Born:
Arwel Hughes, born in Wales, composer, choral and orchestral music conductor, composer, organist, studied with Ralph Vaughan Williams at Royal College of Music, known for large-scale oratorios Saint David and Pantycelyn
More Notable Birthdays on August 25:
1970 - Claudia Schiffer, born in Rheinbach, Germany, super model, Elle, Rolling Stone
1958 - Tim Burton, born in Burbank, California, film director, films include, 'Edward Scissorhands', 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', 'Alice in Wonderland', 'Batman', 'Batman Returns'
1954 - Elvis Costello, Declan Patrick McManus, Lon, rock vocalist, Allison
1949 - Gene Simmons, Chaim Witz, Haifa Israel, rock guitarist, KISS-Beth
1930 - Sean Connery, Edinburgh Scotland, actor, James Bond