Birthdays

Professor Norman Ashton, pathologist, 79; Sir Austin Bide, honorary president of Glaxo, 77; Dame Margaret Booth, High Court judge, 59; Mr Paul Cole, racehorse trainer, 51; Sir Bernard Feilden, architect, 73; Lord Gibson-Watt, former government minister, 74; Mr Michael Lambert, racehorse trainer, 48; Mr Richard Linley, jockey, 38; Lord Marlesford, political consultant, 61; Sir Patrick Mayhew QC MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 63; Miss Jessica Mitford, author, 75; Mr Andrew Rowe MP, 57; Mr Barry Sheene, racing motor cyclist, 42; The Right Rev John Taylor, former Bishop of Winchester, 78; Mr Roger Uttley, rugby football player, 43.