Saturday, June 16, is the 168th day of 2012. There are 198 days left in the year.

Today’s birthdays: Actor Bill Cobbs is 77. Author Joyce Carol Oates is 74. Country singer Billy ‘‘Crash’’ Craddock is 73. Songwriter Lamont Dozier is 71. R&B singer Eddie Levert is 70. Actress Joan Van Ark is 69. Actor Geoff Pierson is 63. R&B singer James Smith (The Stylistics) is 62. Boxing Hall of Famer Roberto Duran is 61. Pop singer Gino Vannelli is 60. Actress Laurie Metcalf is 57. Model-actress Jenny Shimizu is 45. Actor James Patrick Stuart is 44. Actor Clifton Collins Jr. is 42. Actor John Cho is 40. Actor Eddie Cibrian is 39. Actress China Shavers is 35. Actress Missy Peregrym is 30. Actress Olivia Hack is 29. Singer Diana DeGarmo is 25. Pop-rock musician Ian Keaggy (Hot Chelle) is 25.