Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrity Birthdays for July 20: '50s rock 'n' roller Jo Ann Campbell is 87. Artist Judy Chicago is 86. Country singer T.G. Sheppard is 81. Bassist John Lodge of the Moody Blues is 80. Singer Kim Carnes is 80. Guitarist Carlos Santana is 78.

Today in Music History for July 20: In 1940, Billboard magazine published its first comprehensive singles record chart.

Today in History for July 20: On this date: In 1576, English explorer Martin Frobisher discovered the bay off Baffin Island that now bears his name. He thought it was a passage dividing America from Asia.

Celebrity Birthdays for July 19: Singer Vikki Carr is 85. Blues singer-musician Little Freddie King is 85. Actor George Dzundza is 80. Singer-bassist Alan Gorrie of Average White Band is 79. International Tennis Hall-of-Famer Ilie Nastase is 79.

Today in History for July 19: On this date: In 1553, 15-year-old Lady Jane Grey was deposed as Queen of England after only nine days. King Henry VIII's daughter Mary was proclaimed Queen and had Jane executed.

Today in Music History for July 19: In 1947, "Queen" guitarist Brian May was born in Hampton Hill, England.

Celebrity Birthdays for July 23: Actor Ronny Cox is 87. Andy Mackay, horn player with Roxy Music, is 79. Actor Larry Manetti ("Magnum, P.I.") is 78. Singer David Essex is 78. Singer-songwriter and former U.S. Congressman John Hall (Orleans) is 77.

Celebrity Birthdays for July 20: '50s rock 'n' roller Jo Ann Campbell is 87. Artist Judy Chicago is 86. Country singer T.G. Sheppard is 81. Bassist John Lodge of the Moody Blues is 80. Singer Kim Carnes is 80. Guitarist Carlos Santana is 78.

Celebrity Birthdays for July 24: Political cartoonist Pat Oliphant is 90. Actor Dan Hedaya is 85. Actor Chris Sarandon is 83. Actor Robert Hays ("Airplane!") is 78. Actor Michael Richards ("Seinfeld") is 76. Actress Lynda Carter is 74.

Celebrity Birthdays for July 22: Actor Terence Stamp is 87. Singer George Clinton is 84. Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, best known as the rider of Secretariat, winner of the U-S Triple Crown in 1973, is 84.