Birthdays

Birthdays

The Duke of Argyll, Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland, 60; Mr Michael Arthur, diplomat, 47; Sir Kenneth Berrill, economist, 77; The Right Rev John Bone, former Bishop of Reading, 67; Sir Cecil Clothier QC, former chairman, Police Complaints Authority, 78; Miss Imogen Cooper, concert pianist, 48; Lord Cudlipp, former newspaper chairman, 84; Professor Wendy Davies, historian, 55; Mr Windsor Davies, actor, 67; Miss Janet Frame, novelist, 73; Mr Ben Gazzara, actor, 67; Sir Rupert Hart-Davis, author, editor and former publisher, 90; Sir Godfrey Hounsfield, inventor of the EMI-scanner, 78; Mr Emlyn Hughes, footballer and broadcaster, 50; General Sir William Jackson, former Governor, Gibraltar, 80; Professor Sir John Kingman, Vice-Chancellor, Bristol University, 58; Dr Joseph Luns, former secretary-general of Nato, 86; Air Chief Marshal Sir Nigel Maynard, 76; Miss Elain Mellor, jockey, 54; Mr Donald O'Connor, actor and dancer, 72; Sir Christopher Paine, radiologist, 62; Mr Max Robertson, radio commentator and broadcaster, 82; Miss Emma Samms, actress, 37; Sir Thomas Scrivenor, former colonial administrator, 89; Mr Julian Sheffield, chairman, Portals Group, 59; Mr John Shirley-Quirk, bass baritone, 66; Mr David Soul, actor, 53; Mr Ian Stewart MP, 47; Sir Peter Thornton, former senior civil servant, 80; Professor Roger Williams, hepatologist, 66.