Birthdays
Birthdays
Maj-Gen David Alexander-Sinclair, 70; Dr Robert Anderson, director, British Museum, 53; Air Chief Marshal Sir John Barraclough, 79; Mr Theodore Bikel, actor, 73; Professor Neil Buxton, Vice-Chancellor, University of Hertfordshire, 57; The Right Rev Bruce Cameron, Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney, 56; Sir Hugh Cortazzi, former diplomat, 73; Dr Ian Evans, Head Master, Bedford School, 49; Mr Alastair Forbes, journalist and writer, 79; Mr Jon Foulds, chairman, Halifax Building Society, 65; Mr Peter Foster, architect, 78; Sir Campbell Fraser, former chairman, Scottish Television, 74; Dr Patrick Hillery, former President of the Irish Republic, 74; Professor Sir Robert Honeycombe, metallurgist, 76; Mr Engelbert Humperdinck, rock singer, 61; Mr Clive Jenkins, trade union leader, 71; Mr Michael Kaser, economist, 71; Mr Brian Lara, cricketer, 28; Dr Malcolm Lipkin, composer, 65; Miss Peggy Mount, actress, 81; Mr John Neville, actor, 72; Air Marshal Sir Ian Pedder, 71; Lord Silsoe QC, barrister, 67; Sir Ronald Sinclair, former judge, 94; Dame Nancy Snagge, former Director, WRAF, 91; Dr Benjamin Spock, child care specialist, 94; Mr David Suchet, actor, 51; Mr Alan Titchmarsh, broadcaster, 48; Mr Jimmy White, snooker player, 35; Lord Woolf, Master of the Rolls, 64.
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