Birthdays

Miss Inge Bernstein, circuit judge, 63; Mr John Booth, former chairman, Hepworth Ceramics, 80; Professor Eric Boyland, biochemist, 89; Mr Brian Close, former England cricket captain, 63; Dr Lionel Dakers, former Director, Royal School of Church Music, 70; Mr Reginald Freeson, urban renewal consultant, 68; Mr Richard Hamilton, pop-art painter, 72; Maj-Gen David Houston, Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland, 65; Mr Paul Jones, actor and singer, 52; Mr David Langdon, cartoonist and illustrator, 80; Mr Denis Law, footballer, 54; M Michel Legrand, composer and conductor, 62; Mr John Lever, former England cricketer, 45; Lord Melchett, conservationist, 46; Mr Peter Owen, publisher, 67; Admiral Sir William Pillar, former Lieutenant Governor of Jersey, 70; Mr Alain Prost, motor-racing champion, 39; Mr Derek Randall, cricketer, 43; The Rev Kathleen Richardson, former President, the Methodist Conference, 56; Sir Frank Rogers, deputy chairman, The Telegraph plc, 74; Mr Harry Urwin, former trades union officer, 79; Mr Dennis Waterman, actor, 46; Mr Jerry Wiggin MP, 57.