Birthdays

Mr Philip Attenborough, chairman, Hodder & Stoughton, 57; Sir Robert Brown Black, diplomat, 87; Lord Brandon of Oakbrook, a former Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, 73; Mr Patrick Cargill, actor, 75; Mr Tony Curtis, actor, 68; Professor Richard D'Aeth, former president, Hughes Hall, Cambridge, 81; Mr David Evennett MP, 44; Miss Sheila Faith, former MP and MEP, 65; Dr Raoul Franklin, Vice-Chancellor, the City University, London, 58; Mr Phil Gallie MP, 54; Mr Allen Ginsberg, poet, 67; General Sir Michael Gow, former Commandant, Royal College of Defence Studies, 69; Miss Anita Harris, singer and actress, 51; Air Marshal Sir John Harris, 55; Dr Michael Jaffe, former director, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 70; Mrs June Lawrance, headmistress, Harrogate Ladies' College, 60; Mr Eddie McGrady MP, 50; Mr Colin Meads, rugby player, 57; Sir Harry Pitt, former Vice-Chancellor, Reading University, 79; Miss Anita Pollack MEP, 47; Miss Suzi Quatro, rock singer and actress, 43; M Alain Resnais, film director, 71; Mr Wilfred Thesiger, explorer and writer, 83; Miss Penelope Wilton, actress, 46; The Most Rev Thomas Winning, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow, 68.