On Feb. 5, 1940, Glenn Miller and his orchestra recorded "Tuxedo Junction" for RCA Victor's Bluebird label.
- In 1957, Bill Haley and His Comets were mobbed by fans when they arrived in London for a tour.
- 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, actor Elizabeth Taylor filed for divorce from her seventh husband, Larry Fortensky, citing irreconcilable differences. They were married five years.
- In 2001, actors Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman announced their separation after eleven years of marriage.
- In 2020, actor Kirk Douglas died at his home in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 103.
Today's Birthdays: Singer-songwriter Barrett Strong is 81. Actor David Selby ("Dark Shadows," "Falcon Crest") is 81. Singer Al Kooper (Blood, Sweat and Tears) is 78. Actor Charlotte Rampling is 76. Actor Barbara Hershey is 74. Actor-director-comedian Christopher Guest is 74. Actor Tom Wilkinson ("Selma") is 74. Actor-comedian Tim Meadows ("Saturday Night Live") is 61. Actor Jennifer Jason Leigh is 60. Actor Laura Linney is 58. Bassist Duff McKagan of Velvet Revolver (and Guns N' Roses) is 58. Actor Chris Parnell is 55. Singer Chris Barron of the Spin Doctors is 54. Singer Bobby Brown is 53. Actor Michael Sheen ("Masters of Sex," "Frost/Nixon," "Twilight" films) is 53. Actor David Chisum ("Black Box," "One Life to Live") is 52. Country singer Sara Evans is 51. Country singer Tyler Farr is 38. Keyboardist Mark Shusterman of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats is 37. Actor Darren Criss ("Glee") is 35. Actor Henry Golding ("Crazy Rich Asians") is 35. Keyboardist Kyle Simmons of Bastille is 34. Actor Jeremy Sumpter ("Friday Night Lights," "Peter Pan") is 33. Drummer Graham Sierota (sih-ROH'-tah) of Echosmith is 23.