Today’s birthdays:

Churchill Julius, first Archbishop of New Zealand (18471938); Donald Reid, New Zealand New Zealand solicitor/ businessman/politician (18551920); Alfred Holdship, second captain of the New Zealand cricket team (18671923); Harry Albert Atkinson, New Zealand socialist (18671956); Nellie Euphemia Coad, New Zealand writer/teacher (18831974); George Loveridge, All Black (18901970); Sir George Laking, New Zealand diplomat (19122008); Sir Leonard Thornton, New Zealand military serviceman (191699); Joyce Carpenter, New Zealand diver (19232016); Jim McCormick, All Black (19232006); Barry McGuire, US singer/songwriter (1935); Raymond Skinner, New Zealand rower (1940); Richard Carpenter, US musician (1946); Lindsay Wilson, New Zealand Olympic rower (1948); Tanya Roberts, US actress (1955); Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York (1959); Jordan Luck, New Zealand singer/songwriter (1962); Vanessa Marcil, US actress (1968); Dominic West, English actor (1969); Eric Benet, US composer/actor (1970); Matt Keeslar, US actor (1972); Susy Pryde, New Zealand cyclist (1973); Michael Johnson, New Zealand paralympic shooter (1973); Vanessa Quin, New Zealand downhill BMX rider (1976); Michael Hendry, New Zealand professional golfer (1979); Keyshia Cole, American singer (1981);

New Zealand netballer (1984); Louise Trappitt, New Zealand rower (1985); Natalie Medlock, New Zealand actress/writer (1986); Dominic Storey, New Zealand racingcar driver (1989); Anthony Joshua, English professional boxer (1989); Mandy Boyd, New Zealand lawn bowls player (1991); Bailee Madison, US actress (1999).