Birthdays

Miss Evelyn Anthony, author, 64; Mr Michael Brown MP, 41; Sir Bernard Burrows, former diplomat, 82; Sir William Deakin, former warden, St Antony's College, Oxford, 79; Air Marshal Sir Aubrey Ellwood, 95; Sir Eric Franklin, former Indian civil servant, 82; Mr David Gandolfo, racehorse trainer, 54; Mr Neil Gerrard MP, 50; The Hon Sir Eustace Gibbs, former Vice-Marshal, the Diplomatic Corps, 63; Sir Richard Hadlee, cricketer, 41; Sir Edward Jones, former Lord Justice of Appeal, Northern Ireland, 80; Mr Carlos Kleiber, conductor, 62; Mr Iain Macdonald-Smith, yachtsman, 47; Vice-Admiral Sir Hugh Mackenzie, 79; The Very Rev Dr William McMillan, chaplain to the Queen in Scotland, 65; Mr Michael Martin MP, 47; Lord Mulley, former MP and government minister, 74; Mr Stavros Niarchos, Greek shipping magnate, 83; Professor Michael Oliver, cardiologist, 67; Miss Susan Penhaligon, actress, 42; Miss Gwendoline Rees, zoologist, 86; Mr Ken Russell, film director, 65; Baroness Ryder of Warsaw, founder of homes for the disabled, 69; Mr Geoffrey Sammons, former senior partner, Allen & Overy, 68; Mr Francis Steegmuller, author, 86; Mr Tom Stoppard, playwright, 55; Sir John Waite, High Court judge, 60; Mr Gary Waldhorn, actor, 49; Sir John Wills, Lord-Lieutenant of Avon, 64; Mr Paul Young, actor, 48.