THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, JUNE 21
Tomas O Se, Kerry footballing great, 42. Prince William, future UK monarch, 38. Brandon Flowers, singer with The Killers, 39. Edward Snowden, US whistle-blower, 37. Ray Davies, The Kinks singer, 76. Ian McEwan, author, 72. Lana Del Rey, singer, 35. Jonathan Irwin, Jack and Jill children’s charity founder, 79.
TOMORROW, JUNE 22
Esther Rantzen, TV presenter, 80. Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter, 84. Prunella Scales, alias Sybil Fawlty,
88. Meryl Streep, actress, 71.
Cyndi Lauper, pop star, 67. Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, 56. Lindsay Wagner, actress, 71. Bobby Gillespie, Primal Scream singer, 58.
Bruce Kent, political activist,
91. Hugh Annesley, Dublin-born former RUC Chief Constable, 81.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23
Paul Costelloe, designer, 75.
Denis Naughten, Independent TD, 47. Eamon O Cuiv, Galway West TD, 70. Frances McDormand, actress, 63.
Zinedine Zidane, manager of Real Madrid, 48. Colin Montgomerie, golfer, 57. KT Tunstall, singer, 45. Amie Ann
Duffy, singer better known as Duffy, 36.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Brendan Courtney, TV presenter, 47. Jeff Beck, guitarist,
76. Mick Fleetwood, drummer with Fleetwood Mac, 73. Curt Smith, Tears for Fears singer, 59. Petra Nemcova,
Czech supermodel, 41. Peter Weller, actor, 73. Terry Riley, avant-garde composer,
85. Lionel Messi, Barcelona star, 33. Colin Blunstone,
The Zombies singer, 75. Arthur Brown, flamboyant rock singer, 78. Solange Knowles,
singer, 34.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25
Joe Brolly, journalist and
GAA analyst, 51. Frances Black, singer, 60. Ricky Gervais, comedian, 59. Carly Simon, singer-songwriter, 75.
Peter Blake, pop artist, 88.
Jamie Redknapp, ex-footballer turned TV pundit, 47. Neil Lennon, Celtic manager, 49.
Tim Finn, singer with Split Enz and Crowded House, 68.
Eddie Floyd, soul singer, 83.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26
Ariana Grande, singer, 27. Georgie Fame, 1960s singer, 77. Mick Jones, ex-Clash guitarist, 65. Colin Greenwood, Radiohead bassist, 51. Chris Isaak, singer, 64. Greg LeMond, three-time Tour de France winner, 59. Gordon McQueen, former Man Utd centre-half, 68.
SATURDAY, JUNE 27
Mary McAleese, eighth President of Ireland, 69. Chryss O’Reilly, wife of businessman Tony O’Reilly, 70. Tobey Maguire, Spiderman actor,
45. Shirley Anne Field, actress, 84. Bruce Johnston, Beach Boys singer, 78. Khloe Kardashian, reality TV star,
36. Davy Russell, jockey,
41. Nico Rosberg, 2016 Formula One champion, 35. JJ Abrams, movie maker, 54. Michael Ball, actor-singer, 58.