Happy Birthday to "Peter Pan" star Jeremy Sumpter (1989), Manchester United footballer Christiano Ronaldo (1985), country singer Sara Evans (1971), singer Bobby Brown (1969),

LICKING, Mo. (AP) - Actress Miyoshi Umeki, who won an Oscar for her performance as the doomed wife of an American serviceman in ''Sayonara'' and later starred in the Broadway musical ''Flower Drum Song,'' has died of cancer. She was 78.

Happy Birthday to "Peter Pan" star Jeremy Sumpter (1989), Manchester United footballer Christiano Ronaldo (1985), country singer Sara Evans (1971), singer Bobby Brown (1969), baseball player Roberto Alomar (1968), Guns 'N Roses/Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagen (1964), actress Laura Linney (1964), actress Jennifer Jason Leigh (1962), Elton John's drummer Nigel Olsson (1949), actress Barbara Hershey (1948), actor/director/writer Christopher Guest (1948), British actress/former model Charlotte Rampling (1946), Blood, Sweat & Tears founder Al Kooper (1944), action film director Michael Mann (1943), Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach (1942), Swiss sci-fi/fantasy artist H.R. Giger (1940), baseball's home run king Hank Aaron (1934), actor/comedian Red Buttons (1919), author William S. Burroughs (1914; d. 1997), and actor John Carradine (1906; d. 1988).

Beloved comedian Red Buttons has died following a vascular disease. He was 87. The red-headed funnyman, who won a 1957 Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in Sayonara, died at his home, surrounded by family members, yesterday.

Happy Birthday to "Peter Pan" star Jeremy Sumpter (1989), Manchester United footballer Christiano Ronaldo (1985), country singer Sara Evans (1971), singer Bobby Brown (1969), baseball player Roberto Alomar (1968), Guns 'N Roses/Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagen (1964), actress Laura Linney (1964), actress Jennifer Jason Leigh (1962), Elton John's drummer Nigel Olsson (1949), actress Barbara Hershey (1948), actor/director/writer Christopher Guest (1948), British actress/former model Charlotte Rampling (1946), Blood, Sweat & Tears founder Al Kooper (1944), action film director Michael Mann (1943), Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach (1942), Swiss sci-fi/fantasy artist H.R. Giger (1940), baseball's home run king Hank Aaron (1934), actor/comedian Red Buttons (1919), author William S. Burroughs (1914; d. 1997), and actor John Carradine (1906; d. 1988).