Birthdays

Prince Karim, the Aga Khan, 58; Sir Terence Beckett, former Director General, CBI, 71; Mr Howard Brenton, playwright, 52; General Arnold Brown, former leader, Salvation Army, 81; Lord Bullock, historian, 80; Mr Jim Davidson, comedian, 40; Sir Bria n Fall, Ambassador to the Russian Federation, 57; Mr John Francome, broadcaster and former jockey, 42; Mr Walter Girven, Chief Constable, Wiltshire, 56; Miss Anouska Hempel, actress, hotelier and designer, 53; Dr Douglas Latto, surgeon and gynaecologist, 81; Mr Robert Lindsay, actor, 45; Professor Sir William McCrea, astronomer, 90; Mr Alec Monk, former chief executive, Tri-Delta Corporation, 52; Sir Brian Pitman, chief executive, Lloyds Bank, 63; Mr Christopher Plummer, actor, 65; Sir Humphrey Prideaux , former chairman, Morland and Co, 79; Sir Robin Renwick, Ambassador to the United States of America, 57; Mr George Shultz, former US Secretary of State, 74; Professor Geoffrey Sims, former Vice-Chancellor, Sheffield University, 68; Maj-Gen Sir David Tho rne,Director-General, Commonwealth Trust, 61; Sir Laurens van der Post, writer and explorer, 88; Mr Dick Van Dyke, actor, 69; General Sir Peter Whiteley, former Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces Northern Europe, 74; Miss Paula Wilcox, actress, 45; Mr B

r ian Wilson MP, 46.