Tuesday, Nov. 6, is the 311th day of 2012. There are 55 days left in the year. This is Election Day.

Today’s birthdays: Director Mike Nichols is 81. Country singer Stonewall Jackson is 80. Country singer Guy Clark is 71. Actress Sally Field is 66. Pop singer-musician Glenn Frey (the Eagles) is 64. Singer Rory Block is 63. Jazz musician Arturo Sandoval is 63. Maria Shriver is 57. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is 48. Rock singer Corey Glover is 48. Actor Ethan Hawke is 42. Actress Thandie Newton is 40. Model-actress Rebecca Romijn is 40. Actress Emma Stone is 24.