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Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 13: Singer Nana Mouskouri is 83. Gospel singer Shirley Caesar is 80. Actress Melinda Dillon ("A Christmas Story") is 78. Jazz tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders is 77. 1960s British rock vocalist Chris Farlowe is 77.

Today in History for Oct. 13: In A.D. 54, Roman Emperor Claudius I died after being poisoned, apparently at the behest of his wife, Agrippina. In 1399, King Henry IV of England was crowned.

Today in Music History for Oct. 13: In 1941, singer Paul Simon was born in Newark, N.J. Between 1962 and 1970, he and partner Art Garfunkel were the most popular duo in rock music. "Simon and Garfunkel's" No.

Today in Music History for Oct. 12: In 1609, "Three Blind Mice," believed to be the earliest printed secular song, was published in London.

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 12: Actress Antonia Rey is 90. Singer Sam Moore of Sam and Dave is 82. "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace is 70. Actress-singer Susan Anton is 67. Donnie Dacus, guitarist with Chicago, is 66.

Today in History for Oct. 12: In 451, nearly 600 bishops of the Christian church began meeting at the Second Ecumenical Council.

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 11: Actor Earle Hyman ("The Cosby Show") is 91. Actor Ron Leibman is 80. English soccer legend Bobby Charlton is 80. Actor Amitabh Bachchan is 75. Country singer Gene Watson is 74.

Today in Music History for Oct. 11: In 1882, composer and music educator Nathaniel Dett was born in Drummondville, now Niagara Falls, Ont. Dett, who spent most of his life in the U.S., was dedicated to the cause of black music in America.

Today in History for Oct. 11: In 1521, Pope Leo X gave Henry VIII of England the title "Fidei Defensor," or Defender of the Faith. Thirteen years later, Henry severed all ties with Rome to establish the Church of England.

Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 10: Actor Peter Coyote is 76. Alan Cartwright, bass guitarist with Procul Harum, is 72. Actor Charles Dance ("Game of Thrones") is 71. Singer John Prine is 71. Actor-dancer Ben Vereen is 71.