Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrity Birthdays for July 12: Disgraced actor-comedian Bill Cosby is 88. Actress Denise Nicholas ("In the Heat of the Night") is 81. Singer-songwriter Butch Hancock is 80. Singer Walter Egan is 77. Actress Cheryl Ladd ("Charlie's Angels") is 74.

Today in History for July 12: On this date: In 1191, the armies of the Third Crusade (1189-92), led by England's King Richard I (The Lionhearted), captured the Syrian seaport of Acre, now located in northern Israel.

Today in Music History for July 12: In 1943, Christine McVie, vocalist and keyboards player with "Fleetwood Mac," was born in Birmingham, England.

Celebrity Birthdays for July 15: Actor Patrick Wayne is 86. Singer Millie Jackson is 81. Guitarist-singer Peter Lewis of Moby Grape is 80. Singer Linda Ronstadt is 79. Drummer Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd) is 77.

Celebrity Birthdays for July 14: Actress Nancy Olson is 97. Former football player-turned actor Rosey Grier is 93. Actor Vincent Pastore ("The Sopranos") is 79. Music company executive Tommy Mottola is 76. Actor-director Eric Laneuville is 73.

Celebrity Birthdays for July 19: Singer Vikki Carr is 85. Blues singer-musician Little Freddie King is 85. Actor George Dzundza is 80. Singer-bassist Alan Gorrie of Average White Band is 79. International Tennis Hall-of-Famer Ilie Nastase is 79.

Celebrity Birthdays for July 13: Game show announcer Johnny Gilbert (TV: "Jeopardy!") is 101. Actor Patrick Stewart is 85. Singer-guitarist Roger McGuinn of The Byrds is 83. Actor Harrison Ford is 83. Actor-comedian Cheech Marin is 79.

Celebrity Birthdays for July 16: Singer William Bell is 86. International Tennis Hall-of-Famer Margaret Court is 83. NFL coach-turned analyst Jimmy Johnson is 82. Actor-singer Ruben Blades is 77. Violinist Pinchas Zukerman is 77.

Celebrity Birthdays for July 17: Sportscaster Verne Lundquist is 85. Singer-actress Gale Garnett is 83. Musician Wolfgang Flür of Kraftwerk is 78. Queen Camilla, the former Duchess of Cornwall, is 78. Bassist Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath is 76.

Celebrity Birthdays for July 18: Olympic gold medal figure skater Tenley Albright is 90. Director Paul Verhoeven ("Basic Instinct," ''Showgirls") is 87. Keyboard wizard Brian Auger is 86. Singer Dion DiMucci is 86. Actor James Brolin is 85.