Birthdays

Birthdays

Pope John Paul II, 78; Sir Richard Body MP, 71; Mr John Bruton, Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland, 51; Miss Caroline Charles, fashion designer, 56; Mr Perry Como, singer, 86; Sir Patrick Cormack MP, 59; Mr Graham Dilley, cricketer, 39; Professor Sir Anthony Epstein, pathologist, 77; Sir Anthony Fell, former MP, 84; Mr Brian Fletcher, former jockey, 51; Professor Geoffrey Hall, nuclear scientist, 70; Rear-Admiral Peter Hammersley, 70; Lord Hartwell, former chairman and Editor-in-Chief, the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, 87; Mr Keith Hellawell, chief constable, West Yorkshire, 56; Mr David Jamieson MP, an Assistant Whip, 51; Mr George Kitson, former principal, Central School of Speech and Drama, 76; Professor Malcolm Longair, astronomer, 57; Miss Miriam Margolyes, actress, 57; Lord St John of Fawsley, author, barrister and former MP, 69; M Jacques Santer, President of the European Commission, 61; Mr Norbert "Nobby" Stiles, footballer, 56; Mr Rick Wakeman, rock keyboard player and composer, 49; Miss Toyah Willcox, singer and actress, 40; Mr Charles Wintour, former editor, the Evening Standard, 81.