Birthdays

Sir Robin Auld, High Court judge, 56; Mr David Bowe MEP, 40; Sir Norman Brain, former diplomat, 86; Sir Henry Brooke, High Court judge, 57; Mr W. Glanville Brown, barrister and linguist, 86; Mr Simon Cadell, actor, 43; Mr Cameron Cochrane, principal, British International School, Cairo, 60; Viscount Colville of Culross QC, 60; Mr Nicholas Danby, organist, 58; Professor Roy Duckworth, dean, the London Hospital Medical School, 64; Baroness Elles, former vice-President, European Parliament, 72; Sir Anthony Grabham, chairman, BMA Service, 63; Mr George Hamilton IV, country singer, 56; Maj- Gen Donald Isles, former Director General, Weapons, 69; Dr Carole Jordan, astronomer, 52; Dr Mary McGeown, nephrologist, 70; Sir Stephen Miller, former Surgeon Oculist to the Queen, 78; Sir David Money-Coutts, chairman, Coutts & Co, 62; Mr Dominic Muldowney, composer and music director, National Theatre, 41; Mr Ilie Nastase, tennis player, 47; Mr Adrian Noble, artistic director, Royal Shakespeare Company, 43; Sir Frederick O'Brien QC, former Sheriff Principal, Lothian and Borders, 76; Air Chief Marshal Sir David Parry-Evans, Chief Commander, St John Ambulance, 58; Rear-Admiral Godfrey Place VC, 72; Mr Ivor Roberts, actor, 68; Mr Henry Wendt, chairman, SmithKline Beecham, 60.