Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 9: R&B singer Nona Hendryx (LaBelle) is 80. Singer Jackson Browne is 76. Manager-TV personality Sharon Osbourne is 72. Actor Tony Shalhoub ("Monk," ''Wings") is 71. Accordion player James Fearnley of The Pogues is 70.

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 10: Actor Peter Coyote is 83. Actor Charles Dance ("Game of Thrones") is 78. Actor-dancer Ben Vereen is 78. Singer Cyril Neville of The Neville Brothers is 76. Author Nora Roberts (aka "J.D. Robb") is 74.

Today in Music History for Oct. 13: In 1941, singer Paul Simon was born in Newark, N.J. Between 1962 and 1970, he and partner Art Garfunkel were the most popular duo in rock music. "Simon and Garfunkel's" No.

Today in Music History for Oct. 14: In 1904, the McGill Conservatorium of Music was officially opened at the Montreal university.

Today in Music History for Oct. 15: In 1932, the Winnipeg Auditorium, the city's main concert hall until 1968, was opened by Prime Minister R. B. Bennett. The building was remodeled in 1975 to house the Provincial Archives and Library.

Today in Music History for Oct. 16: In 1923, "The Societe Canadienne D'operette Inc.," one of the first opera companies in Quebec, presented its first production, "Offenbach's Les Brigands," at the Monument National in Montreal.

Today in Music History for Oct. 17: In 1948, Montreal's "Pro Musica Society" presented its first chamber music concert, featuring the Stuyvesant String Quartet and clarinetist Clark Brody.

Today in Music History for Oct. 18: In 1926, legendary rock singer, guitarist and songwriter Chuck Berry was born in San Jose, Calif.

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.