July 13

Today in 1897, a patent was granted to inventor Guglielmo Marconi for the radio

 

On this day in 1985, The Live Aid concerts took place in Philadelphia and London to raise money for the hungry in Africa

 

Today in 2004, Arthur ‘Killer’ Kane, (The New York Dolls) died at age 55 from leukemia

 

Roger McGuinn (The Byrds) was born on this day in 1942

 

Today in 1951, Classical composer Arnold Schoenberg, who suffered from triskaidekaphobia, died on Friday July 13 at age 76

 

The Allman Brothers ‘At Fillmore East’ was released today in 1971