BIRTHDAYS
Brett Anderson, singer and songwriter, 49; Silvio Berlusconi, former Prime Minister of Italy, 80; Richard Bonynge, opera conductor and pianist, 86; Chris Broad, umpire and former England cricketer, 59; Lord Coe, President, International Association of Athletics Federations, 60; Diane Corner, deputy head, United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, 57; Mackenzie Crook, actor, 45; John Dawes, coach and former Wales and Lions rugby union player, 76; Colin Dexter, crime novelist, 86; Jack Dromey MP, 68;
Professor Richard Evans, President, Wolfson College and Regius Professor Emeritus of History, Cambridge University, 69; Lance Gibbs, former West Indies cricketer, 82; Julia Gillard, former Prime Minister of Australia, 55; Luke Goss, singer and actor, 48; Matt Goss, singer, 48; Andrew Hind, former Chief Executive, Charity Commission, 61; Patricia Hodge, actress, 70; Professor Richard Hodges, archaeologist and President, The American University of Rome, 64; Rosemary Kempsell, former Worldwide President, Mothers’ Union, 73; Henry Keswick, Chairman, Matheson & Co, 78; Jerry Lee Lewis, singer and songwriter, 81; Emily Lloyd, actress, 46;
Shonaig Macpherson, Chairman, Edinburgh Business School, 58; Alan McGee, music entrepreneur, 56; Ian McShane, actor, 74; Koichiro Matsuura, former Director-General, Unesco, 79; Rhodri Morgan, Chancellor Swansea University and former First Minister for Wales, 77; Mark Nicholas, commentator and former cricketer, 59; Rev Canon Paul Oestreicher, Canon Emeritus of Coventry Cathedral, 85; Sir Michael Partridge, former Permanent Secretary, Department of Social Security, 81; Steve Platt, writer and former editor, New Statesman, 62; Jean-Luc Ponty, jazz violinist and composer, 74;
Mike Post, composer, 72; Jacob Simon, former Chief Curator, National Portrait Gallery, 70; Andy Slaughter MP, 56; David Steele, former England cricketer, 75; Sarah Tyacke, historian and former Chief Executive, National Archives, 71; Lech Walesa, former President of Poland, 73; Robert Webb, actor and writer, 44.