It All Happened on August 16th

(1986) Madonna and Sean Penn.

In 1935, [lastfm]Patsy Montana[/lastfm] recorded I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart. The record later became the first million-selling country single by a female artist.
In 1962, Beatles manager Brian Epstein fired [lastfm]Pete Best[/lastfm] and replaced him with [lastfm]Ringo Starr[/lastfm].
In 1969, [lastfm]Janis Joplin[/lastfm] performed at Woodstock in Bethel, New York. During [lastfm]The Who[/lastfm]'s set the same day, Abbie Hoffman leaped onstage to protest, but Pete Townshend was having none of it. He clobbered the activist with his electric guitar. Townshend later explained he had no idea who Abbie Hoffman was.
In 1974, [lastfm]The Ramones[/lastfm] played the New York club CBGB for the first time.
In 1975, Singer Peter Gabriel announced he was leaving [lastfm]Genesis[/lastfm].
In 1977, [lastfm]Elvis Presley[/lastfm] died. Although many suspect Elvis accidentally administered himself a drug overdose, the official verdict was coronary arrhythmia. He was 42.
In 1980, Drummer Bill Ward left [lastfm]Black Sabbath[/lastfm].
In 1983, [lastfm]Paul Simon[/lastfm] married actress Carrie Fisher in New York. They divorced in 1985.
In 1985, [lastfm]Madonna[/lastfm] married Sean Penn in Malibu Beach, California on her 27th birthday. They divorced in 1989.