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Madonna's Blonde Ambition tour plays the second of three nights at the SkyDome, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Prior to the show, Toronto police threatened to arrest Madonna if she performed her simulated masturbation scene during her performance of Like A Virgin. Madonna refused to change her show, and the authorities decided not to press charges, later denying that they had ever threatened to do so (a claim refuted by footage captured during the filming of Madonna's 1991 documentary Truth or Dare).
Minimalist composer, pianist, vocalist and dancer Julius Eastman dies aged 49 of cardiac arrest in Millard Fillmore Hospital in Buffalo, New York State, USA. An African-American, he was one of the first musicians to combine minimalist processes with elements of pop music, and would give his pieces provocatively socio-political titles, such as Evil Nigger and Gay Guerrilla.
On their Pump tour, Aerosmith play at Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana, USA, supported by Joan Jett And The Blackhearts.
On their Hot In The Shade tour, Kiss play at Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena, Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, USA.
On his Sound And Vision tour, David Bowie plays at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California, USA.