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Today in Music History for Sept. 15: In 1903, Roy Acuff, the King of Country Music, was born in Maynardsville, Tenn. The songs he made famous during the 1930s and '40s became symbols of country music to audiences all over the world.

Today in History for Sept. 15: On this date: In 1773, the ship, "Hector," arrived at Brown's Point, near Pictou, N.S.

Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 14: Actor Walter Koenig ("Star Trek") is 88. Basketball Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown is 84. Singer-actress Joey Heatherton is 80. Actor Sam Neill is 77. Singer John "Bowzer" Baumann of Sha Na Na is 77.

Today in Music History for Sept. 14: In 1741, after working for 23 uninterrupted days, composer George Frideric Handel completed his famed "Messiah.

Today in History for Sept. 14: On this date: In 1321, Italian poet Dante Alighieri died. In 1752, the Gregorian calendar was officially adopted by the British Empire and its colonies in America.

Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 15: Actress Carmen Maura is 79. Writer-director Ron Shelton is 79. Actor Tommy Lee Jones is 78. Movie director Oliver Stone is 78. NFL coach Pete Carroll is 73. Drummer Kelly Keagy of Night Ranger is 72.

Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 18: Hockey Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman is 91. Gospel singer Bobby Jones is 85. Singer-actor Frankie Avalon is 84. Singer-songwriter Michael Franks is 80.

Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 21: Don Preston, keyboards player with the Mothers of Invention from 1965-70, is 92. Country singer-songwriter Dickey Lee is 88. Author-comedian Fannie Flagg is 83. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer is 81.

Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 19: Actress Rosemary Harris is 97. Singer Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers is 84. Singer Sylvia Tyson of Ian and Sylvia is 84. Singer-songwriter Paul Williams is 84. Singer Freda Payne is 82.

Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 20: Actress Sophia Loren is 90. Bassist Chuck Panozzo (Styx) is 76. Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin is 76. Actor Tony Denison is 75. Jazz guitarist Peter White is 70.