THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY
David Gates, singer in Bread, is 76. Brenda Lee, singer, is 72. Chris Hughton, former Ireland and Spurs footballer, is 58. Noel Lane, former Galway hurler, is 62. John Kerry, US presidential candidate in 2004 and current secretary of state, is 73. Nikki Sixx, bassist of Motley Crue, is 58. Dave King, Dublin-born singer with Flogging Molly, is 55. Jermaine Jackson, singer and former member of The Jackson 5, is 62.
MONDAY
Dionne Warwick, singer, is 76. Bill Nighy, English actor is 67. Jennifer Connelly, actress, is 46. Connie Francis, singer, is 78. Bob Barker, American game-show host, is 93. Daniel O’Donnell, country music singer, is 55.
TUESDAY
Taylor Swift, pop star, is 27. Jamie Foxx, actor, comedian, and singer, is 49. Steve Buscemi, actor and director, is 59. Anouska Hempel, actress and dress designer, is 75. Ted Nugent, rock musician and reality TV star, is 68. Christopher Plummer, British actor, is 87. Peter Stringer, Sale and former Ireland rugby player, is 39. Jamie Foxx, actor in Django Unchained, is 49.
WEDNESDAY
Jane Birkin, actress, is 70. Beth Orton, singer, is 46. Michael Owen, former Liverpool and England footballer, is 37. Philip Orr, ex-Irish rugby player, is 66. Peter ‘Spider’ Stacy, tin whistle player in The Pogues, is 58. Vanessa Hudgens, actress in High School Musical, is 28. Mike Scott, singer-songwriter of The Waterboys, is 58.
THURSDAY
Stuart Townsend, Irish actor, is 44. Edna O’Brien, novelist and short story writer, is 86. Sergio Pizzorno, guitarist with Kasabian, is 36.
Dave Clark, drummer and bandleader of The Dave Clark Five, is 74. Frankie Dettori, flamboyant jockey, is 46. Paul
Simonon, former bassist of The Clash, is 61. Jamie Hea
slip, Leinster and Ireland rugby player, is 33.
FRIDAY
Michelle Smith de Bruin, controversial triple Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer, is 47. Singer-songwriter Benny Andersson, of ABBA, is 70. Billy Gibbons, guitarist/singer of ZZ Top, is 67. Quentin Blake, illustrator best known for his work on the books of Roald Dahl, is 84.
SATURDAY
Sile de Valera, former Fianna Fail politician, is 62. Craig Doyle, TV presenter, is 46. Tommy Steele, song and dance man, is 80. Manny Pacquiao, boxing champion, is 38. Bill Pullman, actor, is 63. Paula Radcliffe, British long-distance runner, is 43. Pope Francis is 80. Bradley Manning, imprisoned American whistleblower now known as Chelsea, is 29. Noel McGrath, All-Ireland winning Tipperary hurler, is 26.