Born on this day in 1828 writer Lev Nikolayevich “Leo” Tolstoy.

Happy 43rd birthday singer Michael Buble.

Birthday anniversaries of opera and stage director Max Reinhardt (1873), soprano Miriam Licette (1892), director and designer Filippo Sanjust (1925). baritone William Dooley (1932) and conductor Richard Divall (1945).