Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrity Birthdays for Nov. 25: Actor Matt Clark is 88. Actor Christopher Riordan is 87. Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach Joe Gibbs is 84. Singer Bob Lind is 82. Actor-game show host Ben Stein is 80.

Celebrity Birthdays for Nov. 28: Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. is 95. Gary Troxel of the '50s pop group The Fleetwoods is 85. Singer-songwriter Bruce Channel is 84. Singer Randy Newman is 81. Movie director Joe Dante is 78.

Celebrity Birthdays for Nov. 29: Actress Diane Ladd is 89. Musician Chuck Mangione is 84. Singer-keyboardist Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals is 82. Rock guitarist Barry Goudreau, formerly of the group Boston, is 73. Actor Jeff Fahey is 72.

Celebrity Birthdays for Nov. 26: Impressionist Rich Little is 86. Singer Jean Terrell (replaced Diana Ross in the Supremes) is 80. Bassist John McVie of Fleetwood Mac is 79. Actress Marianne Muellerleile is 76. Actor Scott Jacoby is 68.

Celebrity Birthdays for Nov. 27: Footwear designer Manolo Blahnik is 82. Rock and jazz saxophonist Randy Brecker is 79. Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow ("The Hurt Locker") is 73.

Celebrity Birthdays for Nov. 30: Country singer-record company executive Jimmy Bowen is 87. Director Ridley Scott is 87. Movie writer-director Terrence Malick is 81. Leo Lyons, bass guitarist with Ten Years After, is 81.

Celebrity Birthdays for Nov. 24: Ray Perkins of the '50s vocal group The Crew Cuts is 91. Basketball Hall-of-Famer Oscar Robertson is 86. Country singer Johnny Carver is 84. Author Eric Wilson is 84. Former Beatles drummer Pete Best is 83.

Today in Music History for Dec. 1: In 1884, Saskatoon’s first concert was presented by the Pioneer Society. It featured solos, duets, choruses, readings and recitations. In 1913, Broadway musical star Mary Martin was born in Weatherford, Texas.

Today in Music History for Dec. 2: In 1923, soprano Maria Callas, renowned for her dramatic intensity and versatility, was born in New York City. She moved to Greece at the age of 13, studying at the Royal Conservatory in Athens.

Today in History for Dec. 4: In 1619, a group of settlers from Bristol, England, arrived at Berkeley Hundred in present-day Charles City County, Va., where they held a service thanking God for their safe arrival.