Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrity Birthdays for March 29: Author Judith Guest is 89. Comedian Eric Idle is 82. Singer-songwriter Terry Jacks is 81. Former Major League Pitcher Denny McLain is 81. Basketball Hall of Fame point guard Walt Frazier is 80.

Celebrity Birthdays for March 25: Film critic Gene Shalit is 99. Apollo 13 astronaut James Lovell is 97. Feminist activist and author Gloria Steinem is 91. Actor-director and AIDS activist Paul Michael Glaser (TV's ``Starsky and Hutch'') is 82.

Celebrity Birthdays for March 26: U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is 85. Biologist and author Richard Dawkins is 84. Author Erica Jong is 83. Journalist Bob Woodward is 82. Singer Diana Ross is 81. Singer Steven Tyler of Aerosmith is 77.

Celebrity Birthdays for March 27: Actor Julian Glover is 90. Actor Jerry Lacy is 89. Actor-director Austin Pendleton is 85. Actor Michael York is 83. Keyboardist Tony Banks (Genesis) is 75.

Celebrity Birthdays for March 24: Scientist-broadcaster David Suzuki is 89. Fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie is 86. Rock musician Lee Oskar is 77. Singer Nick Lowe is 76. Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger is 74.

Celebrity Birthdays for March 28: Author Mario Vargas Llosa is 89. Country musician Charlie McCoy (``Hee Haw'') is 84. Movie director Mike Newell is 83. Filipino politician Rodrigo Duterte is 80. Actress Dianne Wiest is 78.

Celebrity Birthdays for March 23: Movie director Mark Rydell is 97. Singer Chaka Khan is 72. Actress Amanda Plummer is 68. Actress Catherine Keener is 66. Canadian country singer George Fox is 65.

Today in History for March 31: In 1492, Spain issued a royal edict advising Jews to either become Catholics, leave the country, or be executed. In 1596, French mathematician and philosopher Rene Descartes was born.

Today in History for April 4: In 1507, Martin Luther was ordained a priest in Erfurt, Germany.

Today in History for April 5: In 1614, in Virginia, Indian chief Powhatan's daughter, Pocahontas, married English colonist John Rolfe. She was one of the first North American native converts to Christianity. She went by the name Lady Rebecca.