Birthdays

Birthdays

Mr Michael Barrett ("Shakin' Stevens"), rock singer, 48; Sir Alan Battersby, organic chemist, 71; Sir Arthur Bryan, former Lord- Lieutenant for Staffordshire, 73; Mr Kenny Dalglish, football player and manager, 45; Mr Graham Dowling, cricketer, 59; Professor Hans Eysenck, psychologist, 80; Mr Harvey Goldsmith, music promoter, 50; Mr Bernard Haitink, music director of Covent Garden Opera House, 67; Mr John Hunt, former Headmaster of Roedean, 64; Lord Johnston of Rockport, former chairman, NW Area Conservatives, 81; Mr Francis King, author and drama critic, 73; Mr Ralph Kirshbaum, cellist, 50; Miss Miriam Makeba, singer, 65;Mr Stuart Mawson, otolaryngologist, 78; Mr Patrick Moore, astronomer, 73; Miss Paula Prentiss, actress, 57; Mr Chris Rea, rock musician, 45; Mr Alan Sillitoe, playwright and novelist, 68; Mr Peter Skellern, composer and singer, 49; Sir Keith Stuart, chairman, Seeboard, 56.