1983

American Blues legend Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) diedin his sleep at his home in Westmont, Illinois, aged 68.

1983

Michael Jackson started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Beat It’, his fifth solo US No.1. The third single from the singer’s Thriller album featured Eddie Van Halen on the song’s distinctive over driven guitar solo, but Halen was prevented by his record label from appearing in the music video.

2008

Mariah Carey married actor Nick Cannon in the Bahamas following a whirlwind two-month romance. The pop diva met Cannon, 27, whileshooting the music video for her single ‘Bye Bye.’ It was the second marriage for Carey, who married Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola in 1993, which ended in 1998.

2008

A giant inflatable pig which floated away during a Roger Waters concert was recovered in tatters in California. Two families from La Quinta who found what was left of the inflatable, decided to share four life tickets to the Coachella festival that were offered as part of the reward.