BIRTHDAYS
Kate Adie CBE, television reporter and radio presenter, 75; Captain Jim Fox OBE, modern pentathlete, 79; Jeremy Irons, actor, 72; David Mccallum, Scottish actor, 87; Patrick Marber, playwright, 56; Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar and 24th Lady Garioch, politician, farmer and cheesemaker, 80; Dame Zandra Rhodes DBE, dress designer, 80; Nile Rodgers, music producer, 68; Dame Lesley Lawson (“Twiggy”) DBE, model and actress, 71; Lol Creme, rock musician, 73; 62; Bill Medley, singer- songwriter ( the Righteous Brothers), 80; Freda Payne, soul/ R& B singer, 78.