Yetnikoff dies.

Under Walter Yetnikoff’s leadership, CBS released insanely successful blockbusters like Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The USA”. During that time, Yetnikoff cultivated a reputation as a loud, snarling, hard-partying power broker, and he launched feuds with people like David Geffen and Paul Simon. In 1990, Yetnikoff left CBS, blaming former protege Tommy Mottola for pushing him out.