Birthdays

Birthdays

Sir William Asscher, Principal, St George's Hospital Medical School, London University, 65; The Very Rev William Baddeley, former Rector, St James's, Piccadilly, 82; Dr Wendy Baron, Director, Government Art Collection, 59; Mr Anthony Blond, publisher, 68; Mr Timothy Brooks, Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire, 67; Sir Arnold Burgen, former Master, Darwin College, Cambridge, 74; Sir Stuart Burgess, Chairman, Anglia and Oxford Regional Health Authority, 67; The Right Rev Mario Joseph Conti, Roman Catholic Bishop of Aberdeen, 62; Mr Douglas French MP, 52; Mr William Hurt, actor, 46; Mr John Joubert, composer, 69; Mr Madan Lal, cricketer, 45; Miss Frances Lincoln, publisher, 51; Dame Vera Lynn, singer, 79; M Pierre Messmer, former prime minister of France, 80; Sir David Montgomery, former chairman, the Forestry Commission, 65; Mr Brian Mulroney, former prime minister of Canada, 57; Mr Jeremy Nichols, Headmaster, Stowe School, 53; Mr Phillip Oppenheim MP, 40; Dr John Rae, former Headmaster, Westminster School, 65; Mr Sviatislav Richter, pianist, 81; Sir Mark Saville, a Lord Justice of Appeal, 60; Mr Greg Searle, Olympic gold medallist for rowing, 24; Sir Harry Solomon, director and former chairman, Hillsdown Holdings, 59; Mr Tim Yeo MP, 51.