Birthdays

Maj-Gen Sir Christopher Airy, former private secretary to the Prince and Princess of Wales, 59; Mr David Austick, bookseller and former MP, 73; Sir John Badenoch, gastroenterologist, 73; Mr Gyles Brandreth MP, journalist and broadcaster, 45; Sir Julian Bullard, former ambassador to West Germany, 65; Sir Anthony Caro, sculptor, 69; Miss Cyd Charisse, actress and dancer, 72; Sir James Comyn, former High Court judge, 72; Mr Phil Edmonds, cricketer, 42; Mr Michael Grade, chief executive of Channel 4 Television, 50; Miss Eileen Herlie, actress, 73; The Hon Douglas Hurd MP, Foreign Secretary, 63; Mr Michael Inchbald, interior designer, 73; Miss Ann Jenner, ballerina, 49; Mr Gary Numan, rock musician, 35; Miss Lynn Redgrave, actress, 50; Dr Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi, 45; Miss Lynn Seymour, ballerina, 54; Professor Norman Stone, historian, 52; Mr Robert Tear, operatic tenor, 54; Miss Claire Trevor, actress, 84; Mr John Ward MP, 68; Mr David Wilkie, Olympic swimmer, 39.