Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrity Birthdays for March 7: Architect Douglas Cardinal is 91. International Motorsports Hall-of-Famer Janet Guthrie is 87. Actor Daniel J. Travanti (``Hill Street Blues'') is 85. Entertainment executive Michael Eisner is 83.

Celebrity Birthdays for March 5: Actor Paul Sand ("St. Elsewhere") is 93. Football player-turned-actor Fred Williamson is 87. Actress Samantha Eggar ("The Molly Maguires," ''Dr. Doolittle") is 86.

Celebrity Birthdays for March 4: Actress Paula Prentiss (1975's "The Stepford Wives") is 87. Movie director Adrian Lyne ("Fatal Attraction") is 84. Singer Dieter Meier (Yello) is 80. Saxophonist Jan Garbarek is 78.

Celebrity Birthdays for March 2: Actor John Cullum ("Northern Exposure") is 95. Actress Barbara Luna is 88. Author John Irving is 83. Canadian Songwriters Hall-of-famer Luc Plamondon is 83. Actress Cassie Yates is 74.

Celebrity Birthdays for March 3: Singer-guitarist Mike Pender of The Searchers is 84. Movie producer-director George Miller ("Mad Max") is 80. Actress Hattie Winston ("Becker") is 80. Singer Jennifer Warnes is 78.

Today in Music History for March 12: In 1946, singer-dancer-actress Liza Minnelli was born to actress Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli.

Today in History for March 11: In 843, Eastern churches officially reintroduced and sanctioned icons, after an 89-year controversy. In 1302, according to Shakespeare, Romeo Monteveccio and Juliet Cappelleto were married in Citadela, Italy.

Today in History for March 10: In 1302, Pope Boniface VIII sentenced Italian poet and politician Dante Alighieri, author of "The Divine Comedy," to be burned to death for political reasons. Dante fled into exile.

Today in Music History for March 9: In 1942, Mark Lindsay, lead singer with "Paul Revere and the Raiders," was born in Cambridge, Idaho.

Today in History for March 14: In 1361, Icelandic monk Eysteinn Asgrimsson died at the Helgisetre Monastery in Norway.