Birthdays

TODAY: Professor Averil Cameron, historian, 57; Miss Rachel Cusk, author, 30; Professor David Daube, Emeritus Regius Professor of Civil Law, Oxford University, 88; Mr Osian Ellis, harpist, 69; Marshal of the RAF Sir John Grandy, 84; Admiral of the Fleet Lord Hill-Norton, 82; Lady Howe of Aberavon, chairman, Broadcasting Standards Council, 65; Lord Jakobovits, former Chief Rabbi, 76; Professor Ann Lambton, scholar of the Persian language, 85; Mr Murray Lawrence, former chairman of Lloyd's, 62; Mr Jack Lemmon, film actor, 72; Sir Francis McWilliams, former Lord Mayor of London, 71; Sir Kenneth Maddocks, former overseas administrator, 90; Mr Alexander Papamarkou, international financier, 67; Dr June Paterson-Brown, former Chief Commissioner, Girl Guides, 65; Lord Rayne, chairman, London Merchant Securities, 79; Sir Richard Southern, former President, St John's College, Oxford, 85; Mr Richard Tracey MP, 54; The Rev Dr John Tudor, Development Officer, Harris Manchester College, Oxford, 67; Mr John Williams, composer and conductor, 65.

TOMORROW: Mr Norman Adams, painter and ceramic sculptor, 70; Mr Ryland Davies, operatic tenor, 54; Air Commandant Barbara Ducat-Amos, former Matron-in-Chief, RAF Nursing Service, 76; Miss Mia Farrow, actress, 52; Dr Garret FitzGerald, former Prime Minister, Irish Republic, 71; Mr Paul Flynn MP, 62; Mr Bernard Gallacher, golfer, 48; Mr Robert Gordon, ambassador to the Union of Myanmar (Burma), 45; Miss Kathryn Grayson, actress and singer, 75; Dr George Guest, organist, 73; Sir Robert Johnson, High Court judge, 64; Miss Carole King, singer and songwriter, 55; Mr Sandy Lyle, golfer, 39; Sir Donald Miller, former chairman, Scottish Power, 70; Dame Annette Penhaligon, local councillor, 51; Professor Michael Sterling, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Brunel University, 51; Miss Janet Suzman, actress, 58; Mr Clive Swift, actor, 61; Mr Ted Turner, rock guitarist, 47; Mr Brian Wenham, media consultant and journalist, 60; Lord Williams of Elvel, opposition spokesman on Defence and the Environment, House of Lords, 64.