Birthdays

Mr Edward Bell, chairman and publisher, HarperCollins UK, 45; Lord Benson, accountant, 85; Mr John Bowis MP, 49; Sir Ronald Brierley, company chairman, 57; Mr John Gale, theatrical producer, 65; Sir John Hannam MP, 65; Sir Christopher Hogg, chairman, Courtaulds and Reuters, 58; Dr George Kimble, geographer, 86; Miss Anne Leuchars, television journalist, 41; Mr Sammy McIlroy, footballer, 40; Sir Reginald Murley, surgeon, 78; Lord Murray of Epping Forest, former TUC general secretary, 72; Sir Brian Neill, a Lord Justice of Appeal, 71; Mr Peter O'Toole, actor, 62; Lord Shuttleworth, chartered surveyor, and chairman, Rural Development Commission, 46; Professor Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, mathematician, 67; Miss Rose Tremain, novelist and playwright, 51; Mr Alan Tuffin, former trade union leader, 61; Lord Waddington QC, Governor of Bermuda, 65; Mr Alan Whicker, television broadcaster, 69; Sir Brian Wolfson, chairman, Wembley plc, 59.