Today’s birthdays

Dr John Marks, Chairman, British Medical Association, 1984-90, is 93; Lord Haskins, Chairman, Northern Foods, 1986-2002, 81; Mr Tim Waterstone, bookseller, 79; the Rt Rev J.W. Gladwin, Chairman, Citizen’s Advice, 2009-15; Bishop of Chelmsford, 2003-09, 76; Prof Sir Albert Aynsley-green, Children’s Commissioner in England, 2005-10, 75; Mr Charles Collingwood, actor, 75; Mr Richard Hannon, former racehorse trainer, 73; Mr Peter Hickson, Chairman, AWG, 2003-09, 73; Mr Timothy Llewellyn, Member, Advisory Board, Henry Moore Foundation; Director, 1995-2007, 71; Sir Paul Coleridge, a former High Court Judge, 69; Mr Bob Willis, former England cricketer, now commentator, 69; Mr Michael Spencer, Founder and Group Chief Executive, NEX Group plc, formerly ICAP, 63; Dame Caroline Swift, a former High Court Judge, 63; Mr Harry Enfield, comedian, actor and writer, 57; Mr Steven Gerrard, Manager, Rangers; former Liverpool and England footballer, 38; and Mr Jonathan Fox, swimmer; Paralympic gold medallist, men’s 100m backstroke - S7, London 2012, 27.

Today is the anniversary of the burning at the stake of St Joan of Arc in 1431 and of the death of Voltaire in 1778.