Happy Birthday: Dave Grohl, Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters singer and guitarist born 1969.
1966 – David Jones issues his first recording under the name “David Bowie.” Jones changed his last name to Bowie in order to avoid confusion with the Monkees’ Davy Jones.
1969 – The movie Monterey Pop, about the famous Monterey Pop Festival of 1967, opened in theaters.
1978 – Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours album hits #1 for a record 31st week on the US chart.
1980 – Rush release their seventh studio album, Permanent Waves.
1999 – Metallica sued Victoria’s Secret, claiming that the manufacturer infringed on its trademark by marketing a line of “Metallica” lip pencils.