THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, MARCH 4
Derek Mooney, RTE presenter, is 51. Patsy Kensit, actress, is 50. Chris Rea, singer-songwriter, is 67. Kenny Dalglish, legendary footballer, is 67. Shakin’ Stevens (real name Michael Barratt), singer, is 70. Fergal Lawler, drummer with The Cranberries, is 47. Kevin O’Brien, Irish cricketer, is 34. Evan Dando, singer with The Lemonheads, is 51. Brian Crowley, Irish MEP, is 54.
MONDAY, MARCH 5
Elaine Paige, singer, is 70. Finbarr Clancy, member of High Kings trio, is 48. Ollie Campbell, former Irish rugby fly-half, is 64. John Frusciante, former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist, is 48. Adam Zindani, guitarist with Stereophonics, is 46. Matt Lucas, Little Britain comedian, is 44. Twins Craig & Charlie Reid, of The Proclaimers, are 56.
TUESDAY, MARCH 6
Ronnie Delany, Irish 1,500m Olympic gold medallist in 1956, is 83. Kiki Dee, British pop singer, is 71. David Gilmour, singer-guitarist with Pink Floyd, is 72. Alan Davies, comedian, is 52. Mary Wilson, founder member of The Supremes, is 74. Dick Fosbury, high jumper who invented the Fosbury Flop, is 71. Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano, is 74.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7
Ronan O’Gara, former Munster and Ireland rugby star, is 41. Ranulph Fiennes, explorer, is 74. Piers Paul Read, author, is 77. Rachel Weisz, actress, is 48. Ivan Lendl, Czech former tennis star, is 58. Bryan Cranston, actor, is 62. EL James, real name Erika Mitchell, author of 50 Shades of Grey, is 55. Matthew Fisher, organist with Procol Harum on A Whiter Shade of Pale, is 72.
THURSDAY, MARCH 8
Glenda Gilson, model and TV presenter, is 37. Aidan Quinn, American-Irish actor, is 59. Una Mullally, Irish journalist, is 35. Micky Dolenz, formerly of The Monkees, is 73. Gary Numan, singer, is 60. Gaz Coombes, former Supergrass frontman, is 42.
Michael Grade, English TV executive, is 75.
FRIDAY, MARCH 9
John Cale, founder member of Velvet Underground, is 76. Juliette Binoche, French actress, is 54. Linda Fiorentino, US actress, is 59. Lloyd Price, R&B singer, is 85. Bill Beaumont, English rugby great, is 66. Willie Burke, former Co Galway Lord Mayor, is 60.
SATURDAY, MARCH 10
JP McManus, Irish businessman, is 67. Donal Lunny, folk musician-producer, is 71. Chuck Norris, actor, is 78. Sharon Stone, actress, is 60. Sepp Blatter, disgraced former Fifa president, is 82. Eva Herzigova, former Wonderbra model, is 45. Emeli Sande, singer, is 31. Jon Hamm, Mad Men actor, is 47. Robin Thicke, pop star, is 41.