Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrity Birthdays for June 4: Sex therapist and media personality Dr. Ruth Westheimer is 96. Soprano Colette Boky is 89. Actor Bruce Dern is 88. Singer-actress Michelle Phillips (The Mamas and The Papas) is 80. Musician Roger Ball is 80.

Today in Music History for June 4: In 1894, Quebec singer and songwriter La Bolduc (Mary Rose-Anna Travers,) was born in Newport, Que.

Today in History for June 4: In 1783, the Montgolfier brothers first publicly demonstrated their hot-air balloon, which did not carry any passengers, over Annonay, France.

Celebrity Birthdays for June 3: Former Cuban president Raul Castro is 93. Actress Irma P. Hall is 89. Rock singer Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople) is 85. World Golf Hall-of-Famer Hale Irwin is 79. Singer Eddie Holman is 78.

Today in Music History for June 3: In 1875, French composer Georges Bizet died in Paris at age 36. In 1942, Curtis Mayfield, a driving force in R&B music as singer, writer, producer and record company owner, was born in Chicago.

Today in History for June 3: In 1097, Crusaders recaptured the ancient Christian city of Antioch, in present-day Turkey, from Muslim rule. In 1621, the Dutch West Indies Co. was founded to promote trade and colonization in the Americas.

Celebrity Birthdays for June 2: Singer Sammy Turner is 92. Actor Ron Ely ("Tarzan") is 86. Filmmaker and movie historian Kevin Brownlow is 86. Actor Stacy Keach is 83. Actor-director Charles Haid ("Hill Street Blues") is 81.

Today in Music History for June 2: In 1857, English composer Sir Edward Elgar was born. Music composed in 1897 for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee brought him public recognition.

Today in History for June 2: In 1615, the first missionaries to come to Canada, the Recoletts, arrived in Quebec. In 1740, the Marquis de Sade -- writer, philosopher and revolutionary -- was born in Paris. In 1835, P.T.

Celebrity Birthdays for June 1: Singer Pat Boone is 90. Actor Morgan Freeman is 87. Opera singer Frederica von Stade is 79. '60s pop singer Linda Scott is 79. Actor Brian Cox ("Deadwood") is 78. Guitarist Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones is 77.