Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrity Birthdays for Nov. 28: Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. is 94. Gary Troxel of the '50s pop group The Fleetwoods is 84. Singer-songwriter Bruce Channel is 83. Singer Randy Newman is 80. Movie director Joe Dante is 77.

Celebrity Birthdays for Nov. 30: Country singer-record company executive Jimmy Bowen is 86. Director Ridley Scott is 86. Movie writer-director Terrence Malick is 80. Leo Lyons, bass guitarist with Ten Years After, is 80.

Celebrity Birthdays for Dec. 1: Actor-director Woody Allen is 88. Singer Dianne Lennon of the Lennon Sisters is 84. World Golf Hall-of-Famer Lee Trevino is 84. Television producer David Salzman is 80.

Celebrity Birthdays for Nov. 27: Footwear designer Manolo Blahnik is 81. Rock and jazz saxophonist Randy Brecker is 78. Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow ("The Hurt Locker") is 72.

Celebrity Birthdays for Dec. 2: Jazz saxophonist P.J. Perry is 82. Bassist Tom McGuiness ("Manfred Mann," "McGuiness Flint") is 82. Actress Cathy Lee Crosby ("That's Incredible") is 79.

Celebrity Birthdays for Nov. 26: Impressionist Rich Little is 85. Singer Jean Terrell (replaced Diana Ross in the Supremes) is 79. Bassist John McVie of Fleetwood Mac is 78. Actress Marianne Muellerleile is 75. Actor Scott Jacoby is 67.

Celebrity Birthdays for Nov. 29: Blues musician John Mayall is 90. Actress Diane Ladd is 88. Musician Chuck Mangione is 83. Singer-keyboardist Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals is 81. Rock guitarist Barry Goudreau, formerly of the group Boston, is 72.

Today in History for Dec. 4: On this date: In 1619, a group of settlers from Bristol, England, arrived at Berkeley Hundred in present-day Charles City County, Va., where they held a service thanking God for their safe arrival.

Today in History for Dec. 5: On this date: In 1484, Pope Innocent VIII issued his Witch Bull, ordering an inquisition to systematically discover, torture and execute witches throughout Europe.

Today in History for Dec. 3: On this date: In 1170, Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, returned to England after six years of exile in France. He would be martyred on Dec. 29 -- killed by soldiers sent by his former friend, King Henry II.