Today's birthday:
65 years to the musician Gary Numan.
Gary Numan is a British rock musician, singer, songwriter and one of the leading performers of the British New Wave. Newman is considered to be one of the pioneers of commercial electronic music; he has been called the "king of synth-pop" and the "godfather" of electronica. Newman's musical style, which combined elements of kraut-rock, punk and glam, with a dark lyricism and massive use of synth sound, influenced the development of goth-rock, darkwave and industrial. His compositions have been covered extensively by artists such as Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Dead Weather, Basement Jaxx, Fear Factory and many others.
Events:
1962 - The Beatles made their television debut on the BBC.
1965 - David Bowie makes his first television appearance with The Manish Boys.
1970 - Diana Ross made her first appearance as a solo artist.
1986 - Whitney Houston topped the US album chart with her album of the same name.
1990 - Rolling Stone magazine presented Cher with an award for "Most Terrible Dressed Singer" and for "Most Terrible Video" for the song "If I Could Turn Back Time".
