On this day: April 26, 1982

April 26, 1982 was not a great day for singer Rod Stewart, he was mugged and robbed while standing next to his $50,000 Porsche on Hollywood Boulevard.

Stewart had just released hos last single for Riva Records, How Long, and was about to begin a new contract with Warner Bros which would result in his first number one single in five years, Baby Jane.

Stewart had had a tumultuous career up to this point, and the attack he experienced that day didn't help matters.

Other notable events for April 26:
-Calypso hitmaker Harry Belafonte signed a $1 million deal on April 26, 1957, at the time he has eight singles on the charts, and five of his albums had reached the top 3
-Ringo Starr appeared in his first TV special on April 26, 1978, it was an updated version of Mark Twain's the Prince and the Pauper