Birthday Highlight:

David Bowie is 68 today. Born David Robert Jones in 1947, Bowie has been major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music. He is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. Bowie is held in high regard for his powerful voice, the intellectual depth and considerable eclecticism of his work, and his distinctive sense of visual style.

Also, Today In:

1966 - The Beatles started a six week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Rubber Soul, the group's seventh chart topper, which went on to spend 56 weeks on the chart.

1973 - Yoko Ono released Approximately Infinite Universe as a double album. She told the press, "I figured if George Harrison can put out a triple album, then I can put out a double album."

1975 - Three Led Zeppelin concerts at Madison Square Garden sold out in a record four hours.

1979 - Canadian rock band Rush were named the country's official Ambassadors Of Music by the Canadian government.

1991 - Steve Clark, guitarist with Def Leppard, was found dead at his Chelsea flat by his girlfriend, after a night of heavy alcohol consumption combined with prescription drugs.

2001 - A woman who believed that Axl Rose communicated with her via telepathy was arrested for stalking the Guns N' Roses singer for a second time.

Birthdays:

Andrew Wood, lead singer of Mother Love Bone whose members would later form Pearl Jam, was born today in 1966.

Shirley Bassey, the original voice of most James Bond soundtracks, is 78 today.

The King, Elvis Aaron Presley, was also born today in 1935.