Birthdays

King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden, 47; Princess Juliana of the Netherlands, 84; Sir James Adams, consultant, Control Risks Group, former ambassador to Egypt, 61; Dr Gerald Aylmer, historian, 67; Mrs Janey Buchan, MEP, 67; Mrs Barbara Calvert QC, a Recorder of the Crown Court, 67; Miss Jill Clayburgh, actress, 49; Mr Dickie Davies, sports commentator, 60; Lord Diamond, former leader of the SDP in the House of Lords, 86; Mr Michael Elder, actor and writer, 62; The Rev Paul Fiddes, principal, Regent's Park College, Oxford, 46; Dame Isabel Graham-Bryce, former chairman, Oxford Regional Hospital Board, 91; Mr Leslie Grantham, actor, 47; Mr William Henry, former chairman, Coats Paton, 78; Mr Alfred Lomas, MEP, 65; Lord McIntosh of Haringey, deputy chairman, IFF Research, 60; Lord Sanderson of Bowden, chairman, Scottish Conservative Party, 60; Lord Somers, former Professor of Composition and Theory, Royal College of Music, 86.