Birthdays

Mr Gene Barry, actor, 71; General Sir Cecil Blacker, former president, British Equestrian Federation, 77; Mr Bob Champion, trainer and former jockey, 45; Sir Christopher Cockerell, inventor of the hovercraft, 83; Rear-Admiral Sir Paul Greening, former Master of Her Majesty's Household, 65; Mr Allen Greenwood, former deputy chairman, British Aerospace, 76; The Earl of Halsbury, Chancellor, Brunel University, 85; Miss Andrea Jaeger, tennis player, 28; Vice-Admiral Sir John Lea, 70; Mr David Lyon, chief executive, Bowater, 57; Mr Geoffrey Palmer, actor, 66; Sir John Sparrow, chairman, Horserace Betting Levy Board, 60; Mr Daniel Topolski, writer, photographer and rowing coach, 48; Mr Dennis Weaver, actor, 69; Professor John West, former Vice-Chancellor, Bradford University, 71; Mr David Yip, actor, 42.