Today’s birthdays

Mr Michael Blakemore, director, is 90; Miss Delia Smith, cookery writer and broadcaster, 77; Sir Paul Mccartney, musician, composer and former member of the Beatles, 76; Mr Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa, 1999-2008, 76; Mr John Kelsall, Headmaster, Brentwood School, 1993-2004, 75; Mr Fabio Capello, football manager; Manager, England football team, 2008-12, 72; Sir Henry Globe, a former High Court Judge, 69; Prof Ian Hargreaves, journalist, 67; Miss Isabella Rossellini, actress, 66; Mr Derek Deane, choreographer; Artistic Director, English National Ballet, 1993-2001, 65; Miss Alison Moyet, singer and songwriter, 57; Mr Justice Williams 54; the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne 32; and Mr Moeen Ali, England cricketer, 31.