Birthdays

Birthdays

Pope John Paul II, 75; Miss Holly Aird, actress, 26; Sir Richard Body MP, 68; Miss Caroline Charles, fashion designer, 53; Mr John Clement, former chairman, Unigate Group, 63; Mr Perry Como, singer, 83; Sir Patrick Cormack MP, 56; Sir Norman Costar, former diplomat, 86; Mr Rodger Davis, golfer, 44; Mr Graham Dilley, cricketer, 36; Professor Sir Anthony Epstein, Emeritus Professor of Pathology, Oxford University, 74; Sir Anthony Fell, former MP, 81; Mr Brian Fletcher, former jockey, 48; Professor Geoffrey Hall, former director, Brighton Polytechnic, 67; Rear- Admiral Peter Hammersley, 67; Lord Hartwell, former chairman and Editor-in-Chief, the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, 84; Mr Keith Hellawell, chief constable, West Yorkshire, 53; Mr David Jamieson MP, 48; Mr George Kitson, former principal, Central School of Speech and Drama, 73; Sir Geoffrey Littler, former senior civil servant, 65; Professor Malcolm Longair, former Astronomer Royal for Scotland, 54; Miss Miriam Margolyes, actress, 54; Professor Edward Marsland, former Vice-Chancellor, Birmingham University, 72; Lord St John of Fawsley, writer, barrister and former MP, 66; Mr Norbert "Nobby" Stiles, footballer, 53; Mr Rick Wakeman, keyboard player and composer, 46; Miss Toyah Willcox, singer and actress, 37; Mr Charles Wintour, former editor, the Evening Standard, 78.