BORN THIS DAY - STANLEY BAKER

Born this day 1928, in Ferndale, Rhondda

Sir Stanley Baker ,  actor and film producer, best known for his roles in "Zulu" and "The Guns of Navarone".  Baker was a close friend of both Richard Burton and Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson, as  off screen Baker, was a dedicated socialist. 

BORN THIS DAY - GLYN JONES

Born this day 1905, in Merthyr.

Glyn Jones - poet, short-story writer, novelist, translator, and critic.

Glyn jones was among the most versatile and distinguished of those who contributed to the emergence of an anglo- welsh literature in the 1930s, which, although written in english, was specifically welsh in style and subject-matter.  he is particularly known for his book The Dragon Has Two Tongues in which he discusses the religious, political, and educational forces shaping South Wales in the years between the two world wars.

BORN THIS DAY - CHARLIE NEWMAN

Born on this day 1857 in Newport Charlie Newman - former wales rugby captain.

Newman played in Wales' very first international, against England in 1881. After retiring from rugby he became an Anglican clergyman, interestingly, as did James Bevan and Edward Peake, who played alongside Newman in the first Welsh international.

BORN THIS DAY - JOHN ALBERT GWILLIAM

Born on this day 1923 in Pontypridd.

John Albert Gwilliam - former Wales rugby international, who captained the side to Grand Slams in 1950 and 1952. He was described "as physically imposing, quietly spoken, religious and austere.

During World War II, Gwilliam was commissioned as an officer in the Royal Tank Regiment and saw action in Europe. After the war he became a schoolmaster and eventually as headmaster of Birkenhead School from 1963–1988, where he is remembered for his disciplinary standards and his religious views.

BORN THIS DAY - KATY WIX

Born on this day 1980 in Cardiff.

Katy Wix - actress who has appeared in the television series "Not Going Out", "Miranda" and "Torchwood".