BIRTHDAYS
John Humphrys, broadcaster, 77; Belinda Carlisle, singer, 62; Jim Courier, tennis player, 50; Robin Cousins, ice-skater, 63; Robert De Niro, actor, 77; Fred Goodwin, former chief executive, Royal Bank of Scotland, 62; Thierry Henry, footballer, 43; Graham Mccourt, racehorse trainer, 61; Sean Penn, actor and director, 60; Nelson Piquet, three times world motor racing champion, 68; Claire Richards, singer-songwriter and dancer (lead singer of Steps), 43; Robert Brent Thirsk, astronaut