Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 14: Classical pianist Gary Graffman is 96. Movie director Carroll Ballard is 87. Country singer Melba Montgomery is 86. Fashion designer Ralph Lauren is 85. Singer Sir Cliff Richard is 84. Actor Udo Kier is 80.

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 13: Singer Nana Mouskouri is 90. Gospel singer Shirley Caesar is 86. Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer Paul Simon is 83. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is 82. Keyboardist Robert Lamm of Chicago is 80. Country singer Lacy J.

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 19: Artist Peter Max is 87. Author and critic Renata Adler is 87. Canadian singer-songwriter Tommy Ambrose is 85. Actor John Lithgow is 79. Singer Jeannie C. Riley is 79.

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 16: Actor-producer Tony Anthony is 87. Actor Barry Corbin ("One Tree Hill," ''Northern Exposure") is 84. Canadian bassist C.F. Turner of Bachman-Turner Overdrive is 81. Guitarist Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead is 77.

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 17: Singer Gary Puckett of Gary Puckett and the Union Gap is 82. Actor Michael McKean is 77. Actor George Wendt is 76. Actor-singer Bill Hudson is 75. Singer-songwriter Shari Ulrich is 73.

Today in Music History for Oct. 24: In 1911, blues singer and harmonica player Sonny Terry, best known for his more than 30-year partnership with Brownie McGhee, was born in Greensboro, N.C. He died in 1987.

Today in Music History for Oct. 21: In 1851, soprano Jenny Lind, dubbed "The Swedish Nightingale," gave her first Canadian concert, at St. Lawrence Hall in Toronto. Her tour was organized by showman P.T. Barnum.

Today in Music History for Oct. 25: In 1918, Canadian trumpeter and songwriter Bobby Gimby was born in Cabri, Sask. Known as "The Pied Piper of Canada," he composed "Canada," the most popular song of the country's centennial celebration in 1967.

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

Today in Music History for Oct. 26: In 1813, English organist Henry Smart was born.