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elist Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, 85, died in New York.
• Today's Birthdays: Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl is 84. Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall is 80. Actor William Gaunt is 77. Actor Eric Braeden is 73. Actress Marsha Mason is 72. Singer Wayne Newton is 72. Singer Billy Joe Royal is 72. Singer Tony Orlando is 70. Comedy writer Pat Proft is 67. Folk-rock singer Richard Thompson is 65. Country musician Curtis Stone (Highway 101) is 64. Blues singer-guitarist John Mooney is 59. Rock musician Mick Mars (Motley Crue) is 58. Actor Alec Baldwin is 56. Actor David Hyde Pierce is 55. Rock singer John Thomas Griffith (Cowboy Mouth) is 54. Comedian-actor Eddie Murphy is 53. Rock singer-musician Mike Ness (Social Distortion) is 52. Rock singer Sebastian Bach is 46. Rock musician James MacDonough is 44. Olympic gold medal ski racer Picabo Street is 43. Actress Jennie Garth is 42. Actor Jamie Bamber is 41. Actor Adam Scott is 41. Comedian Aries Spears is 39. Actress Cobie Smulders is 32. Rock-pop singer Leona Lewis is 29. Actress Amanda Bynes is 28.
• Thought for Today: "Our firmest convictions are apt to be the most suspect, they mark our limitations and our bounds. Life is a petty thing unless it is moved by the indomitable urge to extend its boundaries." - Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher (1883-1955).