Today’s birthdays

Mr Bernard Cribbins, actor, is 89; Sir Samuel Brittan, journalist, 84; the Rt Rev Mark Santer, Bishop of Birmingham, 1987-2002, 81; Mr Harvey Smith, former show jumping champion, 79; Mr Andrew Bache, former diplomat, 78; Sir David Howard, Lord Mayor of London, 2000-01, 72; Sir Michael Bunbury, Chairman of the Council, Duchy of Lancaster, 2000-05, 71; Sir David Tanner, Performance Director, British Rowing, 70; Mr Peter Robinson, former Northern Ireland politician; First Minister, Northern Ireland Assembly, 2008-16, 69; Air Vice-marshal Lord Beaverbrook, Commandant General, RAUXAF, 66; Mr Alan Rusbridger, Principal, Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford; Editor, the Guardian, 1995-2015, 64; Mr

Thomas Bach, President, International Olympic Committee, 64; Prof Michael Gunn, Vice-chancellor and Chief Executive, Staffordshire University, 2011-16, 62; Mr Jon

Thompson, CEO and Permanent Secretary, HM Revenue and Customs, 53; Mr Martin Offiah, former rugby league player, 51; Mr

Aled Jones, singer and broadcaster, 47; and Mr Jude Law, actor, 45.

Today is the anniversary of the murder of St Thomas à Becket in 1170.