Birthdays

Field Marshal Lord Bramall, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London, 69; Miss Frances Crook, director, Howard League for Penal Reform, 40; Mr Jules Dassin, film director, 80; Lt-Cdr Ian Fraser VC, 72; Mr Christopher Fry, playwright, 85; Miss Rosemary Leach, actress, 57; Mr Geoffrey Lofthouse MP, 67; Lord Merlyn-Rees, former Home Secretary, 72; Mr Mohammed Ali, boxer, 50; Mr John Mott, chairman, William Sindall, 66; Mr Albert Pacey, chief constable, Gloucestershire, 54; Miss Annette Page, ballerina, 60; Dr Joyce Reynolds, historian, 74; Mr Keith Richard, guitarist with the Rolling Stones, 49; Lord Robens of Woldingham, former Coal Board and Vickers chairman, 82; The Earl of Shrewsbury, joint Deputy Chairman, Britannia Building Society, 40; Mr Steven Spielberg, film producer and director, 45; Mr Joe Wade, former trade-union leader, 73; The Right Rev Robert Williamson, Bishop of Southwark, 60.