Today’s birthdays

Mr Peter Brook, theatre producer, is 93; Miss Olwen Davies, Headmistress, St Swithun’s School, Winchester, 1973-86, 92; Dr C.L. Brundin, President of Templeton College, Oxford, 1992-96, 87; Lord Heseltine, former Conservative Cabinet Minister, 85; Ms Ann Clwyd, MP, 81; Prof Sir Roger Williams, Vice-chancellor, University of Reading, 1993-2002, 76; Mr John Windeler, Chairman, Alliance and Leicester plc, 1999-2005, 75; Gen Sir Mike Jackson, Chief of the General Staff, 2003-06, 74; Lord Grabiner, QC, Master of Clare College, Cambridge, 73; Mr Donald Martin, Lord-lieutenant for the Western Isles, 71; Mr Stuart Westley, Master of Haileybury, 1996-2009, 71; Mr David Heathcoat-amory, former Conservative Government Minister, 69; Mr Alvin Kallicharran, former West Indies cricketer, 69; Miss Claire Makin, Chief Executive, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, 1995-97, 67; Adml Sir Trevor Soar, C-in-c Fleet, 2009-12, 61; Mr Gary Oldman, actor, 60; Mrs Justice May 57; Sir Jonathan Mills, Director, Edinburgh International Festival, 2007-14, 55; Mr Carwyn Jones, AM, First Minister for Wales, 51; Mr Mark Williams, snooker player; World Champion 2000 and 2003, 43; Mr Iain Percy, sailor; Olympic silver medallist, Keelboat Star class, London 2012, gold medallist, Star Class, Beijing 2008, and Finn class gold medallist, Sydney 2000, 42; and Ms Jade Jones, Olympic gold medallist, women’s taekwondo 57kg, London 2012 and Rio 2016, 25.

Today is the anniversary of the death of Thomas Cranmer, burned at the stake in Oxford in 1556.