THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, AUGUST 19
Bill Clinton, former US president, is 72. Matthew Perry, Friends actor, is 49. Jill St John, actress, is 78. Ginger Baker, drummer with rock band Cream, is 79. John Deacon, former Queen bassist, is 67. Ian Gillan, lead singer with Deep Purple, is 73. Richard Ingrams, co-founder of Private Eye, is 81. Billy J Kramer, pop singer of the 1960s, is 75.
MONDAY, AUGUST 20
Micheal O Muircheartaigh, the “voice” of GAA, is 88. Dan Martin, Irish pro cyclist, is 32. George Mitchell, chair of the Good Friday peace negotiations, is 85. Robert Plant, Led Zeppelin singer, is 70. David Walliams, comedian, is 47. Amy Adams, actress, is 44. Don King, boxing promoter, is 87. Nigel Dodds, deputy leader of DUP, is 60.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 21
Kenny Rogers, singer-songwriter, is 80. Usain Bolt, retired sprinter, is 32. James Burton, Elvis and The Wrecking Crew guitarist, is 79. Melvin Van Peebles, actor/ film-maker, is 86. Kim Cattrall ,of Sex and the City, is 62. Liam Howlett, musician with The Prodigy, is 47. Sergey Brin, Google co-founder, is 45. Jackie DeShannon, pop singer of the 1960s, is 77.
WEDS, AUGUST 22
Jimmy Barry-Murphy, Cork GAA legend, is 64. Honor Blackman, actress, is 93. James Corden, TV host, is 40. Steve Davis, snooker star, is 61. David Chase, creator of The Sopranos, is 73. Roland Orzabal, singer with Tears for Fears, is 57. Howie D, singer with Backstreet Boys, is 45.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 23
John Rocha, designer, is 65. Andy O’Mahony, former RTE newsreader, is 84. Vera Miles, actress, is 89. Steve Garrigan, Kodaline singer, is 30. Willy Russell, playwright, is 71. Shelley Long, Cheers actress, is 69. Shaun Ryder, former Happy Mondays frontman, is 56. Julian Casablancas, singer with The Strokes, is 40. Brian Hayes, MEP, is 49. Michael McGrath, Fianna Fail finance spokesman, is 42.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 24
Sean Keane, traditional singer and musician, is 57. Keelin Shanley, RTE newsreader, is 50. BP Fallon, music critic, is 72. Stephen Fry, wit, is 61. Steve Guttenburg, actor, is 60. Sam Torrance, golfer, is 65. Rupert Grint, Harry Potter actor, is 30. JeanMichel Jarre, composer, is 70. Orla Fallon, Irish singer and harpist, is 44.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25
Anne Harris, former Sunday Independent editor, is 71. Martin Amis, novelist, is 69. Elvis Costello, musician, is 64. Sean Connery, actor, is 88. Tim Burton, film director, is 60. Claudia Schiffer, supermodel, is 48. Gene Simmons, Kiss frontman, is 69. Frederick Forsyth, author, is 80. Matt Aitken, of Stock Aitken Waterman, is 62. Vivian Campbell, Def Leppard guitarist, is 56.