Birthdays

Viscount Alanbrooke, 61; Mr David Blakey, chief constable, West Mercia, 50; Mr Ian Botham, cricketer, 38; Mr Lynn Chadwick, sculptor, 79; Mr Billy Connolly, comedian, 51; Miss Beryl Cooper QC, Recorder of the Crown Court, 66; Mr Geoffrey Cotterell, writer, 74; Miss Elisabeth Fisher, circuit judge, 49; Miss Geraldine Fitzgerald, actress, 80; Miss Susan Gilmore, actress, 39; Admiral Sir Anthony Griffin, 73; Lord John-Mackie, former chairman, Forestry Commission, 84; Mr David Kossoff, actor, 74; General Sir Richard Lawson, former Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces, North Europe, 66; Mr William Michie MP, 58; Professor Sir Claus Moser, Chancellor, Keele University, 71; Mr Charles Osborne, writer, 66; Mr Alun Owen, playwright, 68; Mr Graham Price, rugby footballer, 42; Miss Vivien Saunders, golfer, 47; The Right Rev Frederick Temple, Honorary Assistant Bishop, Bristol, 77; Mr Paul Thorburn, rugby player, 31; Mr Robin Williamson, rock musician, 50.