THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY Michael Smurfit, giant of Irish business, is 80. David Duchovny, actor, is 56. Charlize Theron, Oscar-winning actress, is 41. Tina O’Brien, former Coronation Street actress, is 33. Greg Chappell, former Australian cricket captain, is 68. Walter Swinburn, former leading jockey, is 55. Garrison Keillor, humorist, is 74. Alexi Sayle, comedian, is 64. MONDAY David Evans, aka ‘The Edge’, U2 guitarist, is 55. Connie Stevens, actress, is 78. Chris Eubank, colourful former boxing champion, is 50. Princess Beatrice, elder daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York, is 28. Dustin Hoffman, actor, is 79. Nigel Mansell, former Formula One motor-racing champion, is 63. Roger Federer, Swiss tennis champion, is 35. Donny Most, actor in Happy Days, is 63. TUESDAY Gillian Anderson, actress The X Files actress, is 48. Melanie Griffith, actress, is 59. Eric Bana, actor, is 48. Audrey Tautou, French actress who starred in Amelie, is 40. Tyson Gay, drug cheat and the second-fastest sprinter in the world, is 34. WEDNESDAY Roy Keane, Irish footballing legend, is 45. Antonio Banderas, Spanish actor, is 56. Rosanna Arquette, actress, is 57. Ian Anderson, singer/songwriter/ flautist of Jethro Tull, is 69. Riddick Bowe, former champion boxer, is 49. Ronnie Spector, singer with the Ronettes, is 73. Neneh Cherry, singer, is 52. THURSDAY Hulk Hogan, former WWF wrestler, is 63. Arlene Dahl, actress, is 91. Joe Jackson, singer, is 62. Gemma Hayes, Irish singer/songwriter, is 39. Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computers, is 66. Sandi Thom, Scottish singer/songwriter, is 35. Alan Kelly, former Ireland goalkeeper, is 48. FRIDAY Kid Creole, singer, is 66. Pete Sampras, tennis player, is 45. George Hamilton, veteran actor, is 77. Dominique Swain, actress who starred in Lolita, is 36. Mark Knopfler, singer-guitarist with Dire Straits, is 67. Casey Affleck, actor, is 41. Francois Hollande, French president, is 62. Cara Delevingne, actress, is 24. SATURDAY Brendan Comiskey, former Bishop of Ferns, is 81. Mickey Walsh, ex-Irish international striker, is 62. Feargal Sharkey, former Undertones singer, is 58. LeAnn Rimes, pop singer, is 34. David Feherty, retired golfer, is 58. Alan Shearer, former Newcastle striker, is 46. Fidel Castro, former Cuban president, is 90. Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor, darts legend, is 56.