On This Day
February 3
Day the Music Died Day
1924 The Toronto Granites wins Canada a gold in hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix France
1959 The Day the music died Buddy Holly, Richie Valens & The Big Bopper die in a plane crash
1967 Jimi Hendrix records Purple Haze
1972 11th Winter Olympics open in Sapporo, Japan
1995 Ol Dirty Bastard releases the single Brooklyn Zoo
2002 New England Patriots win Super Bowl XXXVI over the St. Louis Rams
Happy Birthday to
1941 Dory Funk Jr. WWE Wrestler
1954 David Tiger Williams NHL hockey player most penalty minutes 3,966 including playoffs 4,421 mins
1960 Marty Jannetty WWE wrestler
1983 Hillary Scott adult entertainer
1996 India Westbrooks Blogger, reality tv star
