Birthdays

Jean Baptiste Moliere, French dramatist (1622-73); Mary MacKillop, Australian nun (1842-1909); Aristotle Onassis, Greek shipping magnate (1900-75); Ron Guthrey, Christchurch mayor (1916-2008); Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian leader (1918-70); Martin Luther King, US civil rights leader (1929-68); James Nesbitt, UK actor (1965-); Mary Pierce, French tennis player (1975-); Greg Inglis, Australian rugby league player (1987-).