Birthdays

Birthdays

Air Marshal Sir Roger Austin, President, Royal British Legion, 59; Mr Bill Beaumont, sports commentator, 47; Mr Andrew Bennett MP, 60; Dr Michael Brock, former Warden, St George's House, Windsor Castle, 79; M Andre Courreges, couturier, 76; Sir Roualeyn Cumming-Bruce, former Lord of Appeal, 87; Mr Bobby Fischer, chess player, 56; Mr John Golding, former trade union leader, 68; Maj-Gen John Groom, former director, Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 70; Mr Neil Hamilton, former MP, 50; Professor Sir Donald Harrison, laryngologist, 74; Dr Thomas Johnston, former Principal, Heriot-Watt University, 72; Sir Norman Lindop, chemist and educational administrator, 78; Sir Nicholas Monck, former Permanent Secretary, Department of Employment, 64; Sir Donald Rattee, High Court judge, 62; Professor Kenneth Robinson, former Vice-Chancellor, University of Hong Kong, 85; Mr Howard Shelley, pianist and conductor, 49; Mr Mickey Spillane, novelist, 81; Lord Thurlow, former Governor of the Bahamas, 87; Professor Sir David Weatherall, haematologist, 66; Mr David Willetts MP, 43.