BIRTHDAYS
Lord Anderson of Swansea, former MP, 78; Jane Ashcroft, Chief Executive, Anchor Trust, 51; Jello Biafra, musician and political activist, 59; Paul Brason, painter, 65; Richard Charkin, Executive Director, Bloomsbury Publishing, 68; Nicky Clarke, hair stylist, 59; Vernon Coaker MP, 64; Nick Cook, umpire and former England cricketer, 61; Sir David Crausby MP, 71; Professor John Craven, economist, and former Vice-Chancellor, Portsmouth University, 68; Sir Patrick Duffy, economist and former MP, 97; Jennifer Durrant, painter, 75;
Sir Patrick Fairweather, former diplomat, 81; Bobby Farrelly, film director, 59; Connie Fisher, actress and singer, 34; Justin Forsyth, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF, 52; Helen Glover, Olympic rowing champion, 31; Dr Lawrence Goldman, Director of the Institute of Historical Research, 60; Jordan Henderson, footballer, 27; Greg Kinnear, actor, 54; Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter de Lacy Le Cheminant, former Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Central Europe, 97; Miles Leonard, Chairman,
Parlophone Records and Warner Bros Records, 50; Ken Livingstone, former MP and Mayor of London, 72; Kendrick Lamar, rapper, 30; Phyllida Lloyd, theatre and film director, 60; Ken Loach, television and film director, 81;
Judith Macgregor, High Commissioner to South Africa, 65; Rt Rev Thomas McMahon, RC Bishop of Brentwood emeritus, 81; Barry Manilow, singer and composer, 74; Eddy Merckx, former Tour de France champion, 72; Sir Peter Michael, founder, Classic FM, 79; Baroness Morris of Yardley, former government minister and President, National Children's Bureau, 65; Dr Timothy Potts, Director, J Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 59; Professor Karol Sikora, oncologist, and Dean, Buckingham Medical School, 69; Chris Spedding, guitarist, 73; Venus Williams, tennis player, 37.