** Longtime radio music countdown show American Top 40 debuts on 5 U. S. stations with Casey Kasem as host.

** Longtime bassist Dee Dee Ramone leaves The Ramones.

** CD ( 4AD BAD-907-CD, 2 May 1989 ): Longtime ( 6: 01 ) / Bottom Drawer ( Remix ) ( 5: 37 ) / Assassination K ./ Kanserous ( 7: 39 ) / Slowtime ( 4: 53 )

** Nazi Germany passes the " Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring ".

** Offspring of Mortimer

** July 3, 2010: 311, The Offspring, Pepper

** Self Esteem by The Offspring

** Don't Pick it Up by The Offspring

** All I Want by The Offspring

** The Offspring ( Then Manic Subsidal )

** The Offspring-The Offspring

** The Offspring ( known as Manic Subsidal until 1985 )

** The Offspring-The Offspring ( re-released on CD in 1995 )

** The Offspring frontman Dexter Holland along with bassist Grek K start Nitro Records

** The Offspring leave Epitaph Records and sign to their current home Columbia.

** The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Offspring, Reel Big Fish and Social Distortion all went to the 5th Annual KROQ Weenie Roast.

** On July 27, The Offspring announce on their website that Atom Willard has left the band and is replaced by former Face to Face and Saves the Day drummer Pete Parada.

** On August 21, legendary producer and engineer Jerry Finn ( known for work on albums by blink-182, AFI, Rancid, Pennywise, Alkaline Trio, The Offspring, MxPx, + 44, Sum 41, and Morrissey ) died of brain hemorrhage after a week of being taken off of life support.

** " The Offspring " ( album ), their debut album

** Line Up: The Offspring, Kaiser Chiefs, Massive Attack, Helmet, Enter Shikari, Flogging Molly, The Locos, Madball, Dreadzone, H2O, N. O. H. A., Los De Abajo, Black Mountain, Kissmet, iO, Watcha Clan, Panteón Rococó, Donots, Holy Fuck, VNV Nation, La Kinky Beat, Demented Are Go, Zulu 9: 30, Outvile, Empyr, Invases, Seth Lakeman, Park Avenue, Skop, Montreal, Hopes Die Last, Karras, Tremore, Nomad Soundsystem, Dj Scratchy and many more.

** Daniel Svensson, Swedish drummer

** Paul Bostaph, American drummer

** Tennessee Thomas, British-born American drummer and actor

** Max Weinberg, American drummer

** Joe English, American drummer

** Butch Vig, American record producer and drummer ( Garbage )

** David Grohl, American rock drummer and composer ( Nirvana, Foo Fighters )

** Dafydd Ieuan, Welsh rock drummer ( Super Furry Animals )

** Jan Axel Blomberg, Norwegian drummer

** Bill Ward, British rock drummer

** Don Brewer, American drummer ( Grand Funk Railroad )

** Peter Criss, American rock drummer ( KISS )

** Jim Keltner, American drummer

** Mick Fleetwood, English drummer ( Fleetwood Mac )

** Tony Meehan, British drummer ( The Shadows ) ( d. 2005 )

** Mitch Mitchell, English drummer ( Jimi Hendrix Experience ) ( d. 2008 )

** Greg Elmore, American rock drummer ( Quicksilver Messenger Service )

** Don Powell, English rock drummer ( Slade )

** Rikki Rockett, American rock drummer ( Poison )

** Larry Mullen, Jr., Irish rock drummer ( U2 )

** Daniel Erlandsson, Swedish drummer

** Josh Freese, American musician and drummer

** Jon " Bermuda " Schwartz, American drummer

** Mel Lewis, American jazz drummer and band leader ( d. 1990 )

** Michael Foster, drummer for rock band FireHouse