THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, JULY 8
Robbie Keane, Irish footballing great, is 38. Maura Derrane, TV presenter, is 48. John Kavanagh, actor/singer, is 72. Kevin Bacon, actor, is 60. Anjelica Huston, actress, is 67. Andy Fletcher, Depeche Mode drummer, is 57. Beck, singer, is 48. Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool and Netherlands defender, is 27.
MONDAY, JULY 9
Michael Carruth, Olympic gold medal boxer, is 51. Tom Hanks, actor, is 62. Courtney Love, singer, is 54. OJ Simpson, disgraced former American footballer and actor, is 71. Jack White, former White Stripes singer/guitarist, is 43. Fred Savage, actor, is 42. Marc Almond, Soft Cell singer, is 61. Donald Rumsfeld, former US secretary of defence, is 86. Paul Merton, TV presenter, is 61. David Hockney, artist, is 81.
TUESDAY, JULY 10
Imelda May, singer, is 44. John Motson, BBC football commentator, is 73. Fiona Shaw, Cork-born actress, is 60. Virginia Wade, former Wimbledon champion, is 73. Frank Stapleton, ex-Ireland, Arsenal and Man Utd striker, is 62. Jessica Simpson, actress and singer, is 38. Arlo Guthrie, iconic folk singer, is 71. Jason Orange, former member of Take That, is 48.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11
Jonathan Sexton, Ireland and Lions fly-half, is 33. Adi Roche, humanitarian, is 63. Shane Ross, Minister for Transport and Tourism, is 69. Olivia Tracey, actress, is 58. Giorgio Armani, fashion designer, is 84. Mark Lester, actor, is 60. Pauline McLynn, actress, is 56.
THURSDAY, JULY 12
Sean Keane, fiddle player with The Chieftains, is 72. Cheryl Ladd, original Charlie’s Angels actress, is 67. Bill Cosby, disgraced comedian, is 81. Robert Fisk, journalist, is 72. Anna Friel, actress, is 42. Gareth Edwards, Welsh rugby legend, is 71. Michelle Rodriguez, actress, is 40. Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac singer/keyboardist, is 75. Brian Cody, Kilkenny hurling manager, is 64. Gaby Roslin, British TV presenter, is 54.
FRIDAY, JULY 13
Bryan Murray, actor, is 69. Harrison Ford, actor, is 76. Roger McGuinn, singer/guitarist with The Byrds, is 76. Erno Rubik, inventor of the Rubik’s Cube, is 74. Patrick Stewart, actor, is 78. Tulisa, pop singer, is 30. Ian Hislop, journalist and editor of Private Eye, is 58. Alan Kelly, Labour Party TD, is 43.
SATURDAY, JULY 14
Conor McGregor, former world mixed martial arts champion, is 30. Sue Lawley, British TV presenter, is 72. Charlie Piggott, founding member of De Dannan, is 70. Jane Lynch, actress, is 58. Matthew Fox, actor, is 52. David Mitchell, comedian, is 44. Kirsten Sheridan, film director and daughter of Jim Sheridan, is 42.