Birthdays

Sir Maurice Bathurst QC, international judge, 80; Sir Frederic Bennett, former MP, 75; Mr Timothy Boswell MP, 51; The Hon Nigel Calder, writer on science, 62; Professor Sir Alan Cook, Master, Selwyn College, Cambridge, 71; Sir Frank Cooper, chairman, High Integrity Systems Ltd and former senior civil servant, 71; Sir David Davies, former chairman, Welsh Development Agency, 84; Sir Walter Edmenson, shipowner, 101; Mr Mike England, football manager, 51; Mr Ian Finlay, former director, Royal Scottish Museum, 87; Mr David Green, director of Voluntary Service Overseas, 45; Mr Michael Green, chairman and chief executive, Carlton Communications, 46; General Alexander Haig, former US Secretary of State, 69; Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Harding, Chief of the Air Staff, 60; Miss Julie Harris, actress 68; Miss Patricia Hewitt, deputy director, Institute for Public Policy Research, 45; Dr Gwyn Jones, chairman, Welsh Development Agency, 45; Sir George Labouchere, former ambassador, 88; Dr Brian Lang, chief executive and deputy chairman, British Library, 48; Mr Roy Moss, chairman and chief executive, Allied Breweries, 64; Dame Winifred Prentice, former president, Royal College of Nursing, 83; Miss Monica Seles, tennis player, 20; Mr Alex Smith, MEP, 50; Viscount Wimborne, chairman, Harris and Dixon Holdings, 54.