–actor Rob Schneider's blowing out 44 candles
–U2 drummer Larry Mullen was born in 1961
–director Peter Jackson ("Lord of the Rings") is 47
–late comedian/actor John Candy ("Uncle Buck") would be 58
–M*A*S*H actor ("Charles Emerson Winchester") David Ogden Stiers, 1942
–late actor Michael Landon ("Bonanza") would've been 72
–late pop singer Ray Smith ("Rockin' Little Angel") would be 74
–former CBS anchor Dan Rather's celebrating his 77th