Birthdays

Lord Barnett, former MP, 70; Mr Reginald Bottini, former trade union leader, 77; Mr Roland Butcher, West Indies cricketer, 40; Mr Steve Cram, athlete, 33; Mr Thomas Dolby, rock band keyboard player, 35; Mrs Elizabeth Esteve-Coll, director, Victoria and Albert Museum, 55; Sir Leslie Fletcher, chairman, Westland plc, 71; Sir Christopher French, High Court judge, 68; Air Chief Marshal Sir David Harcourt-Smith, 62; Mr Justin Hayward, rock singer, 47; Mr David Hinchliffe MP, 45; Mr James Hodgson, former vice-chairman, British Telecom, 68; Mr Joe Hyman, former company chairman, 72; Mr William Jarvis, racehorse trainer, 33; Mr John De Courcy Ling, MEP, 60; Sir Norman Longley, former building contractor, 93; Sir Richard Luce, Vice-Chancellor, Buckingham University, 57; Mr John McFall MP, 49; Mr Roger Moore, actor, 66; Sir Derek Oulton QC, former permanent secretary, Lord Chancellor's Office, 66; Mlle Francoise Pascal, actress, 44; Mr Thomas Prentice, life president, Harrisons and Crosfield, 74; Mr Cliff Richard, singer, 53; Mr Roger Taylor, tennis player, 52; Mr Christopher Timothy, actor, 53; Mr Kieran Tunney, playwright, 71; Mr Alan Williams MP, 63; Mr Derek Wood QC, Principal, St Hugh's College, Oxford, 56.