Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Today in History for July 3: In 1608, Samuel de Champlain established a settlement at Quebec City. He called it Kebec, an Algonquin word meaning "place where the river narrows.

Today in Music History for July 5: In 1944, Robbie Robertson, guitarist with "The Band," was born in Toronto. First known as "The Hawks," "The Band" evolved from a group taken to Ontario from the U.S. by Ronnie Hawkins.

Today in Music History for July 3: In 1965, "The Beatles" played a concert in the Barcelona Bullring in Spain.

Today in History for July 4: In 1609, explorer Samuel de Champlain sailed into what was later named Lake Champlain in New York. In 1631, the world's first employment agency opened in Paris. In 1634, Trois-Rivieres, Que.

Today in Music History for July 1: In 1915, bluesman Willie Dixon, an important link between blues and rock 'n' roll, was born in Vicksburg, Miss.

Celebrity Birthdays for June 20: Actress Bonnie Bartlett ("St. Elsewhere," ''Once and Again") is 96. Actor James Tolkan is 94. '50s pop vocalist Jerry Keller is 88. Movie director Stephen Frears is 84. Musician Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys is 83.

Today in History for June 20: In 1529, Clement VII and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V signed the "Peace of Barcelona," which ended attacks on Rome by the Lutheran armies. In 1599, the "Synod of Diamper" reunited a church in India with Rome.

Today in Music History for June 20: In 1779, Dorothy Ann Thrupp, English devotional writer and author of the hymn, "Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us," was born.

Celebrity Birthdays for June 19: Bass-baritone Donald Bell is 91. Hall of Fame race car driver Shirley Muldowney is 85. Singer Spanky McFarlane of Spanky and Our Gang is 83. Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi is 80. Author Sir Salman Rushdie is 78.

Today in History for June 19: In 325, the month-long Council of Nicea closed. Known as the first ecumenical council in the history of the Church, it formulated the "Nicene Creed" and established the method for calculating when Easter falls.