Birthdays

Mr Toby Balding, racehorse trainer, 58; Mr Ray Charles, rhythm and blues singer, 64; Baroness David, former government whip, 81; Sir Basil Feldman, chairman, Shopping Hours Reform Council, 68; Mr James Guinness, former deputy chairman, Guinness Peat, 70; Mr Julio Iglesias, musician, 51; Mr Richard Lambert, Editor, Financial Times, 50; Sir Gordon Linacre, president, Yorkshire Post Newspapers, 74; Sir Henry Lintott, former High Commissioner in Canada, 86; Dr Brian Lloyd, chairman of directors, Oxford Gallery, 74; Mrs Genista McIntosh, executive director, Royal National Theatre, 48; The Right Rev Michael Manktelow, former Bishop of Basingstoke, 67; Mr Larry Mize, golfer, 36; Mr Mickey Rooney, actor, 74; Mr Bruce Springsteen, singer and songwriter, 45; Mr Jeff Squire, rugby footballer, 43; Admiral Sir John Treacher, director, Meggitt plc, 70; Mr John Wilkinson MP, 54; Mr Nicholas Witchell, television news presenter, 41.