According to the AP, these events happened on January third:
- In 1967, Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys refused to be sworn in after receiving a U.S. Army draft notice. Wilson said he was a conscientious objector.
- In 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Two Virgins" record sleeve, which showed them posing nude, was declared pornographic in New Jersey. Police seized copies of the album.
- In 1970, members of The Beatles recorded their last song together, "I Me Mine." George Harrison later used that title for his autobiography.
- Also in 1970, singer Davy Jones announced he was leaving The Monkees, a year after Peter Tork quit the group.
- In 1974, Bob Dylan and The Band opened a brief tour. Several dates were recorded for a live album. In 1989, country legend Johnny Cash was released from a Nashville hospital two weeks after undergoing double-bypass heart surgery. At the time, he said he had no plans to cancel any of his tour dates that year.
- Also in 1989, "The Arsenio Hall Show" made its premiere on Fox.
- In 1991, the sit-com "Blossom" premiered on NBC.
- In 1992, singer Jim Kerr of Simple Minds married actress Patsy Kensit in London. They have since split up.
- In 2004, Britney Spears married childhood friend Jason Alexander in a spur-of-the-moment wedding in Las Vegas. The marriage lasted 55 hours before they got it annulled.
Today's Birthdays:
- Record producer George Martin is 87.
- Actor Robert Loggia is 83.
- Actor Dabney Coleman is 81.
- Singer Stephen Stills is 68.
- Bassist John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin is 67.
- Actress Victoria Principal is 63.
- Actor Mel Gibson is 57.
- Jazz saxophonist James Carter is 44.
- Actor Jason Marsden ("Ally McBeal") is 38.
- Actress Danica McKellar ("The Wonder Years") is 38.
- Actor Nicholas Gonzalez ("The O.C.") is 37.
- Singer and former "American Idol" contestant Kimberley Locke is 35.
- Drummer Mark Pontius of Foster The People is 28.
- Guitarist Nash Overstreet of Hot Chelle Rae is 27.
