Birthdays
The Queen, 67; Professor Gerald Benney, goldsmith, 63; Mr Thomas Burns, former editor, the Tablet, 87; Sir George Burton, former chairman, Fisons, 77; The Earl of Derby, president, Merseyside Chamber of Commerce, 75; Mr Laurence Ellis, former rector, Edinburgh Academy, 61; Sir Eric Faulkner, banker, 79; Mrs Cheryl Gillan MP, 41; Air Marshal Sir John Hunter-Tod, 76; Sir Robin Ibbs, chairman, Lloyds Bank, 67; Mr Bernard Latham, actor, 42; Mr John McCabe, composer and pianist, 54; Mr Tony Macaulay, popular composer, 49; Mr Ronald Magill, actor, 73; Dr Halfdan Mahler, Emeritus director-general, WHO, 70; Miss Angela Mortimer (Barrett), tennis player, 61; Mr John Mortimer QC, author and playwright, 70; Sir Geoffrey Palmer, former prime minister of New Zealand, 51; Sir Raymond Potter, former chairman, Halifax Building Society, 77; Mr Anthony Quinn, actor, 78; The Right Rev Donald Snelgrove, Bishop Suffragan of Hull, 68; Mr Srinivas Venkataraghavan, cricketer, 47.
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