2013 Event With a personal fortune of $73 billion dollars, Mexican business magnate Carlos Slim, tops the list of the 'Forbes' list of wealthiest people 1997 Death Lawrence Payton, singer, The Four Tops, dies at 59 1990 Event Who, Simon and Garfunkel, 4 Seasons, 4 Tops, Hank Ballard, Platters & 1989 Event FOX-TV tops ABC, NBC and CBS for 1st time, America's Most Wanted 1988 Event Dodger Tommy Lasorda wins 1,000th game as manager tops Philadelphia, 4-2 1981 Event U.S. national debt tops $1 trillion 1980 Event Billy Joel's Glass Houses album tops charts 1978 Event Price of gold tops $200-an-oz level for 1st time 1971 Event "Benny Hill Show" tops TV ratings 1955 Event Bill Haley and Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" tops billboards chart 1950 Birthday Alex Chilton, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist and vocalist, Box Tops 1950 Birthday Bill Cunningham, rock keyboardist/bassist, Box Tops 1947 Birthday Gary Talley, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Box Tops 1947 Birthday Tom Boggs, rock drummer, Box Tops 1935 Birthday Abdul "Duke" Fakir, born in Detroit, Michigan, rock vocalist, Four Tops 1932 Birthday Everard Goodman, English real estate developer, TOPS Estates 1908 Event White Sox Ed Walsh tops Detroit 6-1 for his 40th victory
