Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Today in Music History for July 4: In 1900, jazz trumpeter and singer Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong was reputed to have been born in New Orleans. But in 1988, a music historian discovered a baptismal certificate that indicated Armstrong was born on Aug.

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.

Celebrity Birthdays for July 1: Actress Leslie Caron is 93. Actor Jamie Farr is 90. Dancer-choreographer Twyla Tharp is 83. Actress Genevieve Bujold is 82. Composer and conductor Francois Dompierre is 81. Singer Deborah Harry of Blondie is 79.

Celebrity Birthdays for June 30: Actress Lea Massari is 92. Actress Nancy Dussault is 89. Songwriter Tony Hatch is 86. Singer Glenn Shorrock of the Little River Band is 81. Singer-songwriter Murray McLauchlan is 77.

Celebrity Birthdays for June 29: Songwriter L. Russell Brown is 85. Actor Gary Busey is 81. Drummer Ian Paice of Deep Purple is 77. Actor-turned-Congressman-turned-radio host Fred Grandy is 77.

Celebrity Birthdays for July 3: Playwright Tom Stoppard is 88. Writer-producer Jay Tarses is 86. Actor Kurtwood Smith ("That 70s Show") is 82. Country singer Johnny Lee is 79. Jazz saxophonist John Klemmer is 79. Writer Dave Barry is 78.

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 3: In 1965, "The Beatles" played a concert in the Barcelona Bullring in Spain.

Celebrity Birthdays for July 5: Writer Barry Callaghan is 88. Singer Huey Lewis is 75. Guitarist Michael Monarch (Steppenwolf) is 75. Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Rich (Goose) Gossage is 74. Guitarist Jimmy Crespo is 71.

Celebrity Birthdays for July 4: Actress Eva Marie Saint is 101. Actor Ed Bernard ("Police Woman," ''White Shadow") is 86. Actress Karolyn Grimes (Zuzu in "It's A Wonderful Life") is 85. Singer Annette Beard of Martha and the Vandellas is 82.