Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Today in History for Feb. 21: In 1109, Anselm, founder of Scholasticism and the archbishop of Canterbury, died. His treatise ``Why Did God Become Man'' is recognized by scholars as the greatest medieval treatise on the atonement.

Today in Music History for Feb. 20: In 1941, Quebec singer and songwriter La Bolduc died in Montreal. She was 46.

Today in History for Feb. 20: In 1666, explorer Rene-Robert La Salle arrived in New France and settled at Montreal. In 1725, the earliest recorded scalps were taken in New Hampshire, when white bounty hunters killed 10 sleeping natives.

Today in History for Feb. 19: In 1377, John Wycliffe went on trial in London's St. Paul's Cathedral after arguing against the sale of indulgences, the worship of saints and the veneration of relics. He was never convicted as a heretic.

Today in Music History for Feb. 19: In 1938, Canadian blues legend Dutch Mason, known as ``prime minister of the blues,'' was born in Lunenburg, N.S.

Today in Music History for Feb. 18: In 1882, violinist Alfred De Seve, a native of Montreal, appeared with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Mendelssohn's ``Concerto in E Minor.'' In 1918, Herbert A.

Today in History for Feb. 18: In 1546, Martin Luther, the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Germany, died. In 1564, Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Italian Renaissance artist whose works include the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, died in Rome.

Celebrity Birthdays for Feb. 17: Filmmaker-artist Alejandro Jodorowsky is 95. Actress Christina Pickles (``The Wedding Singer,'' ''St. Elsewhere``) is 89. Actress Brenda Fricker is 79. Pop singer Dodie Stevens is 78.

Today in Music History for Feb. 17: In 1904, Puccini's opera ``Madame Butterfly'' made its premiere at La Scala in Milan. It was booed off the stage. In 1936, bluegrass pioneers Bill and Charlie Monroe made their first recordings.

Today in History for Feb. 17: In 1673, French playwright Moliere died after collapsing during a performance of his play, ``The Imaginary Invalid.'' In 1781, Dr. Rene Laennec, inventor of the stethoscope, was born in France. He died in 1826.