THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY
Ronan O’Gara, former rugby star, 44. Ranulph Fiennes, explorer, 77. Piers Paul Read, author, 80. Rachel Weisz, actress, 51. Ivan Lendl, Czech former tennis star, 61. Bryan Cranston, Oscar-winning actor, 65. EL James, author of Fifty Shades of Grey, 58. Matthew Fisher, organist who plays the famous riff on Procol Harum’s Whiter Shade of Pale, 75. Viv Richards, Windies cricket legend, 69. Daniel J Travanti, actor from Hill Street Blues, 81.
MONDAY, MARCH 8
Aidan Quinn, American-Irish actor, 62. Una Mullally, journalist, 38. Micky Dolenz, formerly of The Monkees, 76. Gary Numan, singer, 63. Cheryl Baker, Eurovision star from Bucks Fizz, 67. Tom Chaplin, singer with Keane, is 42.
TUESDAY, MARCH 9
John Cale, Welsh founder member of The Velvet Underground, 79. Juliette Binoche, French actress, 57. Linda Fiorentino, US actress and star of The Last Seduction, 61. Lloyd Price, R&B singer, 88. Bill Beaumont, English rugby great, 69.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10
JP McManus, Limerick businessman, 70. Donal Lunny, folk musician-producer, 74. Chuck Norris, actor, 81. Sharon Stone, actress, 63. Sepp Blatter, disgraced former FIFA president, 85. Eva Herzigova, former Wonderbra model, 48. Emeli Sandé, singer, 34. Jon Hamm, actor, 50. Robin Thicke, pop star, 44. Rick Rubin, music producer, 58. Edie Brickell, singer, 55. Pat ‘The Cope’ Gallagher, retired politician, 73.
THURSDAY, MARCH 11
Mary Harney, former Tánaiste, 68. Jenny Packham, bridal fashion designer, 56. Rupert Murdoch, media tycoon, 90. Didier Drogba, former Chelsea striker, 43. Shane Richie, former EastEnders actor, 57. Johnny Knoxville, star of Jackass, 50. LeToya Luckett, singer with Destiny’s Child, 40. Ben Briscoe, former TD and lord mayor of Dublin, 87.
FRIDAY, MARCH 12
Conrad Gallagher, Irish chef, 50. Liza Minnelli, singer-actress, 75. Graham Coxon, guitarist with Blur, 52. James Taylor, singer/songwriter, 73. Pete Doherty, The Libertines frontman, 42. Marlon Jackson, of The Jackson 5, 64. Mitt Romney, US Republican politician, 74. Coleen Nolan, singer with The Nolans, 56.
SATURDAY, MARCH 13
Adam Clayton, U2 bassist, 61. Michael Lowry, TD for Tipperary, 68. Neil Sedaka, singer-songwriter, 82. Joe Bugner, former heavyweight boxing champion, 71. Emile Hirsch, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actor, 36. Mike Stoller, songwriter who along with Jerry Lieber wrote rock and roll classic Hound Dog — in just 12 minutes, 88. Candi Staton, disco singer, 81.