Born. To Paul McCartney, 29, renegade Beatle, and Linda Eastman, 30, the honey blonde American divorcee who ended his bachelorhood two years ago; their second child, a daughter; in London. Name: Stella.

Engaged. W. Averell Harriman, 79, negotiator with Communist powers, high-ranking Government official for four Democratic Administrations, and former Governor of New York; and Pamela Hayward, 51, British widow of Producer Leland Hayward and mother of Winston Churchill II by her earlier marriage to Sir Winston's son Randolph. It will be the third marriage for both.

Died. Harald Lander, 66, Scandinavian ballet master and choreographer who helped mold the Royal Danish Ballet into one of the world's greatest troupes; of leukemia; in Copenhagen. During his 19 years as ballet master, the former dancer choreographed such highly praised productions as La Valse, Spring, and his modern masterwork, Etudes. In 1951 scandal ended the Danish phase of his career; he was accused of taking liberties with ballerinas and forced to resign. Instead of retiring, he went to France and was soon appointed ballet master at the Paris Opera.

Died. Roland de Vaux, 67, the French Dominican priest and biblical scholar who was one of those who penetrated the mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls; of a heart attack; in Jerusalem. Two years after a Bedouin shepherd stumbled onto a cave near the Dead Sea in 1947, De Vaux was among a party of archaeologists who journeyed to the spot. There they uncovered more than 40 previously unknown caves, many containing ancient Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic manuscripts. The 2,000-year-old documents, pieced together and edited by an international team of scholars headed by De Vaux, turned out to be one of history's greatest archaeological finds.

Died. John Desmond Bernal, 70, physicist-philosopher and ardent Communist; of a stroke: in London. Called the "Sage" by fellow British scientists because of his encyclopedic knowledge, Bernal infuriated them with one of his favorite theories: "In capitalist countries, the direction of science is in the hands of those who hate peace." Nonetheless, they recognized the greatness of Bernal's own contributions to science, including experiments with crystals in the 1920s and '30s that helped lay the groundwork for molecular biology. When Sir John Anderson, Home Secretary at the outbreak of World War II, was criticized for hiring an outspoken Communist to work as an explosives expert, he replied that he would employ Bernal "even if he is as red as the flames of hell."

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