Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 12: Singer Sam Moore of Sam and Dave is 88. Actress-singer Susan Anton is 73. Donnie Dacus, guitarist with Chicago, is 72. Pop/rock singer/songwriter Jane Siberry is 68. Jazz musician Chris Botti is 61.

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 14: Classical pianist Gary Graffman is 95. Movie director Carroll Ballard is 86. Country singer Melba Montgomery is 85. Fashion designer Ralph Lauren is 84. Singer Sir Cliff Richard is 83. Actor Udo Kier is 79.

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 9: R&B singer Nona Hendryx (LaBelle) is 79. Singer Jackson Browne is 75. Manager-TV personality Sharon Osbourne is 71. Actor Tony Shalhoub ("Monk," ''Wings") is 70. Accordion player James Fearnley of The Pogues is 69.

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 11: English soccer legend Bobby Charlton is 86. Indian actor, director, producer Amitabh Bachchan is 81. Country singer Gene Watson is 80. Singer Daryl Hall of Hall and Oates is 77.

Today in Music History for Oct. 18: In 1926, legendary rock singer, guitarist and songwriter Chuck Berry was born in San Jose, Calif.

Today in Music History for Oct. 19: In 1889, recording industry pioneer Art Satherly was born in Bristol, England.

Today in Music History for Oct. 17: In 1948, Montreal's "Pro Musica Society" presented its first chamber music concert, featuring the Stuyvesant String Quartet and clarinetist Clark Brody.

Today in Music History for Oct. 20: In 1828, American lawyer and hymnwriter Horatio Gates Spafford was born.

Today in Music History for Oct. 15: In 1932, the Winnipeg Auditorium, the city's main concert hall until 1968, was opened by Prime Minister R. B. Bennett. The building was remodeled in 1975 to house the Provincial Archives and Library.

Today in Music History for Oct. 16: In 1923, "The Societe Canadienne D'operette Inc.," one of the first opera companies in Quebec, presented its first production, "Offenbach's Les Brigands," at the Monument National in Montreal.