Born:
Ian Woosnam, born in Oswestry, England, nicknamed 'Woosie', 'Wee Welshman', 'Woosers', Welsh, professional golfer, played first European Tour, 1979, won Swiss Open, 1982, number one in Official World Golf Rankings in 1991, awarded O.B.E. 2007 New Years Honors List
More Notable Birthdays on March 2: 1942 - John Irving, born in New Hampshire, short-story writer, wrote World According to Garp
1942 - Lou Reed, Firbank, Freeport, New York, rock vocalist in the Velvet Underground
1931 - Mikhail Gorbachev, born in Privolnoye, U.S.S.R., Soviet Secretary General from 1985 - 1991
1931 - Tom Wolfe, Richmond Virginia, journalist and author, wrote The Right Stuff
1928 - Philip K. Dick, writer of Blade Runner, Minority Report
