Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrity Birthdays for Jan. 9: Actress K. Callan is 88. Singer Joan Baez is 83. Guitarist Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin is 80. Actor John Doman (``Gotham'') is 79. Singer David Johansen (a.k.a. Buster Poindexter) is 74. Singer Crystal Gayle is 73.

Celebrity Birthdays for Jan. 13: TV personality Nick Clooney is 90. Actor Charlie Brill is 86. Actor Billy Gray (``Father Knows Best'') is 86. John Lees, lead guitarist with Barclay James Harvest, is 77. Guitarist Trevor Rabin of Yes is 70.

Celebrity Birthdays for Jan. 11: Former prime minister Jean Chretien is 90. Olympic alpine skier Anne Heggtveit is 85. Director Joel Zwick (``My Big Fat Greek Wedding'') is 82. World Golf Hall-of-Famer Ben Crenshaw is 72.

Celebrity Birthdays for Jan. 7: Singer-songwriter Leona Williams is 81. Magazine publisher Jann Wenner is 78. Singer Kenny Loggins is 76. Singer-songwriter Marshall Chapman is 75.

Today in History for Jan. 15: In AD 345, Paul of Thebes, traditionally considered the first Christian hermit and an inspiration for Antony of Egypt and later Christian monasticism, died.

Today in History for Jan. 18: On this date: In 1535, Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistador, founded Lima, Peru.

Today in History for Jan. 19: On this date: In 570, according to tradition, the Muslim Prophet Muhammad was born. In 1200, Zen Master Dogen, an important figure in Japanese Buddhism, was born.

Today in History for Jan. 20: On this date: In 1265, England's Parliament, representing English districts, cities and boroughs, met for the first time.

Today in Music History for Jan. 16: In 1849, Stephen Humbert, who in 1801 compiled the first English-language collection of vocal music, died in Saint John, N.B. at the age of 82.

Today in Music History for Jan. 15: In 1882, tenor Henry Burr (born Harry McClaskey), the most prolific recording artist of his era, was born in St. Stephen, N.B. He recorded an estimated 12,000 titles from 1902 to about 1930.