Birthdays

Miss Mary Adshead, mural painter, 89; Sir Nicholas Bayne, High Commissioner to Canada, 56; Sir Harold Beeley, historian and former ambassador, 84; Sir William Bentley, former ambassador and chairman, Society of Pension Consultants, 66; Miss Claire Bloom, actress, 62; Sir Stephen Brown, former company chairman, 87; Mr Derek Conway MP, 40; Mr Dan Crompton, chief constable, Nottinghamshire, 52; Sir Arthur de la Mare, former ambassador, 79; Sir Maurice Drake, High Court Judge, 70; Mr Frank Dunlop, former director of the Edinburgh Festival, 66; Mr Paul Ferris, author and journalist, 64; Mr John Greenway MP, 47; Mr Gerald Harper, actor, 64; Mr Desmond Haynes, cricketer, 37; The Earl of Jersey, company chairman, 83; Miss Diana Jones, jockey, 43; Mr Paddy McMahon, former show jumper, 60; The Earl of Mar and Kellie, Lord-Lieutenant of Clackmannan, 72; Mr Charles Needham, former chairman, Coalite, 69; Sir Richard O'Brien, former chairman, Manpower Services Commission, 73; Mr Tim Powell, former chairman of Massey-Ferguson, 81; Mr William Reid, Ombudsman, 62; Mr Cesar Romero, actor, 86; Miss Jane Seymour, actress, 42; Miss Clare Short MP, 47; Sir Adrian Swire, chairman, John Swire & Sons Ltd, 61; Sir George Taylor, botanist and horticulturalist, 89; Sir Alan Ward, High Court judge, 55; The Right Rev Robert Woods, assistant Bishop, Gloucester, 79.