Birthdays

Mr David Abell, chairman and chief executive, Suter plc, 51; Mr Roy Anderson, chairman emeritus of the Lockheed Corporation, 73; Mr Michael Bogdanov, Joint Artistic Director, English Shakespeare Company, 55; Mr Dave Clark, drummer and pop group founder, 51; Lord Croham, former chairman, Guinness Peat group, 76; Mr Geoffrey Davies, actor, 52; Mr Graham Dorey, Bailiff of Guernsey, 61; Air Marshal Sir John Fitzpatrick, 64; Miss Ida Haendel, violinist, 65; Mr Gunnar Hagglof, diplomat, 89; Sir Henry Hardman, former senior civil servant, 88; Mr Oliver Heald MP, 39; Mr Kevin Hughes MP, 41; Mr Joe Jordan, footballer, 42; General Sir Frank Kitson, former Commander-in-Chief, UK Land Forces, 67; The Rev Dr Una Kroll, Church of England deaconess and feminist, 68; Mr David McMurray, Headmaster, Oundle, 56; Mr Oscar Niemeyer, architect, 86; Miss Edna O'Brien, novelist, 57; Mr Austin Savage, Welsh hockey International player, 52; Commandant Anne Spencer, Director, WRNS, 55; Professor Sir John Thomas, Deputy Pro-Chancellor, University of Wales, 61; Professor Maurice Wilkins, biophysicist, 77.