On this day in 1981 Barbara Walters asked Katharine Hepburn (not pictured) what kind of tree she would be.  

Born on this day in 1857 composer Edward Elgar

Born on this day in 1863 conductor Felix Weingartner

Born on this day in 1915 baritone Josef Metternich

Happy 75th birthday tenor Eduardo Gimenez

Born on this day in 1944 composer Marvin Hamlisch

Born on this day in 1946 soprano Inga Nielsen

Happy 68th birthday conductor Mark Elder

Happy 66th birthday tenor Neil Shicoff