January 16

1996: Jamaican authorities open fire on a seaplane carrying Jimmy Buffet and Bono, after mistaking the aircraft for a drug trafficker’s plane. No injuries are reported

January 18

1973: Pink Floyd begins recording Dark Side of the Moon

1991: Three people are killed at a Salt Lake City AC/DC concert when the audience rushes the stage

January 19

1981: Chris Wright, the chairman of the British Phonograph Industry, predicts the new cassette format will cause the death of vinyl

1943: Janis Lynn Joplin is born

January 20

1964: Meet The Beatles, the group’s U.S. debut, is released

1982: Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off of a live bat