Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrity Birthdays for June 12: Sports announcer Marv Albert is 84. Singer Roy Harper is 84. Actor Roger Aaron Brown is 76. Drummer Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick is 75. Country singer-guitarist Junior Brown is 73.

Celebrity Birthdays for June 9: Media analyst Marvin Kalb is 95. Sports commentator Dick Vitale is 86. Author Letty Cottin Pogrebin is 87. Guitarist Mick Box of Uriah Heep is 78. Film composer James Newton Howard is 74.

Today in History for June 20: In 1529, Clement VII and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V signed the "Peace of Barcelona," which ended attacks on Rome by the Lutheran armies. In 1599, the "Synod of Diamper" reunited a church in India with Rome.

Today in Music History for June 18: In 1830, Elizabeth Cecilia Clephane, an orphaned Scottish poet, was born. Two of her most notable hymns were "Beneath the Cross of Jesus" and “The Ninety and Nine.

Today in Music History for June 19: In 1902, band leader Guy Lombardo, whose orchestra played "The Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven," was born in London, Ont.

Today in History for June 17: In 1616, Sir William Vaughan bought the Avalon Peninsula, which forms Newfoundland's southeastern corner, from the London and Bristol Company.

Today in Music History for June 15: In 1843, composer Edvard Grieg, whose strongly nationalist style led to his being known as "The Voice of Norway," was born. In 1872, the Governor General's "Foot Guards Band" made its debut in Ottawa.

Today in History for June 16: In 1502, the Sainte-Chapelle in Chambery, France was completed for the Duke of Savoy to house the much disputed, but often venerated Shroud of Turin, a cloth in which Jesus Christ was reputedly wrapped following His Cruc

Today in History for June 21: In 1639, Increase Mather, an early American theologian, was born. He published nearly 100 books, and is credited with helping end executions for witchcraft in colonial America. In 1749, Halifax was founded by Gov.

Today in Music History for June 17: In 1872, composer Johann Strauss conducted a 987-piece orchestra and a 20,000-member choir in a performance of "The Blue Danube" in Boston.