Birthdays

Sir Antony Abell, former Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod, 86; Mr Tony Adams, actor, 52; Admiral of the Fleet Sir Edward Ashmore, former Chief of the Naval Staff, 73; Miss Anna Carteret, actress, 50; Mr Sylvester Clarke, cricketer, 37; Lord Elliott of Morpeth, former MP and government minister, 72; Sir Robert Fellowes, private secretary to the Queen, 51; Mr David Gates, singer, 52; Professor Sir Robert Grieve, Professor Emeritus, Glasgow University, 82; Mr Jermaine Jackson, rock singer, 38; Miss Brenda Lee, rock singer, 48; Mr Cliff Michelmore, television producer and broadcaster, 73; Mr Wilfrid Newton, chairman and chief executive, London Regional Transport, 64; Mr David Plowright, chairman of Granada Television, 62; Mr Carlo Ponti, film director and producer, 79; Mr Patrick Reyntiens, designer and artist in stained glass, 67; Mr Raymond Robertson MP, 33; Mr Gilbert Roland, actor, 87; Sir Francis Sandilands, former chairman, Commercial Union Assurance, 79; Mr Alexander Solzhenitsyn, author, 74; Miss Sarah Spencer, former general secretary, National Council for Civil Liberties, 40; Miss Sheila Walker, former Chief Commissioner of the Girl Guides, 75; Mr Charles Younger, brewing company chief, 84.