Birthdays

TODAY: Mr Coningsby Allday, former chairman, British Nuclear Fuels, 78; Miss Beryl Bainbridge, writer, 64; Mrs Georgina Battiscombe, author, 93; Mr Roy Boulting, film producer, 85; Miss Tina Brown, Editor, Talk Media, 45; Mr Jeremy Bullmore, director, Guardian Media Group, 69; Professor Martin Christopher, Head of the Marketing Group, Cranfield School of Management, 53; Mr Peter Ford, chairman, London Transport, 60; Miss Amelia Freedman, Founder and Artistic Director, Nash Ensemble, 58; Mr Nickolas Grace, actor, 51; Michael Grant, Greek and Roman historian, 84; Miss Goldie Hawn, actress, 53; Mr John Horder, poet and journalist, 62; Sir Stanley Kalms, founder and chairman, Dixons Group, 67; M Jacques Laffite, Grand Prix driver, 55; Miss Natalie Makarova, ballerina, 58; Mr Tim Robinson, cricketer, 40; Mr Peter Sharpe, Chief Constable, Hertfordshire, 54; Mr Malcolm Williamson, Master of the Queen's Music, 67.

TOMORROW: The Right Rev Michael Adie, former Bishop of Guildford, 69; The Rev Lord Beaumont of Whitley, priest and writer, 70; Mr Boris Becker, tennis player, 31; Mr John Bird, actor and writer, 62; Mr Jon Cleary, novelist, 81; Mr Tom Conti, actor and director, 56; Mr Brian Dance, former Headmaster, St Dunstan's College, Catford, 69; Brigadier Hilary Dixon- Nuttall, former Matron-in-Chief and Director, Army Nursing Services, 59; Mr Terry Gilliam, animator, writer and director, 58; Sir Peter Hall, director of plays, films and operas, 68; Sir Andrew Huxley, former Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, 81; Lord Iliffe, chairman, Yattendon Investment Trust, 54; Mrs Billie Jean King, tennis player, 55; Professor Sir John Knill, geologist, 64; Mr Wayne Larkins, cricketer, 45; Mr Peter McMaster, former Director General, Ordnance Survey, 67; Mr Mushtaq Mohammed, cricketer, 55; Mr John Newman, trade unionist, 67; Sir John Owen, High Court judge, 73; Mr Robin Reeve, former Head Master, King's College School, Wimbledon, 64; Mr Gunther Schuller, composer, 73; Mr Robert Vaughn, actor, 66; Sir Michael Walker, former diplomat, 82; Mr Nicolas Walter, Manager, Rationalist Press Association, 64.