Today’s birthdays

Mr H.J. Foulds, Chairman, Halifax plc, 1990-99, is 86; Lord Woolf, Lord Chief Justice, 2000-05, 85; the Rt Rev Bruce Cameron, Primus of the Episcopal Church in Scotland, 2000-06, and Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney, 1992-2006, 77; Mr Jacques Rogge, President, International Olympic Committee, 2001-13, 76; Lord Dulverton 74; Dr Robert Anderson, Director, British Museum, 1992-2002, 74; Mr David Suchet, actor, 72; Sir James Dyson, Founder, Dyson Ltd; Chairman, 1992-2010, 71; Prof John Mcclure, Chairman, British Red Cross, 2001-07, 71; Mr Alan Titchmarsh, horticulturist, writer and broadcaster, 69; Prof Simon Gaskell, President and Principal, Queen Mary, University of London, 2009-17, 68; Baroness Primarolo 64; Ms Carole Souter, Master, St Cross College, Oxford, 61; Mr Jimmy White, snooker player, 56; Mr Brian Lara, former West Indies cricket captain, 49; Mr David Beckham, former footballer; England captain, 2000-06, 43; Mr Zac Purchase, former rower; Olympic gold medallist, lightweight double sculls, Beijing 2008, and silver medallist London 2012, 32; Mr James Fox, rower; Paralympic gold medallist, mixed coxed four, Rio 2016, 26; Mr Owain Doull, track cyclist; Olympic gold medallist, men’s team pursuit, Rio 2016, 25; and Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, 3. Today is the anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci in 1519.