Birthdays

Sir Leonard Appleyard, ambassador to China, 56; Lady Avebury, mental health planner, 60; Mr John Blackburn MP, 61; Professor David Blake, composer and Professor of Music, York University, 58; Sir Peter Boon, former chairman, Hoover, 78; Baroness Brigstocke, former High Mistress, St Paul's Girls' School, 65; Dame Frances Campbell-Preston, Lady of the Bedchamber to the Queen Mother, 76; Professor Dame Barbara Clayton, pathologist, 72; Mr Jimmy Connors, tennis player, 42; Mr Russ Conway, pianist and entertainer, 69; Professor David Daiches, former Professor of English, Sussex University, 82; Sir Oliver Forster, former diplomat, 69; Mr Derek Fowlds, actor, 57; Sir Edward Goschen Bt, former deputy chairman, Stock Exchange, 81; Mr Michael Hastings, playwright, 56; Mr Leslie Hill, chairman and chief executive, Central Independent Television, 58; Air Marshal Sir Paul Holder, 83; Mr Percy 'Laddie' Lucas, former MP, fighter pilot and golfer, 79; Mr Francis Matthews, actor, 63; Sir Patrick Moberly, former ambassador to South Africa, 66; Miss Patsy Rodenburg, head of Voice at the Royal National Theatre and at the Guildhall School of Speech and Drama, 41; Sir Patrick Sheehy, chairman, BAT Industries, 64; Mr Victor Spinetti, actor and director, 61; Mr Ronnie Stevens, actor and director, 64; General Sir John Waters, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, 59; The Right Rev David Young, Bishop of Ripon, 63.