BIRTHDAYS

Birthdays

The Duchess of Kent, 62; Sir Roderick Barclay, former ambassador, 86; Mr Brian Beazer, former chairman and chief executive, Beazer plc, 60; Miss Judy Cornwell, actress, 53; Mr Joseph Ettedgui, fashion designer, 59; Professor Sir Brian Follett, Vice- Chancellor, Warwick University, 56; Mr Bruce Forsyth, entertainer, 67; Miss Deborah Grant, actress, 48; Miss Sheila Hancock, actress, 62; Mr Peter Jacobs, chief executive, Bupa, 52; Senator Edward Kennedy, 63; Sir Brian Kerr, a judge of the High Court of Justice, Northern Ireland, 47; Sir John Kerr, United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the European Communities, 53; Miss Patricia Lancaster, former headmistress, Wycombe Abbey School, 66; Mr Niki Lauda, motor-racing champion, 46; Mr Sheldon Leonard, actor and director, 88; Miss Frances Line, Controller, BBC Radio 2, 55; Sir John Mills, actor, director and producer, 87; Mr Noel Murphy, rugby footballer, 58; Mr Tom Okker, tennis player, 51; Mr Richard Page MP, 54; Mr Nigel Planer, actor, 42; Lt-Gen the Hon Sir William Rous, Quarter Master General, Ministry of Defence, 56; Sir William Slack, consultant surgeon, 70; Mr Ian Stark, show jumper, 41; Lord Strathclyde, Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords, 35; Miss Julie Walters, actress, 45; Mr Samuel Whitbread, Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, 58; Mr Robert Young, actor, 88.