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Today in History for Dec. 13: In 304, St. Lucy is said to have cut out her eyes and sent them to a persistent but unwelcome suitor who said he was haunted by them.

Today in Music History for Dec. 13: In 1835, Phillips Brooks, American Episcopal clergyman and hymn writer, was born.

Celebrity Birthdays for Dec. 12: Basketball Hall-of-Famer Bob Pettit is 92. Singer Connie Francis is 87. Larry Mercey, lead singer with the Canadian country music trio The Mercey Brothers, is 85. Singer Dionne Warwick is 84.

Today in Music History for Dec. 12: In 1792, 22-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven paid the equivalent of 19 cents for his first lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn in Vienna.

Today in History for Dec. 12: In 1783, New Brunswick's first newspaper, the "Royal Saint John Gazette and Nova Scotian Intelligencer," was published. In 1787, Pennsylvania became the second U.S. state. In 1870, Joseph H.

Celebrity Birthdays for Dec. 11: Actress Rita Moreno is 93. Singer David Gates of Bread is 84. Actress Donna Mills ("Knots Landing") is 84. Singer Brenda Lee is 80. Actress Linda Day George (TV's "Mission: Impossible") is 80.

Today in History for Dec. 11: In 1792, France's King Louis XVI went before the Convention to face charges of treason. (Louis was convicted, and executed the following month.) In 1813, Newark, Ont.

Today in Music History for Dec. 11: In 1882, Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta "Iolanthe" was performed at the Bijou Theater in Boston, the first U.S. playhouse to be lighted exclusively by electricity.

Celebrity Birthdays for Dec. 10: Actress Fionnula Flanagan is 83. Actress-singer Gloria Loring is 78. Pop-funk musician Walter (Clyde) Orange (The Commodores) is 78. Country singer Johnny Rodriguez is 73. Actress Susan Dey is 72.

Today in Music History for Dec. 10: In 1943, Chad Stuart of the 1960s duo "Chad and Jeremy," was born in England. Their popularity rivalled that of another British pairing of the period, "Peter and Gordon.