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10 years ago
Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of activist all-female punk-rock band Pussy Riot are 'detained' by law enforcement officers in Sochi, Rissia, Europe. Their arrest is said to be on charges of robbery but it is speculated that, given their political stance, they are simply not wanted near the site of the Winter Olympics.
Popular Korean rock band YB release their first English language single, Cigarette Girl, in the USA and UK.
Maria Von Trapp, last of the singing Von Trapp Family on whom the movie The Sound Of Music was based, dies aged 99, in Stowe, Vermont, USA.
Todd Harrell, bassist of 3 Doors Down, is taken into custody after police find him passed out in his vehicle at a street intersection in D'Iberville, Mississippi, USA. He is charged with a second-offense DUI involving a substance other than alcohol, and is subsequently suspended from the band.Parker Isaac Adams files a lawsuit against Chris Brown and his bodyguard Christopher Hollosy following an alleged assault outside The W hotel in Washington D.C., USA, during 2013.
Katy Perry attends the Elle Style Awards in London, UK, where she is named Woman Of The Year. The Award is presented by Kylie Minogue. Pharrell Williams, Jessie J, Tinie Tempah, Rita Ora, Lily Allen and Ellie Goulding are also in attendance.
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Touring in support of her album Welcome Back Colour, Danish singer-songwriter Tina Dico plays at Band On The Wall, Manchester, UK.
Roger Waters is made an honorary citizen of the city of Anzio, Italy, Europe, exactly seventy years since the day his father Eric died there in a World War 2 battle.
Perhaps Contraption begin recording tracks for their album Mud Belief at Premises Studio, London, England, UKEd Sheeran is named an official ambassador for East Anglia's Children's Hospices, during a visit to The Treehouse, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK, Europe. The charity supports youngsters with life-shortening illnesses and their families. During the visit, Sheeran takes part in a Music Therapy session.
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25 years ago
Lauryn Hill opens a North American tour at The Fox Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Bob Dylan and Natalie Merchant play at Lehigh University, Stabler Arena, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA.50 years ago
75 years ago
Jimmy Witherspoon records Jump Children and Take Me Back Baby for Modern Records in Los Angeles.
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