Birthdays

Emperor Akihito of Japan, 60; Queen Silvia of Sweden, 50; Lord Bancroft, former Head of the Home Civil Service, 71; Mrs Christine Bicknell, former chairman, CSSB, 74; Sir Norman Biggs, banker, 86; Lord Blake, former Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Oxford University, 77; Vice-Admiral Sir Stephen Carlill, 91; Mr David Davis MP, an assistant whip, 45; Mr Peter Davis, chairman and chief executive, Reed International, 52; Mr Maurice Denham, actor, 84; Sir Colin Fielding, consultant in research systems, 67; Mr Luther Grosvenor, rock guitarist, 44; Mr Yousuf Karsh, portrait photographer, 85; Mr Graham Kelly, chief executive, Football Association, 48; Mr Christopher Lawrence, silversmith, 57; Brigadier Sir Geoffrey Macnab, former embassy military attache, 94; Miss Joan Quennell, former MP, 70; Herr Helmut Schmidt, former Chancellor of West Germany, 75; Mr Christopher Turner, former headmaster, Stowe School, 64; Mr Rayner Unwin, chairman, Unwin Enterprises, 68.