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Today in Music History for Sept. 21: In 1934, Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen was born in Montreal.

Today in History for Sept. 18: On this date: In 52, Marcus Trajan, emperor of Rome from 98-117, was born. He was the third Roman emperor to rule, after Nero (54-68) and Domitian (81-96), who persecuted the early Church.

Today in History for Sept. 21: On this date: In 1522, Martin Luther first published his German translation of the New Testament.

Today in History for Sept. 19: On this date: In 1648, Jacques Boisdon opened Canada's first tavern in Quebec City.

Today in History for Sept. 17: On this date: In 1665, the bubonic plague broke out in Europe and Britain, killing an estimated 70,000 people in its first year.

Today in History for Sept. 20: On this date: In 1378, the "Great Schism" in the Roman Catholic Church began. It was touched off when Pope Gregory XI died, shortly after returning the papal seat from Avignon, in France, to Rome.

Today in History for Sept. 15: On this date: In 1773, the ship, "Hector," arrived at Brown's Point, near Pictou, N.S.

Today in History for Sept. 16: On this date: In 1224, during an extended period of prayer and fasting, it is said St. Francis of Assisi received the stigmata (Crucifixion scars of Jesus Christ) on Mount Alvernia, in Italy.

Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 6: Comedian JoAnne Worley is 89. Country singer David Allan Coe is 85. Singer-bassist Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) is 81. Actress Swoosie Kurtz is 80. Comedian-actress Jane Curtin is 77. Country singer Buddy Miller is 72.

Today in History for Sept. 6: In 1298, the Genoese captured Marco Polo in a sea battle. While imprisoned, the explorer and trader met writer Rustichello of Pisa and together they began a book on Marco's travels.