Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrity Birthdays for Nov. 2: Tennis legend Ken Rosewall is 89. Political commentator Patrick Buchanan is 85. Bruce Welch, rhythm guitarist with The Shadows, is 82. Actress Stefanie Powers is 81. Country-rock singer-songwriter and actor J.D.

Today in Music History for Nov. 2: In 1926, country star Charlie Walker was born in Copeville, Texas. He became a popular disc jockey in Texas as he built a career as a honky-tonk singer.

Today in History for Nov. 2: In 1164, Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket began a six-year self-imposed exile in France. Once a close friend of England's Henry II, Becket had become an outspoken opponent of the king's royal policies.

Celebrity Birthdays for Nov. 1: Jazz alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson is 97. World Golf Hall-of-Famer Gary Player is 88. Country singer Bill Anderson is 86. Actor Robert Foxworth ("Falcon Crest") is 82. Country singer Kinky Friedman is 79.

Today in Music History for Nov. 1: In 1847, Emma Albani, the first Canadian singer to distinguish herself in the international world of opera, was born in Chambly, Que.

Today in History for Nov. 1: In 1512, Michelangelo's paintings in the Sistine Chapel in Rome were first exhibited to the public.

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 31: Actress Lee Grant is 98. Former CBS anchorman Dan Rather is 92. Folk singer Tom Paxton is 86. Actor Ron Rifkin ("Alias") is 85. Actress Sally Kirkland is 82. Actor Brian Doyle-Murray is 78.

Today in Music History for Oct. 31: In 1937, folksinger Tom Paxton was born in Chicago. He was part of the early-1960s folk revival that also saw the emergence of Bob Dylan and Joan Baez.

Today in History for Oct. 31: Today is Halloween. The word "Halloween," comes from a contraction of "All Hallows Eve," the night before a Catholic holiday in honour of saints. One Celtic story says that on Oct.

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 30: Movie director Claude Lelouch is 86. Songwriter Eddie Holland of Holland-Dozier-Holland is 84. Singer Grace Slick is 84. Singer Otis Williams of The Temptations is 82. Actress Joanna Shimkus is 80.