Birthdays

Pope John Paul II, 74; Sir Richard Body MP, 67; Miss Caroline Charles, fashion designer, 52; Mr John Clement, former chairman, Unigate Group, 62; Mr Perry Como, singer, 82; Mr Patrick Cormack MP, 55; Sir Norman Costar, former diplomat, 85; Mr Rodger Davis, golfer, 43; Mr Graham Dilley, cricketer, 35; Professor Sir Anthony Epstein, pathologist, 73; Sir Anthony Fell, former MP, 80; Mr Brian Fletcher, former jockey, 47; Professor Geoffrey Hall, former director, Brighton Polytechnic, 66; Rear-Admiral Peter Hammersley, 66; Lord Hartwell, former chairman and Editor-in-Chief, the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, 83; Mr Keith Hellawell, chief constable, West Yorkshire, 52; Mr David Jamieson MP, 47; Mr George Kitson, former principal, Central School of Speech and Drama, 72; Sir Geoffrey Littler, former senior civil servant, 64; Professor Malcolm Longair, astronomer, 53; Miss Miriam Margolyes, actress, 53; Professor Edward Marsland, former vice-chancellor, Birmingham University, 71; Mr Fred Perry, tennis champion, 85; Lord St John of Fawsley, author, barrister and former MP, 65; Lord Schon, former chairman, National Research Development Corporation, 82; Mr Norbert 'Nobby' Stiles, footballer, 52; Mr Rick Wakeman, rock keyboard player and composer, 45; Miss Toyah Willcox, singer and actress, 36; Mr Charles Wintour, former editor, the Evening Standard, 77.