Birthdays

Sir James Anderton, former chief constable of Greater Manchester, 61; Mr Graham Arnold, artist, 61; Mr Stanley Baxter, comedian, 65; The Duke of Bedford, writer, 76; Sir Timothy Bevan, former chairman, Barclays Bank, 66; Professor Sir Paul Bramley, oral surgeon, 70; Lord Campbell of Alloway QC, 76; Sir Roden Cutler VC, diplomat, 77; Mr Bob Dylan, singer, 52; Mr Peter Griffiths MP, 65; Miss Kathleen Hale, children's author and illustrator, 95; Dame Joan Hammond, soprano, 81; Sir Terence Heiser, senior civil servant, 61; Sir Derek Hodgson, former High Court judge, 76; Baroness Hollis of Heigham, Senior Fellow, Modern History, University of East Anglia, 52; Mr Clifford Irving, former chairman, Isle of Man government, 79; Mr James Levine, conductor, 50; Mr Adrian Moorhouse, swimmer, 29; Mr Tony Mullett, director-general, National Criminal Intelligence Service, 60; Mr Steven Norris MP, Minister for Transport in London, 48; Mr Richard Ottaway MP, 48; Mr Luke Rittner, former secretary- general, Arts Council, 46; Sir Edmund Sargant, solicitor, 87; Sir Christopher Staughton, a Lord Justice of Appeal, 60; Mr William Trevor, writer, 65; Mr Arnold Wesker, playwright, 61; Miss Mai Zetterling, actress and film director, 68.