March 22, 2010 03:09 EDT

On March 22, 1952, Grand Ole Opry star Uncle Dave Mason died in Tennessee.

In 1956, Carl Perkins was injured in a car accident near Wilmington, Del. He was on his way to New York to perform on the "Ed Sullivan Show," but was forced to spend several months in the hospital. By the time he recovered, Elvis Presley had covered Perkins' hit, "Blue Suede Shoes," and Perkins' career was never the same.

In 1958, an 8-year-old Hank Williams Jr. made his stage debut in Swainsboro, Ga.

In 1969, newlyweds John Lennon and Yoko Ono held their first "Bed-In for Peace" in Amsterdam.

In 1986, singer Mark Dinning died of a heart attack at the age of 52. He's probably best known for the 1959 hit "Teen Angel."

In 1990, Gloria Estefan underwent surgery in New York, two days after her back was broken in a bus accident.

In 1994, singer-bassist-producer Dan Hartman died of a brain tumor in Westport, Connecticut. He was 43.

In 1996, former Turtles drummer Don Murray died in Santa Monica, Calif., of complications from an undisclosed surgery. He was 50.

In 1997, Marilyn Manson fell onstage during a performance in Honolulu and cut an artery in his hand. He was forced to stop the show.

In 1999, the body of actor David Strickland of the TV show "Suddenly Susan" was found hanging in a Las Vegas hotel room. He was 28.

Today's Birthdays: Composer Stephen Sondheim is 80. Actor William Shatner is 79. Actor M. Emmet Walsh is 75. Singer Jeremy Clyde of Chad and Jeremy is 69. Singer-guitarist George Benson is 67. News anchor Wolf Blitzer is 62. Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is 62. Actress Fanny Ardant is 61. Sportscaster Bob Costas is 58. Country singer James House is 55. Actress Lena Olin is 55. Singer-actress Stephanie Mills is 53. Actor Matthew Modine is 51. Actress Kellie Williams is 34. Actress Reese Witherspoon is 34. Drummer John Otto of Limp Bizkit is 33. Rapper Mims is 29.