Birthdays

Birthdays

Lady Elizabeth Basset, Extra Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, 90; The Right Rev Thomas Butler, Bishop of Leicester, 58; Admiral Sir Simon Cassels, 70; The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, premier Earl of Scotland, 71; Mr Jim Dowd MP, a Lord Commissioner, 47; Miss Samantha Eggar, actress, 59; Mr Anthony Hedges, composer, 67; The Most Rev Bruno Heim, former Apostolic Pro-Nuncio, 87; Mr Robin Herbert, chairman, Leopold Joseph Holdings, 64; Mr Richard Hickox, conductor, 50; Mr Alan Hunt, High Commissioner to Singapore, 57; Mrs Ann Longley, former Head Mistress, Roedean, 56; Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden, chairman, Macfarlane Group, 72; Miss Elspeth March, actress, 87; Sir Derek Mitchell, former senior civil servant, 76; Miss Elaine Paige, actress and singer, 46; Sir Jack Rumbold, former President, Industrial Tribunals, 78; Mr Ronald Sandler, chief executive, Lloyd's of London, 46; Mr Dean Stockwell, actor, 62; Air Marshal Sir Thomas Stonor, defence consultant, 62; Mr Barry Tuckwell, conductor and horn player, 67; Mr Des Wilson, Director of Corporate and Public Affairs, BAA plc, 57.