Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Birthdays

Lord Boston of Faversham, former chairman, TVS Entertainment, 64; Mr Peter Brook, theatre producer, 69; Dr Clark Brundin, director, School of Management Studies, Oxford University, 63; Mr Brian Clough, football manager, 59; Mrs Ann Clwyd MP, 57; Mr Timothy Dalton, actor, 48; Miss Olwen Davies, former headmistress, St Swithun's School, Winchester, 68; Mr Geoffrey Dearmer, poet and broadcaster, 101; Mr Michael Foreman, author and illustrator, 56; Herr Hans- Dietrich Genscher, former West German foreign minister, 67; Mrs Llin Golding MP, 61; Professor Richard Hare, Professor of Philosophy, University of Florida, 75; Mr David Heathcoat-Amory MP, Deputy Government Chief Whip, 45; Mr Michael Heseltine MP, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, 61; Mr Antony Hopkins, composer and conductor, 73; Mr Frederic Horne, former Chief Taxing Master of the Supreme Court, 77; Mr Alvin Kallicharran, cricketer, 45; Miss Ann Mackay, soprano, 38; Mr Ved Mehta, author and journalist, 60; Baroness Nicol, Opposition spokesman on green issues in the House of Lords, 71; Lord Oaksey, racing journalist and television commentator, 65; Sir John Palmer, former president, Law Society, 74; Mr Geoffrey Pinnington, former editor, Sunday People, 75; Mr Ayrton Senna, racing driver, 34; Sir Brian Shaw, chairman, Port of London Authority, 61; Maj- Gen Sir John Swinton, Lord-Lieutenant of Berwickshire, 69; Sir Stanley Tomlinson, former diplomat, 82; Mr Roger Whittaker, singer and songwriter, 58; Lord Wilson of Langside, former Lord Advocate, 78.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in