Birthdays

Sir Stanley Bailey, former chief constable of Northumbria, 66; The Rev Gordon Barritt, former principal, the National Children's Home, and president of the Methodist Conference, 72; Lord Belstead, Paymaster General and Minister at the Northern Ireland Office, 60; Sir John Birkin, chairman, RTZ, 63; General Sir Edward Burgess, president, Royal British Legion, 65; Viscount Cranborne, former MP, 46; Professor Sir Eric Denton, marine biologist, 69; Miss Angie Dickinson, actress, 61; Sir Peter Fawcus, former Commissioner, Bechuanaland, 77; Mr Staffan Gadd, chairman, JS Gadd Holdings, 58; Mr Anthony Green, painter, 53; Mr Alan Hacker, clarinettist, 54; The Right Rev Patrick Harris, Bishop of Southwell, 58; Mr JIM Stewart (Michael Innes), writer and scholar, , 86; Miss Deborah Kerr, actress, 71; Miss Rula Lenska, actress, 45; Professor Frank Llewellyn-Jones, former principal, University College of Swansea, 85; Mr Johnny Mathis, ballad singer, 57; Sir Nevill Mott, physicist, 87; Mr Ian Ogilvy, actor, 49; Mr Stewart Steven, editor, the Mail on Sunday, 54; Mr Donald Swann, pianist and entertainer, 69; Sir Peter Yarranton, chairman, the Sports Council, 68.