Birthdays

Lord Ashtown, former Ambassador to Korea, 76; Lady Baden-Powell, former Girl Guide Chief Commissioner, 56; M Jean-Pierre Cassel, actor, 60; Mr John Cleese, actor, 53; Vice-Admiral Sir John Cox, director, Sound Alive, 64; Sir Paul Fox, former managing director, BBC Network Television, 67; Mr Glen Hoddle, footballer, 35; Sir John Hunt MP, 63; Lt-Gen Sir Maurice Johnston, former deputy Chief of Defence Staff, 63; Admiral Sir John Kerr, Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command, 55; Mr Simon le Bon, rock singer, 34; Maj-Gen Henry Liardet, 86; Mr Roy Lichtenstein, painter, 69; Sir Wylie McKissock, neurological surgeon, 86; Mr Peter Martins, dancer and choreographer, 47; Sir Anthony Meyer, former MP, 72; Sir Frank Roberts, former diplomat, 85; Mr Leonard Rosoman, former tutor, Royal College of Art, 79; Mr Harry Salzman, film-maker, 77; Miss Monica Sims, director of production, Children's Film and Television Foundation, 67; Professor Barry Supple, Master of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, 62; Mr Chris Tavare, cricketer, 38; Dr Alan Tyson, musicologist and psychoanalyst, 66; Mr AN Wilson, author and journalist, 42; Miss Teresa Wright, actress, 74.