BIRTHDAYS
Bill Bailey, comedian and musician, 53; Professor Sir George Bain, industrial relations specialist and former President and Vice-Chancellor, Queen’s University, Belfast, 78; Jiri Belohlavek, Music Director, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, 71; Plastic Bertrand (Roger Jouret), singer and songwriter, 63; Sir William Blackburne, High Court judge and former President, The Madrigal Society, 73; Rosemary Cook, Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine, 58; Mark Hedges, Editor, Country Life, 53; Lleyton Hewitt, tennis player, 36; Conn Iggulden, author, 47;
Paul Jones, singer and broadcaster, 75; Denis Law, former Scotland footballer, 77; Michel Legrand, pianist, composer and conductor, 85; John Lever, former England cricketer, 68; Brenda Maddox, writer, 85; Ramona Marquez, actress, 16; Anthony Mayer, Chairman, One Housing Group, 71; Floyd Mayweather Jr, former world boxing champion and promoter, 40; Lord Melchett, Policy Director, Soil Association, 69; Ben Miller, comedian, actor and director, 51; Rev Canon Paul Miller, Chaplain to the
Queen, 68;
Sir Duncan Ouseley, High Court judge, 67; Alain Prost, former motor racing world champion, 62; Derek Randall, former England cricketer, 66; Rev Baroness Richardson of Calow, former Moderator, Free Churches Council, 79; Michelle Shocked, singer and songwriter, 55; George Thorogood, guitarist, singer and songwriter, 67; Dennis Waterman, actor, 69; Billy Zane, actor, 51.