Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Today in History for March 25: On this date: In 1409, rebel bishops met at Pisa and voted to excommunicate the two popes, Benedict XIII and Gregory XII.

Celebrity Birthdays for March 14: Actor Michael Caine is 92. Actor Raymond J. Barry is 86. Jim Pons, bassist with the Turtles and the Mothers of Invention, is 82. Country singer Michael Martin Murphey is 80.

Today in Music History for March 14: In 1804, composer Johann Strauss was born in Vienna. In 1922, orchestra leader Les Baxter was born in Mexia, Texas. In the 1950s, he was signed by Capitol Records as an arranger and recording artist.

Today in History for March 14: In 1361, Icelandic monk Eysteinn Asgrimsson died at the Helgisetre Monastery in Norway.

Celebrity Birthdays for March 13: Songwriter Mike Stoller is 92. Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka is 86. Opera singer Julia Migenes is 76. Actor William H. Macy is 75. Comedian Robin Duke is 71.

Today in History for March 13: In 1456, according to tradition, Johann Gutenberg first published the Bible using movable type. In 1462, the first dated Bible was printed in Latin in Mainz, Germany.

Today in Music History for March 13: In 1910, Sammy Kaye, one of the most successful bandleaders of all time, was born in Rocky River, Ohio.

Celebrity Birthdays for March 12: Politician, diplomat and civil rights activist Andrew Young is 93. Actress Barbara Feldon (``Get Smart'') is 92. Actress-singer Liza Minnelli is 79. Singer-songwriter James Taylor is 77.

Today in History for March 12: In 1664, England's King Charles II granted an area of land in present-day North America known as New Netherland to his brother James, the Duke of York.

Today in Music History for March 12: In 1946, singer-dancer-actress Liza Minnelli was born to actress Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli.