Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrity Birthdays for June 26: Jazz pianist Dave Grusin is 91. Actor Josef Sommer is 91. Jazz bassist Reggie Workman is 88. Singer Billy Davis Jr. of the Fifth Dimension is 87. Singer Georgie Fame is 82. Actor Clive Francis ("The Crown") is 79.

Today in History for June 26: In 1284, legend has it that the Pied Piper of Hamelin led 130 German children to their deaths after being refused his fee for charming rats and mice into a river.

Today in Music History for June 26: In 1909, Colonel Tom Parker, who managed Elvis Presley for much of his career, was born.

Celebrity Birthdays for June 25: Actress June Lockhart is 100. Singer Eddie Floyd is 88. Actress Barbara Montgomery ("Amen," ''The Women of Brewster Place") is 86. Actress Mary Beth Peil ("The Good Wife," ''Dawson's Creek") is 85.

Today in History for June 25: On this date: In 1580, the “German Book of Concord” was published, containing all the official confessions of the Lutheran Church. English translations of the entire work were not available before 1851.

Today in Music History for June 25: In 1615, two Roman Catholic priests sang the mass in Quebec City. Samuel de Champlain, who founded the city in 1608, reported it was the first instance of sung mass in New France.

Celebrity Birthdays for June 24: Actress Michele Lee is 83. Singer Arthur Brown is 83. Actor-director Georg Stanford Brown is 82. Singer Colin Blunstone of The Zombies is 80. Drummer Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac is 78. Actor Peter Weller is 78.

Today in History for June 24: In 541, Attila the Hun laid siege to Orleans, France. In 1099, the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, parent body of St. John Ambulance, was founded. It is the oldest order of chivalry in the Commonwealth.

Today in Music History for June 24: In 1803, George Webb, American church organist, was born. He compiled several collections of sacred music during his lifetime, and also composed the melody to the hymn, "Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus.

Celebrity Birthdays for June 23: Singer Diana Trask is 85. Pianist and harpsichordist Ralph Grierson is 83. Actor Ted Shackelford ("Knots Landing") is 79. Actor Bryan Brown ("The Thorn Birds") is 78. Two-time world curling champion Ed Werenich is 78.