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Willie Nelson's tour bus (with Willie inside) is hit on a slush-covered highway in Nova Scotia, Canada, when a car crosses the centre-line of the Trans-Canada Highway, six miles east of the town of Truro. The car driver is killed but no-one in the bus is injured.
The hit single Do They Know It’s Christmas? by Band Aid II is awarded a platinum disc in the UK by the BPI.
The album The Unison, by Celine Dion, is certified as a Gold Disc in Canada, having achieved sales of 50,000 copies.
On their Behind The Mask Tour, Fleetwood Mac play the last of five nights at The National Tennis Centre, Melbourne, Australia, Oceania.
Record producer Pat Diserio, who found success working mainly in Canada with disco acts including The Bombers, Kebekelektrik and Bob-a-rela, dies of a heart attack.