Birthdays

Mr Richard Adler, composer, 72; Sir John Anson, senior civil servant, 63; Mr Osvaldo Ardiles, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur FC, 40; Air Marshal Sir Peter Bairsto, 67; Mr Tony Bennett, singer, 67; Mr Steven Berkoff, actor and director, 56; Lt-Gen Sir Alexander Boswell, former Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey, 65; Sir Paul Bryan, former MP, 80; Mrs Elizabeth Chilver, former principal, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, 79; Mr Peter Easterby, racehorse trainer, 64; Mr Josh Gifford, racehorse trainer, 52; Mr Nick Harvey MP, 32; Baroness James of Holland Park (PD James), author, 73; Mr William Powell MP, 45; Mr Anthony Sampson, author and journalist, 67; Sir David Scott, former diplomat, 74; Mr Martin Sheen, actor, 53; Mr Michael Stern MP, 51; Mr Jack Straw MP, 47; Sir Jock Taylor, chairman Siemens Ltd 69; Sir George Waller, former Lord Justice of Appeal, 82; The Right Rev Dr Roger Wilson, former Bishop of Chichester, 88; Mr Terry Wogan, radio and television broadcaster, 55.