Birthdays

Birthdays

Sir Brian Bailey, former chairman, Television South West, 73; Mr Dudley Barker, writer, 86; Major Sir Shane Blewitt, Keeper of the Privy Purse, 61; Mr Humphrey Burton, writer and broadcaster, 65; Sir Kenneth Carlisle MP, 55; Mr Lawrence Cunliffe MP, 67; Mr Stephen Dorrell MP, Secretary of State for Health, 44; Professor Mary Douglas, anthropologist, 75; Professor Sir Raymond Firth, anthropologist, 95; Mr Nigel Forman MP, 53; Professor Sir Patrick Forrest, surgeon, 73; Mr Robert Fox, impresario, 44; Miss Aretha Franklin, singer, 54; Sir Peter Gibbings, former chairman, Anglia TV, 67; Mr Paul Michael Glaser, actor, 52; General Sir James Glover, former Commander-in-Chief, UK Land Forces, 67; Mr David Hicks, interior designer, 67; Mr Elton John, rock singer, 49; Mr Geoffrey John, chairman, Food from Britain, 62; The Most Rev Alwyn Rice Jones, Archbishop of Wales, 62; Mr Nick Lowe, composer, 47; Sir Bernard Miller, former chairman, John Lewis Partnership, 92; Mr Leif Mills, general secretary, Banking, Insurance and Finance Union, 60; Lord Quinton, former chairman of the Board, British Library, 71; Miss Dorothy Squires, singer, 81; Mr William Taylor, Commissioner, City of London Police, 49; Lord Walker of Worcester, former MP, 63; Mr Michael Whitlam, director-general, British Red Cross Society, 49; Mr Keith Whitson, chief executive, Midland Bank.