25th Oct 1968, Led Zeppelin appeared at the Battersea campus of Surrey University, England. Formerly the Battersea Polytechnic Institute, the concert took place in the Great Hall of the Battersea Park Road site, a 19-century Listed building founde in 1891 and designed by architect E. W. Mountford. Although there are unconfirmed reports of earlier shows, this appears to be the band's first gig with their new name (after initially performing as The New Yardbirds). In 2003 a poster for the gig (billing the group as The New Yardbirds) sold at auction for £2,400. From http://www.facebook.com/thisdayinledzeppelin

16th Oct 2010, Auburn University graduate student Justin Havird named a new species of fish, Lepidocephalichthys zeppelini, because the fish's pectoral fin reminded him of the double-neck guitar used by Jimmy Page.""I'm a big Led Zeppelin fan, and I was listening to them while I was working on the fish," Havird said. "The structure that makes this species unique just reminded me of the guitar that Jimmy Page played". From http://www.facebook.com/thisdayinledzeppelin

‎8th Oct 1971, 'Led Zeppelin II' was enjoying its 100th week on the UK album charts. It was the band's first album to hit No.1 in the US, knocking The Beatles' 'Abbey Road' twice from the top spot, where it remained for seven weeks. When first released the album had advance orders of 400,000 copies in the USA, (the advertising campaign was built around the slogan 'Led Zeppelin II Now Flying').

‎7th Oct 1999, 'Stairway To Heaven' by Led Zeppelin was voted at No. 1 in Classic Rock magazines 'Ten Best... Songs Ever!' reader's poll. 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by Queen was voted in at No. 2 and 'Freebird' by Lynyrd Skynyrd was No. 3. Zeppelin also had 'Kashmir' at No. 23 and 'Whole Lotta Love' at No.30.

5th Oct 1970, 'Led Zeppelin III' was released in the UK on Atlantic records.The album peaked at No. 1 on both the UK and US charts. It has now been certified 6 times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for US sales in excess of 6 million copies.

3rd Oct 1969, Led Zeppelin appeared at the Circus Theatre, Scheveningen, Holland during a European tour. The set list included 'Communication Breakdown', 'Dazed And Confused', 'I Can't Quit You Baby' and 'How Many More Times'.

28th Sept 1976, Led Zeppelin released 'The Song Remains The Same'. The live soundtrack double album was recorded at Madison Square Gardens, New York City on 27th, 28th and 29th July 1973.

27th Sept 1971, On their first ever Japanese tour Led Zeppelin appeared at the Shiei Taikukan Hall in Hiroshima, Japan, a charity concert in aid of the victims of the 1945 Atom bomb. The band subsequently presented the local Mayor with a cheque for 7,000,000 Yen from the show.

25th Sept 1980, John Bonham, drummer with Led Zeppelin, died aged 32 after a heavy drinking session. ‘Bonzo’ was found dead at guitarists Jimmy Page's house of what was described as asphyxiation, after inhaling his own vomit after excessive vodka consumption, (40 shots in 4 hours). During live sets his drum solo, ‘Moby Dick,’ would often last for half an hour and regularly featured his use of his bare hands. http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/john_bonham

24th Sept 1972, 'Led Zeppelin IV' was on the UK album chart. The 19th century rustic oil painting on the front of the album was purchased from an antique shop in Reading, Berkshire, England by Robert Plant.

From http://www.facebook.com/thisdayinledzeppelin 23rd Sept 1971, On their first ever Japanese tour Led Zeppelin played the first of two nights at The Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan. The set list included 'Immigrant Song', 'Heartbreaker', 'Since I've Been Loving You', 'Black Dog', 'Dazed And Confused', 'Stairway To Heaven', 'Celebration Day', 'That's The Way', 'Going To California', 'What Is And What Should Never Be', 'Moby Dick', 'Whole Lotta Love', 'Good Times Bad Times', 'How Many More Times' and 'Communication Breakdown'

From http://www.facebook.com/thisdayinledzeppelin 22nd Sept 2005, Jimmy Page was made an honorary citizen of Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro for his work helping its street children. The Led Zeppelin guitarist had opened Casa Jimmy (Jimmy's House) in 1998, which had to date supported more than 300 children. http://youtu.be/bv_mNtI9P3o

From http://www.facebook.com/thisdayinledzeppelin ‎21st Sept 1968, Led Zeppelin (recording under the name The Yardbirds) continued recording sessions for their debut album at Olympic studios, London. The album took only about 36 hours of studio time to complete. http://youtu.be/41BKMnoCc1c

20th Sept 1975, Winners in this years Melody Maker Readers' Poll included Robert Plant who won Best Singer, and Joni Mitchell, Best Female Singer. Yes won Best Band, Genesis won Best Live Act, Best single was 'I'm Not In Love' by 10cc, Best Album was 'Physical Graffiti' by Led Zeppelin, and 'Brightest Hope' went to Camel. From http://www.facebook.com/thisdayinledzeppelin

From This Day in Led Zeppelin 14th Sept 1974, All four members of Led Zeppelin attended the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Joni Mitchell gig at Wembley Stadium, London, England. Later that evening, at Quaglino's Restaurant in St. James Place, Jimmy Page and John Bonham jammed at the after-show party with Neil Young, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills. I would've paid good money to see that! http://youtu.be/-QsSc95pPPY

This is an amazing performance. 19th June 1969, Led Zeppelin recorded an appearance for the 'Tous En Scene' TV Show at the Antenne Culturelle du Kremlin-Bicetre in Paris France, playing 'Communication Breakdown' and 'Dazed And Confused'. http://youtu.be/bnYgF2GHB94 Other video is here http://www.facebook.com/pages/This-Day-in-Led-Zeppelin/169230076448680?ref=ts

16th Feb 1972, Led Zeppelin made their Australian live debut when they kicked off a six-date tour at the Subiaco Oval, Perth. Police battled with over 500 fans who rammed locked gates trying to get into the concert. Over 4,000 fans stood outside the venue without tickets. From This Day in Led Zeppelin on Facebook http://tinyurl.com/6elqsnq

Jan 12th 1969, Led Zeppelin's debut album was released in the UK. Recorded at Olympic Studios in Barnes, London, the album took only about 36 hours of studio time to complete at a cost of just £1,782, most of the tracks being recorded 'live' in the studio with very few overdubs. The album spent a total of 71 weeks on the UK chart. From www.thisdayinmusic.com

Dec 26th 1968, Led Zeppelin started their first North American tour supporting Vanilla Fudge and Spirit at Denver Auditorium, Colorado. Tickets for this Sunday night gig cost $5, the band's name did not feature on advertisements. Songs played on this tour included: 'The Train Kept A Rollin', 'I Can't Quit You Baby', 'As Long As I Have You', 'Dazed And Confused' and 'How Many More Times'. From http://www.facebook.com/pages/This-Day-in-Led-Zeppelin/169230076448680

24th Dec 1970, Led Zeppelin's 'Immigrant Song' was on the US singles chart. The group's second single (and opening track from the groups third album), peaked at No.16 spending 16 weeks on the chart.

23rd Dec 1969, 'Led Zeppelin I' was on the UK chart. Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin's manager Peter Grant paid for all the recording costs themselves for the group's debut, as the band had not yet signed their deal with Atlantic Records. From This Day in Led Zeppelin http://tinyurl.com/35o8cvk

From www.thisdayinmusic.com December 10, 2007 On September 12, 2007, London concert promoter Harvey Goldsmith made legions of music and Led Zeppelin fans ecstatic when he announced that the band would reform and play a tribute concert to raise money for the Ahmet Ertegun Education Fund. Ertegun signed the band back in the ’60s, and had died in 2006. The show at London’s O2 Arena was due to take place on November 26 but Jimmy Page’s injured hand delayed proceedings until this day in 2007. Getting the individual band members to agree on the performance took time and persuasion and, in the end, came down to music. David Campbell, president of AEF Europe and therefore in charge of the O2 Arena, took Zeppelin to the venue to see an Elton John concert, as he told Gigwise. “We were going through [the venue] with the band, and [Jimmy Page] said, ‘I bet it doesn’t sound any good up there.’ So, with all of them, as well as Harvey [Goldstein] and myself, we took the elevator up to Level 4 to go to the very top of the building to have a listen. “Someone held the elevator, and we were sort of standing there waiting for them to go. They just put their thumbs up, and sort of smiled at each other. That’s when Harvey and I knew that this was going to be OK. Then, John Paul Jones started running up and down the stairs; and that was it.” The Sunday Times called the much-desired reunion ticket “the hottest… of the century so far” with only 9,000 pairs available that were drawn from 1 million online applicants worldwide at $200 each. Those lucky enough to witness history started their evening with Bill Wyman, and his Rhythm Kings as well sets by Paul Rodgers, Foreigner, Maggie Bell and Ertegun’s final signing, Paolo Nutini. And so, on the night of December 10, 2007, the surviving members of Led Zeppelin reunited for a one-off benefit with Jason Bonham taking his late father’s place on drums. Hamish McBain was there for London’s NME. “Jimmy Page is lit up by lasers and at the song’s climax Robert Plant yells out ‘Jimmy Page on electric guitar!’ in a moment that resonates right back to their first gigs in the late ’60s,” he wrote. “‘Stairway To Heaven’ follows. Ridiculous in many ways, it’s still a song that everyone present thought was fated to only be performed by dodgy pub covers bands and not again by its creators. Playing this well-known classic proves a shrewd move, as it gently reminds everyone present just which giant-sized rock band they’re dealing with. “‘Kashmir’ finishes the main set sounding incredible before the band take a bow and they’re gone. Rapturous applause follows as you might expect, but its nothing compared to the sheer mania that greets the first encore song ‘Whole Lotta Love.’ Not many bands have one of those, you see. “If there were skeptics here tonight – there weren’t but just for the sake of argument consider it – Led Zeppelin silenced them and banished any rotten memories of their shambolic Live Aid reunion. More importantly, though, what they have done here tonight is prove that they can still perform to the level that originally earned them their legendary reputation.” Or, as Robert Plant said during the show, “Hey, Ahmet. We did it. From www.thisdayinmusic.com

29th Nov 1999, The RIAA announced that Led Zeppelin were only the third act in music history to achieve four or more Diamond albums, a Diamond album being awarded for accredited sales of more than 10 million units in the US. From www.thisdayinmusic.com

Sept 8th 1968, Led Zeppelin appeared at Raventlow Parken, Nykobing Lolland, Denmark supported by The Beatnicks and The Ladybirds, (who were a all girl topless go-go dancing outfit). From www.thisdayinmusic.com