BIRTHDAYS
William Baldwin, actor 56; Sir John Bourn, former comptroller and auditor general, 85; James Dean Bradfield, singer, songwriter and guitarist (Manic Street Preachers), 50; Frank Brunner, comic book artist, 70; Jean-Jacques Burnel, bassist and singer (The Stranglers), 67; Jake Burns, singer, songwriter and guitarist (Stiff Little Fingers), 61; Edward Chaplin, prime minister's appointments secretary and former diplomat, 68; Charlotte Church, singer and broadcaster, 33; Jilly Cooper, writer and journalist, 82; Anthony Daniels, actor, 73; Tyne Daly, actor, 73; Michael Deakin, writer and film-maker, 80; Vanessa Feltz, radio and television broadcaster, 57;
Jonathan Safran Foer, novelist, 42; David Geffen, businessman, music excecutive, and cofounder DreamWorks, 76; Dame Helen Ghosh, master, Balliol College, Oxford, and former director-general, National Trust, 63; Kelsey Grammer, actor, 64; Harald V, king of Norway, 82; Jerry Harrison, keyboardist and singer (Talking Heads), 70; Jennifer Love Hewitt, actor and singer, 40; Magnus
Linklater, journalist, and former chairman, Scottish Arts Council, 77; Peter McEnery, actor, 79; Michael McIntyre, comedian, 43; Barry Miles, author and social commentator, 76; Robert Mugabe, former president of Zimbabwe, 95;
Steve Nieve (Stephen Nason), keyboardist and composer (Elvis Costello and the Attractions), 61; Neil Oliver, author, broadcaster, and president, National Trust for Scotland, 52; Chuck Palahniuk, novelist, 57; General Sir Robert Pascoe, former adjutant-general to the forces, 87; Margarethe von Trotta, film director, 77; Sophie Turner, actor, 23; Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, king of Bhutan, 39; David Wood, actor, playwright and composer, 75.