Birthdays

Sir Anthony Battishill, Chairman of the Board, Inland Revenue, 57; Dame Joyanne Bracewell QC, High Court judge, 60; Mr Mark Cox, tennis player, 51; Sir Douglas Dodds-Parker, former MP, 85; Mrs Elizabeth Emanuel, clothing designer, 41; Mr Peter Fraenkel, civil engineer, 79; Sir Michael Hamilton, former MP, 76; Mr David Hanson MP, 37; Mr Ralph Kestenbaum, managing director, Gerald Metals, 65; Mr Tony Lock, cricketer, 65; Mr Philip Madoc, actor, 60; M Pierre Mauroy, former French prime minister, now Mayor of Lille, 66; Maj- Gen Sir Jeremy Moore, defence consultant and former commander, Land Forces, Falkland Islands, 66; Mr Ian Prosser, chairman and chief executive, Bass plc, 51; Mr George Rochberg, composer, 76; The Right Rev James Roxburgh, Assistant Bishop, Liverpool, 73; Sir John Ure, author and former diplomat, 63; Mr John Wright, cricketer, 40.