Birthdays

Mr Ronald Allison, journalist and broadcaster, 62; Mr Michael Bentine, humorist and writer, 72; Miss Marti Caine, singer and comedienne, 49; Admiral Sir Desmond Cassidi, former Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command, 69; Mr Timothy Clifford, director, National Galleries of Scotland, 48; Mrs Margaret Daly, MEP, 56; Mr Martin Dunn, editor-in-chief, New York Daily News, 39; Mr Jules Feiffer, playwright and cartoonist, 65; Mr Stephane Grappelli, jazz violinist, 86; Mr Christopher Hampton, playwright, 48; Mr Kim Hughes, cricketer, 40; The Right Rev David Jenkins, Bishop of Durham, 69; Miss Eartha Kitt, singer, 66; Mr Simon Langdale, former Headmaster, Shrewsbury School, 57; Miss Joan Leslie, actress, 69; Mr Paul Newman, actor, 69; Miss Veronica Owen, former Headmistress, Malvern Girls' College, 69; Mr Christopher Price, Principal, Leeds Metropolitan University, 62; Mr Andrew Ridgeley, singer, 31; Mr Anthony Solomons, chairman, Singer and Friedlander, 64; Sir Charles Tidbury, former chairman, Whitbread and Co, 68; Mr Nigel Walmsley, chief executive, Carlton Television, 52; Miss Kaye Webb, former children's book chief, Penguin, 80.