THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, AUGUST 12
Mark Kinsella, former Ireland midfielder, is 46. August Darnell, Kid Creole singer, is 68. Pete Sampras, ex-Wimbledon champion, is 47. George Hamilton, actor, is 79. Dominique Swain, Face/Off actress, is 38. Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits guitarist, is 69. Casey Affleck, actor, is 43. Francois Hollande, former French president, is 64. Cara Delevingne, model and actress, is 26.
MONDAY, AUGUST 13
Brendan Comiskey, former Bishop of Ferns, is 83. Mickey Walsh, ex-Ireland striker, is 64. Feargal Sharkey, former Undertones singer, is 60. David Feherty, retired golfer, is 60. Alan Shearer, former Newcastle striker, is 48. Phil Taylor, darts legend, is 58. James Morrison, singer, is 34. Colson Smith, who plays Craig Tinker in Coronation Street, is 20.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 14
Dermot Desmond, businessman, is 68. Darren Clarke, Tyrone-born golfer, is 50. Halle Berry, actress, is 52. Steve Martin, actor, is 73. Danielle Steel, author, is 71. David Crosby, singer and co-found- er of Crosby, Stills & Nash, is 77. Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson, basketball player, is 59. Paddy McGuinness, comedian, is 45. Sarah Brightman, classical singer, is 58. Antonio Fargas, the actor who played Huggy Bear in Starsky & Hutch, is 72 .
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15
Brian Ormond, RTE personality, is 39. Tony Robinson, actor and TV presenter, is 72. Jimmy Webb, songwriter, is 72. Mikey Graham, of Boyzone, is 46. Princess Anne, only daughter of Queen Elizabeth, is 68. Ben Affleck, actor/director, is 46. Rory Best, Ulster and Ireland rugby player, is 36. Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar-winning actress, is 28.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 16
Sean Brady, former Primate of All-Ireland, is 79. Madonna, singer/actress, is 60. Ulrika Jonsson, TV presenter, is 51. Angela Bassett, actress, is 60. James Cameron, movie director, is 64. Evanna Lynch, Irish actress, is 27. Trevor McDonald, newsreader, is 79. John Challis, Boycie in Only Fools and Horses, is 76.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 17
Hector O Heochagain, TV and radio presenter, is 49. Seamus Mallon, former deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, is 82. Sean Penn, actor, is 58. Belinda Carlisle, singer, is 60. Robert De Niro, actor, is 75. Kevin Rowland, singer, is 65. Thierry Henry, former French footballer, is 41.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18
Elaine Crowley, TV personality, is 41. Kevin Long, Ireland centre-half, is 28. Roman Polanski, film director, is 85. Robert Redford, actor and director, is 82. Christian Slater, actor, is 49. Richard D James, Limerick-born musician (Aphex Twin), is 47.