Birthdays

Professor Richard Batchelor, immunologist, 62; Sir Peter Blaker, former government minister, 71; Sir Neville Bowman-Shaw, chairman, Boss Trucks Ltd, 63; Miss Jackie Collins, author, 56; Sir Terence Conran, chairman, Conran Roche, 62; Air Chief Marshal Sir Kenneth Cross, 82; Mr Basil D'Oliveira, cricketer, 62; Mr Harry Greenway MP, 59; Dr F. Dudley Hart, rheumatologist, 84; Mr Charlton Heston, actor, 69; Sir John Hogg, former deputy chairman, Williams and Glyn's Bank Ltd, 81; Mr Frank Keating, sports journalist, 56; Mr Richard Martin, former vice- chairman, Allied-Lyons, 61; Mr Tony Meo, snooker champion, 34; Sir Hector Monro MP, Under-Secretary, Scottish Office, 71; Dr Gareth Owen, former Vice-Chancellor, University of Wales, 71; Mr Gavin Pritchard-Gordon, racehorse trainer, 48; Mr Giles Radice MP, 57; Miss Anneka Rice, television presenter, 35; Mr Michael Richards, banker, 78; Mr John Rutherford, rugby footballer, 38; The Right Rev Dr Richard Say, former Bishop of Rochester, 79; Mr Marcus Setchell, Surgeon-Gynaecologist to the Queen, 50; Sir Gervase Sheldon, former High Court judge, 80; Sir James Spicer MP, 68; Miss Ann Widdecombe MP, Under-Secretary, Department of Employment, 46.