THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, APRIL 5
Agnetha Faltskog, Abba singer, 70. Pharrell Williams, pop star producer, 47. Lily James, actress, 31. Peter Greenaway, movie director, 78. CJ Stander, Irish rugby player, 30. Billy Attley, former union official, 82. General Colin Powell, former US Secretary of State, 83. Roger Corman, movie director, 94. Jane Asher, actress, 74. Allan Clarke, Hollies frontman, 78.
TOMORROW, APRIL 6
Zach Braff ,JDin Scrubs, 45. Rory Bremner, impressionist, 59. Black Francis, singer with The Pixies, 55. Paul Rudd, Anchorman actor, 51. Barry Levinson, movie director, 78.
TUESDAY, APRIL 7
Martin King, TV presenter, 57. Russell Crowe, actor, 56. Jackie Chan, martial arts actor, 66. Francis Ford Coppola, movie director, 81. Janis Ian, singer-songwriter, 69. Franck Ribery, Bayern Munich footballer, 37. Martyn Lewis, BBC news presenter, 75. Bundee Aki, Irish rugby star, 30.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8
Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin & Primate of
Ireland, 75. Julian Lennon, son of John, 57. Ezra Koenig, singer with Vampire Weekend, 36. Vivienne Westwood, designer, 79. Patricia Arquette, actress, 52. Izzy Stradlin, Guns N’ Roses guitarist, 58. Joe Kernan, former Crossmaglen/Armagh All-Star, 66.
THURSDAY, APRIL 9
Baz Ashmawy, TV personality, 45. Kristen Stewart, actress, 30. Hal Ketchum, singer, 67. Sorcha Cusack ,of the acting dynasty, 71. Karen Koster, TV presenter, 39. Peter Canavan, GAA legend, 49. Elle Fanning, actress, 22. Finian McGrath, Minister of State, 67. Cynthia Nixon, actress in Sex and the City, 54. Albert Hammond Jr, guitarist, 40. Robbie Fowler, ex-Liverpool striker, 45. Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor, 87. Paddy Barnes, boxer, 33. Jennifer Zamparelli, comedian/TV presenter, 40. Denise Nolan, of The Nolans, 68. Valerie Singleton, former TV presenter, 83.
FRIDAY, APRIL 10
Bunny Wailer, reggae great, 73. Steven Seagal, actor, 68. Daisy Ridley, actress, 28. Sophie Ellis-Bextor, singer, 41. Gloria Hunniford, broadcaster, 80. Vincent Kompany, Belgian centre-half, 34. Liz McClarnon, Atomic Kitten singer, 39. Sadio Mane, Liverpool and Senegal footballer, 28. Ian Callaghan, midfielder who played for Liverpool a record 857 times, 78.
SATURDAY, APRIL 11
Michael Lyster, RTE presenter, 66. Lisa Stansfield, singer, 54. Jeremy Clarkson, ex-Top Gear presenter, 60. Jill Gascoine, actress, 83. Cerys Matthews, Catatonia singer, 51. Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert Kennedy, 92. Matt Holland, former footballer, 46. Bob Harris, former Old Grey Whistle Test presenter, 74. Joss Stone, singer, 33.