THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY
David Hockney, artist, is 80. Tom Hanks, actor, is 61. Courtney Love, singer and widow of Kurt Cobain, is 53. OJ Simpson, jailed former American footballer and actor, is 70. Jack White, solo artist and former White Stripes singer/guitarist, is 42. Fred Savage, child star of The Wonder Years, is 41. Mick Martin, ex-Man Utd and Ireland footballer, is 66. Paolo Di Canio, controversial Italian former footballer, is 49. Marc Almond, Soft Cell singer, is 60.
MONDAY, JULY 10
John Motson, semi-retired BBC football commentator, is 72. Fiona Shaw, Cork-born actress, is 59. Jake LaMotta, former boxer portrayed in Raging Bull, is 96. Virginia Wade, former Wimbledon champion, is 72. Frank Stapleton, ex-Ireland, Arsenal and Man Utd striker, is 61. Jessica Simpson, actress and singer, is 37. Sofia Vergara, actress, is 45. Imelda May, Irish rockabilly singer, is 43.
TUESDAY, JULY 11
Olivia Tracey, actress, is 57. Giorgio Armani, designer, is 83. Mark Lester, star of Oliver!, is 59. Leon Spinks, former heavyweight boxing champion, is 64. Pauline McLynn, actress who played Mrs Doyle in Father Ted, is 55. Jonathan Sexton, Ireland and Lions fly-half, is 32.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 12
Cheryl Ladd, actress and Charlie’s Angels star, is 66. Bill Cosby, controversial comedian, is 80. Tony Galvin, ex-Tottenham and Ireland international, is 61. Anna Friel, actress, is 41. Gareth Edwards, Welsh rugby legend, is 70. Michael Robinson, ex-Liverpool and Ireland international, is 59. Michelle Rodriguez, actress, is 39. Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac singer/keyboardist, is 74.
James Rodriguez, Colombian and Real Madrid football star, is 26. Brian Cody, Kilkenny hurling manager, is 63.
THURSDAY, JULY 13 Harrison Ford, actor, is 75. Cameron Crowe, director, is 60. Roger McGuinn, singer/ guitarist of The Byrds, is 75. Erno Rubik, inventor of the Rubik’s Cube, is 73. Patrick Stewart, Star Trek actor, is 77. Tulisa, English pop singer, is 29.
FRIDAY, JULY 14
Harry Dean Stanton, actor, is 91. Jane Lynch, Glee actress, is 57. Matthew Fox, actor who starred in the TV series Lost, is 51. David Mitchell, English comedian, is 43. Kirsten Sheridan, film director and daughter of Jim Sheridan, is 41.
SATURDAY, JULY 15
Forest Whitaker, Oscarwinning actor, is 56. Linda Ronstadt, singer, is 71. Brigitte Nielsen, actress and ex-wife of Sylvester Stallone, is 54. Jesse Ventura, ex-Minnesota governor and WWF wrestler, is 66. Marky Ramone, drummer with The Ramones, is 65. David Miliband, former British Labour politician, is 52.