Birthdays

King Constantine of the Hellenes, 53; Sr Richard Bonallack, mechanical engineer, 89; Lord Boyd-Carpenter, former government minister, 85; Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom, aerospace consultant, 73; Mr Handel Davies, aeronautical engineer, 81; Mr Mark Elder, music director, English National Opera, 46; Mr Jonathan Evans MP, 43; Admiral Sir Richard Fitch, 64; Mr Marvin Hamlisch, composer, 49; The Right Rev Richard Harries, Bishop of Oxford, 57; Professor Rosalyn Higgins QC, professor of International Law at the London School of Economics, 56; Sir Kenneth Jupp, former High Court judge, 76; Lord Kadoorie, businessman, 94; Mr Stacy Keach, actor, 52; Miss Sally Kellerman, actress, 56; The Hon Sir Peter Morrison, former government minister, 49; Sir Denis Mountain, former chairman, Eagle Star Insurance, 64; Professor Robin Orr, composer, 84; Mr Leonard Parkin, broadcaster, 64; Lord Penrose, a Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland, 55; Canon Dr Anthony Phillips, headmaster, King's School, Canterbury, 57; Sir Christopher Slade, a former Lord Justice of Appeal, 66; Mr Johnny Speight, scriptwriter, 73; Sir Sigmund Sternberg, chairman, Martin Slowe Estates, 72; Mr David Sumberg MP, 52; Mr Charlie Watts, rock drummer, 52.