Birthday Highlight:

Paul Westerberg, best known as the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter in The Replacements, is 56 today. The Replacements were formed here in Minneapolis in 1979, and are considered pioneers of alternative rock. In recent years, Paul has taken a more independent-minded approach to his music, primarily recording at home.

Today In:

1963 - The Kinks made their live debut when they played at the Lotus House Restaurant, London.

1966 - The Monkees started a 7-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles charts with the Neil Diamond song "I'm A Believer".

1970 - Paul McCartney filed a suit against the rest of The Beatles to dissolve their partnership.

1984 - Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen crashed his Corvette Stingray, on the A57 outside Sheffield, England. Allen lost his left arm in the accident.

1985 - Ricky Nelson was killed along with six others when his charted light aircraft crashed in Texas.

1991 - Ted Nugent donated 200 pounds of venison to a Salvation Army soup kitchen in Detroit with the message "I kill it, you grill it".

1996 - Paul McCartney became a Sir after he was listed in the Queen's New Year's Honours List.

2000 - Janet Jackson's estranged husband filed a lawsuit against the singer claiming that Jackson, who had sold more than 40 million records, promised to share equally any assets acquired after their relationship began in 1987.

2003 - Kevin MacMichael, guitarist with Cutting Crew, died of lung cancer aged 51.

Birthdays:

Andy Summers, guitarist for The Police, is 73 today.

John Denver was born today in 1943.

Tom Hamilton, Aerosmith bassist, is 64 today.

Joey McIntrye of New Kids On The Block is 43 today.

PSY is 38 today.