Birthdays

Miss Sheila Armstrong, soprano, 50; Mr John Beal, actor, 83; Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Beavis, former Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces, Central Europe, 63; M Jean Borotra, tennis-player, 94; Sir John Bunting, former senior civil servant, 74; Mr Fidel Castro, president of Cuba, 65; Mr Roy Evans, trade union leader, 61; Mr Bruce French, cricketer, 33; Miss Marie Helvin, model, 40; Mr Ben Hogan, golfer, 80; Mr Rod Hull, entertainer, 57; Mr Robin Jackman, cricketer, 47; Mrs Madhur Jaffrey, actress and cookery writer, 59; Miss Susan Jameson, actress, 49; Sir John Milne, former chairman, Blue Circle Industries and DRG, 68; Lord Oram, former MP, 79; Mr Gene Raymond, actor, 84; Lord Sainsbury, Joint President, J. Sainsbury plc, 90; Dr Frederick Sanger, biochemist, 74; Mr George Shearing, pianist, 72; Air Chief Marshal Sir Denis Smallwood, 74; Mr Timothy Wood, MP, 52.