14 April 1980: A New Jersey state assemblyman introduced a resolution to make Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" the official state song. Iron Maiden's self-titled debut album was released. Gary Numan released "The Touring Principle", a 45-minute concert video. It was the first commercially available home rock videocassette.
14 April 1983: Pete Farndon of The Pretenders died of a drug overdose at the age of 29. He had been fired from the band the year before due to his addiction.
14 April 1984: Michael Jackson's Thriller LP logs 37th week at no 1 in the US - the longest run in pop history.
14 April 1989: Tom Petty released his first solo album, "Full Moon Fever"
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