Days gone by, July 3

Four hundred years ago, on July 3, 1608, the city of Quebec was founded by Samuel de Champlain.

Today’s Birthdays: Movie director Ken Russell is 81. Jazz musician Pete Fountain is 78. Playwright Tom Stoppard is 71. Writer-producer Jay Tarses is 69. Singer Fontella Bass is 68. Actor Kurtwood Smith is 65. Actor Michael Cole (“The Mod Squad”) is 63. Country singer Johnny Lee is 62. Writer Dave Barry is 61. Actress Betty Buckley is 61. Rock singer-musician Paul Barrere (Little Feat) is 60. Actress Jan Smithers is 59. Former Haitian President Jean-Claude Duvalier is 57. Talk show host Montel Williams is 52. Country singer Aaron Tippin is 50. Rock musician Vince Clarke (Erasure) is 48. Actor Tom Cruise is 46. Actor Thomas Gibson is 46. Actress Hunter Tylo is 46. Actress Connie Nielsen is 44. Actress Yeardley Smith is 44. Singer Ishmael Butler is 39.

10 years ago in the C-P: Don Patrick, executive director of the North East Community Action Corporation, has announced the promotion of Stacie Smith to the position of assistant county service director.

Thought for Today: “A man never knows how to say goodbye; a woman never knows when to say it.” — Helen Rowland, American journalist and humorist (1876-1950).