Born. To Diana Rigg, 38, auburn-haired Shakespearean actress best known as the karate-chopping counterspy in TV's The Avengers, and Archie Stirling, 35, a businessman and her companion for a year: their first child, a girl; in London.

Died. Paul Desmond, 52, jazz musician whose lyrical, witty alto saxophone counterpointed Dave Brubeck's assertive piano in Brubeck's quartet for 17 years; of lung cancer; in Manhattan. Desmond composed few pieces for the group, but his Take Five, inspired by the sound of a Nevada slot machine, was the first instrumental jazz number to sell over a million copies.

Died. Goddard Lieberson, 66, a musician who became the immensely successful president of Columbia Records; of cancer; in Manhattan. English-born, Lieberson started out to be a Composer, but instead went to work for Columbia in 1939, quickly gaining a reputation as a trend spotter and a man who could work with musicians. He was an early promoter of the LP and of original cast albums of shows like South Pacific and My Fair Lady; he had talked CBS into backing Lady. In developing the Columbia Masterworks series of classical music, he included contemporary composers: Prokofiev, Schoenberg, Bartok --and Lieberson.

Died. Ben Grauer, 68, NBC's eloquent radio announcer, TV reporter and moderator; of a heart attack; in Manhattan. During his 43 years on the air, Grauer covered countless disasters and triumphs. He preferred radio to TV because "you decided the mental picture the audience was going to get, and you could give your own emphasis and play downs."

Died. Roberto Rossellini, 71, Italian film director who introduced neo-realistic films during the post-World War II period; of an apparent heart attack after returning from the Cannes Film Festival; in Rome. Rossellini made his reputation with Open City, a film clandestinely made in Italy in 1944, and followed this success with Paisan, Germany, Year Zero and dozens of other films and TV movies. His enduring companion was Actress Anna Magnani, who is buried in his family mausoleum, but he also had a highly publicized affair with Ingrid Bergman. Finally married in 1950, they parted in 1957.

Died. Bruce Bliven, 87, author and influential editor of the New Republic (1930-55), which he made a showcase for liberal thinkers and humanists; after suffering a broken hip in a fall; in Palo Alto, Calif

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