BORN ON THIS DAY

TONY WILSON (1950-2007). The Salfordborn broadcaster was known as Mr Manchester f or co- f ounding Factory Records (of Joy Division and New Order fame) in the Seventies. He also set up The Hacienda nightclub, focus of the ‘Madchester’ scene. Both the label and club folded in the Nineties after losing millions. ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984). The U.S. photographer, famous for his black-andwhite landscapes, broke his nose when he was four in a San Francisco earthquake. He was as obsessed with ideas as pictures, saying: ‘There is nothing worse than a brilliant image of a fuzzy concept.’