Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrity Birthdays for July 31: Jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell is 94. Songwriter and producer Barry DeVorzon ("Nadia's Theme) is 91. Actress Susan Flannery ("Bold and the Beautiful") is 86. Actress France Nuyen ("South Pacific") is 86.

Today in History for July 31: On this date: In 1498, Christopher Columbus landed at Trinidad. In 1556, St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus -- the Jesuit order of Catholic priests and brothers -- died in Rome.

Today in Music History for July 31: In 1886, Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt died of pneumonia at 74. In 1877, Thomas Edison patented the first sound-recording device.