Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 21: Keyboardist Manfred Mann is 84. Guitarist Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's is 83. Singer Elvin Bishop is 82. TV judge Judy Sheindlin ("Judge Judy") is 82. Actor Everett McGill ("Twin Peaks") is 79.

Today in Music History for Oct. 21: In 1851, soprano Jenny Lind, dubbed "The Swedish Nightingale," gave her first Canadian concert, at St. Lawrence Hall in Toronto. Her tour was organized by showman P.T. Barnum.

Today in History for Oct. 21: In 1555, Queen Mary of England launched a persecution campaign against Protestants that resulted in the deaths of more than 200 people.

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 19: Artist Peter Max is 87. Author and critic Renata Adler is 87. Canadian singer-songwriter Tommy Ambrose is 85. Actor John Lithgow is 79. Singer Jeannie C. Riley is 79.

Today in Music History for Oct. 19: In 1889, recording industry pioneer Art Satherly was born in Bristol, England.

Today in History for Oct. 19: In 1216, King John of England died after consuming what was described as an excessive number of peaches and too much beer.

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 22: Black Panthers co-founder Bobby Seale is 88. Actor Christopher Lloyd is 86. Actor Derek Jacobi is 86. Actor Tony Roberts is 85. Actress Catherine Deneuve is 81. Movie director Jan de Bont is 81.

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 24: Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman is 88. Steel guitarist Santo Farina, of the duo Santo and Johnny, is 87. Actor F. Murray Abraham is 85.

Celebrity Birthdays for is Oct. 26: Actress Jaclyn Smith ("Charlie's Angels") is 79. "Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak is 78. Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is 77. Musician Bootsy Collins is 73. Actor James Pickens Jr.

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 23: Movie director Philip Kaufman is 88. Singer Barbara Ann Hawkins of The Dixie Cups is 81. Actor Michael Rupert is 73. Director Ang Lee is 70. Jazz singer Dianne Reeves is 68. Country singer Dwight Yoakam is 68.