insert_link Music This Day in Music History – November 5th 1935 - Composer Nicholas Maw was born. 1960 - Johnny Horton was killed in an auto accident in Milano, Texas at the age of 33. He had the hit "Battle of New Orleans." 1977 - Ozzy Osbourne quit Black Sabbath only to rejoin a few weeks later. He later quit again to pursue a solo career. -- Photo Credit: Marko Ristic ZT / Shutterstock.com todayNovember 5, 2019