THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, JUNE 28
Mel Brooks, comedian, 94. Louise Kennedy, Irish designer, 60. John Cusack, actor-producer, 54. Kathy Bates,
actress, 72. Kevin De Bruyne,
Man City and Belgium footballer, 29. Hans Blix, former UN Commissioner for Verification of WMD, 92.
TOMORROW, JUNE 29
Nicole Scherzinger, Pussycat Dolls singer, 42. Desmond Fennell, writer, 92. Richard Lewis, actor/comedian, 73. Katherine Jenkins, Welsh mezzo-soprano, 40. Devin Toner, Irish rugby star, 34. Michael Creed, Outgoing Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, 57.
TUESDAY, JUNE 30
Robert Ballard, discoverer of Titanic wreck, 78. Cheryl Tweedy, singer, 37. Mike Tyson, former heavyweight champ, 54. Ralf Schumacher, ex-F1 driver, 45. Michael Phelps, swimmer with 28 Olympic medals, 35. Tony Hatch, composer, 81. Katherine Ryan, comedian, 37. Alan Joyce, Dublin-born CEO of Australian airline Qantas, 54.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1
Jim Gavin, ex-Dublin GAA manager, 49. Liv Tyler, actress, 43. Ruud Van Nistelrooy, retired footballer, 44.
Pamela Anderson, model and actress, 53. Carl Lewis, former Olympic athlete, 59.
Debbie Harry, Blondie singer,
75. Tadhg Kennelly, former GAA and Aussie Rules star, 39. Trevor Eve, actor, 69. Sufjan Stevens, singer-songwriter,
45. Liz O’Donnell, former Progressive Democrats TD,
64. Olivia de Havilland, last surviving actress of the golden age of Hollywood, 104. Fred Schneider, B-52s singer, 69.
THURSDAY, JULY 2
Katie Taylor, world boxing champion, 34. Pete Briquette, Boomtown Rats bassist (real name Pat Cusack), 66. Jerry Hall, ex-model, 64. Margot Robbie, actress, 30. Lindsay Lohan, actress, 34. Larry David, comedy writer, 73. Peter Kay, comedian, 47. Pierre Cardin, designer, 98. Imelda Marcos, controversial Filipino politician, 91. Darren Shan, Irish author, 48. Kenneth Clarke, UK politician, 80.
FRIDAY, JULY 3
Nicolas Roche, professional cyclist, 36. Mick Hanly, folk singer-songwriter, 71. Tom Cruise, actor, 58. Tom Stoppard, playwright, 83. Vince Clarke, synth-pop musician, 60. Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, 49. Connie Nielsen, actress, 55. Shane Lynch, Boyzone member, 44. Sebastian Vettel, German F1 driver, 33.
SATURDAY, JULY 4
Phil Hogan, European Commissioner for Trade, 60. Eva Marie Saint, actress, 96. Neil Morrissey, actor, 58. Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress of the 1960s, 93. Pam Shriver, former tennis pro, 58. Prince Michael of Kent, cousin of Queen Elizabeth, 78. David Kid Jensen, British radio DJ, 70. Darren Holden, The High Kings singer, 49.