Birthdays

Today: Dr John Marks, Chairman, British Medical Association, 1984-90, is 95; Lord Haskins, Chairman, Northern Foods, 1986-2002, 83; Sir Tim Waterstone, bookseller, 81; the Rt

Rev J.W. Gladwin, Chairman, Citizen’s Advice, 2009-15; Bishop of Chelmsford, 2003-09, 78; Prof Sir Albert Aynsley-green,

Children’s Commissioner in England, 2005-10, 77; Mr Charles Collingwood, actor, 77; Mr Richard Hannon, Sr, former

racehorse trainer, 75; Mr Peter Hickson, Chairman, AWG, 2003-09, 75; Mr Timothy Llewellyn, Member, Advisory Board, Henry Moore Foundation; Director, 1995-2007, 73; Sir Paul Coleridge, a former High Court

Judge, 71; Mr Michael Spencer,

Group Chief Executive, NEX Group plc, formerly ICAP, 1999-2018, 65; Dame Caroline Swift, a former High Court Judge,

65; Mr Harry Enfield, comedian, actor and writer, 59; Mr Steven

Gerrard, Manager, Rangers; former Liverpool and England footballer, 40; and Mr Jonathan

Fox, swimmer; Paralympic gold

medallist, men’s 100m backstroke - S7, London 2012, 29. Tomorrow: Sir Neil Shaw,

Chairman, Tate and Lyle plc, 1986-98, will be 91; Sir William

Taylor, Vice-chancellor, University of Hull, 1985-91, 90; Mr

Clint Eastwood, actor, director and producer, 90; Sir Ronald

Hampel, Chairman, ICI plc, 1995-99, 88; Mr Jim Bolger, Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1990-97, 85; Lord Prescott, former Labour Cabinet Minister, 82; Sir Jeremy Dixon, architect, 81; Mr Terry Waite, writer and broadcaster; adviser to the Archbishop of Canterbury on Anglican Communion Affairs, 1980-92; held hostage in the Middle East from January 1987 to November 1991, 81;

Sir John Daniel, Vice-chancellor, The Open University, 1990-2001, 78; the Earl of Macclesfield 77; Mr

Peter Winterbottom, former England rugby union player, 60;

Mrs Justice Eady 55; Miss Kate Howey, former judoka; twice Olympic medallist, now coach, 47; and Dr the Hon Tristram Hunt,

Director, V&A, 46.

Today is the anniversary of the burning at the stake of St Joan of Arc in 1431 and of the death of Voltaire in 1778.

Tomorrow will be the anniversary of the Battle of Jutland in 1916.