Today’s birthdays:
Benjamin Franklin, US statesman (17061790); David Lloyd George, British politician (18631945); May Gibbs, Englishborn writer (18761969); Al Capone, US gangster (18991947);
Betty White, US actress (1922); Moira Shearer, British ballerina (19272008); James Earl Jones, US actor (1931); Sheree North, US actress (19322005); Shari Lewis, US puppeteer (19331998); Muhammad Ali, US boxer (19422016); Steve Earle, American musician (1955); Susanna Hoffs, US singer (1959); Jim Carrey, Canadian actor (1962); John Schuster, All Black (1964); Tony Brown, All Black and rugby coach (1975);
Zooey Deschanel, American actress (1980).