Birthdays

Mr David Blatherwick, ambassador to the Irish Republic, 53; Professor Derek Brewer, former Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 71; Mr Ian Campbell, civil engineer, 72; Sir James Craig, Arabic scholar and President, Middle East Association, 70; Mr Moss Evans, former trade-union leader, 69; Mr Harrison Ford, actor, 52; Mr Larry Gomes, cricketer, 41; Vice-Admiral the Hon Sir Nicholas Hill-Norton, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff, 55; Mr Ian Hislop, Editor, Private Eye, 34; Sir Philip Jones, chairman, Total Oil Marine, 63; Vice-Admiral Sir Gerard Mansfield, 73; Dr Ghillean Prance, Director, Kew Gardens, 57; Brigadier Dame Jean Rivett-Drake, former Director, WRAC, 85; Mr Chris Serle, television presenter, 51; Miss Rachel Squire MP, 40; Mr Patrick Stewart, actor, 54; Mr David Storey, playwright, 61; The Rev Dr Anthony Thiselton, head of the Department of Theology, Nottingham University, 57; Sir Garfield Todd, former Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia, 86; Sir Bernard Tomlinson, Emeritus Professor of Pathology, Newcastle University, 74; Mme Simone Veil, MEP, 67.