Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Today in History for Sept. 26: On this date: In 1751, some 1,000 immigrants from Wurtemberg, Germany, arrived in Halifax, N.S. In 1774, American pioneer environmentalist Jonathan Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, was born.

Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 25: Polka band leader Jimmy Sturr is 83. Actor Robert Walden ("Lou Grant") is 81. Actor Josh Taylor is 81. Gary (Jules) Alexander of The Association is 81. Actor-producer Michael Douglas is 80.

Today in Music History for Sept. 25: In 1932, Glenn Gould, the Canadian concert and recording pianist, was born in Toronto.

Today in History for Sept. 25: On this date: In 1493, Christopher Columbus set sail from Cadiz, Spain, with a flotilla of 17 ships on his second voyage to the Western Hemisphere.

Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 24: Singer Phyliss "Jiggs" Allbut of The Angels is 82. Pro Football Hall-of-Famer "Mean" Joe Greene is 78. Guitarist and singer Jerry Donahue is 78. Actor Gordon Clapp ("NYPD Blue") is 76.

Today in Music History for Sept. 24: In 1941, Linda McCartney was born in Scarsdale, N.Y. She married Paul McCartney in 1969, soon after he broke up with Jane Asher.

Today in History for Sept. 24: On this date: In 787, the Second Nicene Council opened under Pope Hadrian I.

Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 23: Singer Julio Iglesias is 81. Actress-singer Mary Kay Place is 77. Musician Bruce Springsteen is 75. Director/playwright George C. Wolfe is 70. Drummer Leon Taylor of The Ventures is 69.

Today in Music History for Sept. 23: In 1926, jazz saxophonist John Coltrane was born in Hamlet, N.C.

Today in History for Sept. 23: In 63 B.C., Roman emperor Augustus Caesar was born. In 1122, the "Concordat of Worms" was reached in Germany between Pope Callistus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V.