According to the AP, on Feb. 5:
- In 1940, Glenn Miller and his orchestra recorded "Tuxedo Junction" for RCA Victor's Bluebird label.
- In 1957, Bill Haley and His Comets arrived in London for a tour and were mobbed by fans.
- In 1972, Paul Simon released his first solo single following his breakup with Art Garfunkel. The song, "Mother and Child Reunion," became a top-five hit.
- In 1992, a blues band accompanied Willie Dixon's funeral procession in Chicago. Dixon died of heart failure about a week earlier.
- In 1996, actress Elizabeth Taylor filed for divorce from her seventh husband, Larry Fortensky, citing irreconcilable differences.
- In 1998, guitarist Tim Kelly of Slaughter was killed in a traffic accident in northwest Arizona. He was 34.
- In 2001, actor Tom Cruise and actress Nicole Kidman announced their separation after 11 years of marriage.
Today's Birthdays:
- Country singer Claude King is 90.
- Actor Stuart Damon is 76.
- Singer-songwriter Barrett Strong is 72.
- Actor David Selby ("Dark Shadows," ''Falcon Crest") is 72.
- Singer Cory Wells of Three Dog Night is 71.
- Singer Al Kooper is 69.
- Actress Charlotte Rampling is 67.
- Actress Barbara Hershey is 65.
- Actor-director-comedian Christopher Guest is 65.
- Actor-comedian Tim Meadows ("Saturday Night Live") is 52.
- Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh is 51.
- Actress Laura Linney ("The Truman Show," ''You Can Count On Me") is 49.
- Bassist Duff McKagan of Velvet Revolver (and Guns N' Roses) is 49.
- Actor Chris Parnell is 46.
- Singer Chris Barron of the Spin Doctors is 45.
- Singer Bobby Brown is 44.
- Country singer Sara Evans is 42.
- Actor Darren Criss ("Glee") is 26.
- Actor Jeremy Sumpter ("Friday Night Lights," ''Peter Pan") is 24.
