallen Arches, for Pathe Actuelle Records in New York City, USA.
The Red Heads record Headin' For Louisville, Nervous Charlie and Fallen Arches, for Pathe Actuelle Records in New York City, USA.
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