Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays

Today in Music History for Nov. 7: In 1920, accordionist Gaby Haas, once proclaimed as "Canada's Mr. Polka," was born in Czechoslovakia. He became a Canadian citizen in 1943.

Today in History for Nov. 7: On this date: In 1659, the Pyrenees were designated as the boundary between France and Spain, thus ending a 24-year war between the two countries. In 1665, the "London Gazette" was published for the first time.

Celebrity Birthdays for Nov. 6: Actress June Squibb is 95. Singer P.J. Proby is 86. Singer Bill Henderson (Chilliwack) is 80. Actress Sally Field is 78. Children's entertainer Fred Penner is 78. Jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval is 75.

Today in Music History for Nov. 6: In 1814, Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone, was born in Belgium. In 1854, John Philip Sousa, the king of American march music, was born in Washington, D.C.

Today in History for Nov. 6: In 1689, blacks arrived by ship to Quebec -- probably the first recorded use of black slaves in Canada.