Birthdays

Miss Avril Angers, actress, 72; Dr Clive Booth, Vice-Chancellor, Oxford Brookes University, 51; Sir Roger de Grey, former President of the Royal Academy, 76; Mr Alan Devereux, former chairman, Scottish Tourist Board, 61; Miss Sylvia Fisher, soprano, 84; Miss Barbara Hale, actress, 72; Sir Peter Hordern MP, 65; Mr Peter Jeffrey, actor, 65; Mr Mark Kingston, actor, 60; Lord Mason of Barnsley, former MP, 70; Miss Hayley Mills, actress, 48; The Rev Dominic Milroy, former Headmaster, Ampleforth College, 62; Baroness Platt of Writtle, former chairman, Equal Opportunities Commission, 71; The Right Rev Dr Edward Roberts, former Bishop of Ely, 86; Mr Miklos Rozsa, composer, 87; Sir Teddy Taylor MP, 57; Mr Ian Taylor MP, 49; Sir Edgar Unsworth, former Chief Justice, Gibraltar, 88.