Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Today in History for June 5: In 754, St. Boniface died. He was known as the apostle of Germany for his missionary work in Europe.

Today in Music History for June 5: In 1926, singer Bill Hayes was born in Harvey, Ill. He had a No. 1 hit in 1955 with "The Ballad of Davy Crockett," outselling a version by Fess Parker, star of the Disney movie. Coonskin hats were big that year.

Celebrity Birthdays for June 4: Soprano Colette Boky is 90. Actor Bruce Dern is 89. Singer-actress Michelle Phillips (The Mamas and The Papas) is 81. Musician Roger Ball is 81. Jazz saxophonist Anthony Braxton is 80.

Today in Music History for June 4: In 1894, Quebec singer and songwriter La Bolduc (Mary Rose-Anna Travers,) was born in Newport, Que.

Today in History for June 4: In 1783, the Montgolfier brothers first publicly demonstrated their hot-air balloon, which did not carry any passengers, over Annonay, France.

Celebrity Birthdays for June 3: Former Cuban president Raul Castro is 94. Actress Irma P. Hall is 90. Rock singer Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople) is 86. World Golf Hall-of-Famer Hale Irwin is 80. Singer Eddie Holman is 79.

Today in Music History for June 3: In 1875, French composer Georges Bizet died in Paris at age 36. In 1942, Curtis Mayfield, a driving force in R&B music as singer, writer, producer and record company owner, was born in Chicago.

Today in History for June 3: In 1097, Crusaders recaptured the ancient Christian city of Antioch, in present-day Turkey, from Muslim rule. In 1621, the Dutch West Indies Co. was founded to promote trade and colonization in the Americas.

Celebrity Birthdays for June 2: Singer Sammy Turner is 93. Filmmaker and movie historian Kevin Brownlow is 87. Actor Stacy Keach is 84. Actor-director Charles Haid ("Hill Street Blues") is 82. Singer Chubby Tavares of Tavares is 81.

Today in History for June 2: In 1615, the first missionaries to come to Canada, the Recoletts, arrived in Quebec. In 1740, the Marquis de Sade -- writer, philosopher and revolutionary -- was born in Paris. In 1835, P.T.