In 1977, The Clash released its self-titled album in Britain.

Born in 1939 – Francis Ford Coppola, American director, producer, and screenwriter.

Above: Coppola directing Dennis Hopper in a scene for Apocalypse Now.

Born in 1965 – Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Known alternately as Black Francis and Frank Black.

Listen to Where is My Mind, by the Pixies.

Born in 1926 – Roger Corman, American filmmaker.

Born in 1932 – Andrei Tarkovsky, Russian film director and producer.

Above: A still from Tarkovsky’s film The Sacrifice.

Born in 1949 – Richard Thompson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Listen to “A Heart Needs a Home” and “Walking on a Wire” with Linda Thompson.

And: Solo performances of “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” and “Beeswing”.

Born in 1947 – Emmylou Harris, American singer-songwriter.

Born in 1976 – Clarence Seedorf, Dutch-Surinamese footballer.

In 1981 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr.

Born in 1943 – Eric Idle, English actor, humorist, and singer.

Above: Idle as Roger the Shrubber, in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.