BIRTHDAYS
Victor Banerjee (Partho Banerjee), actor, 74; Kulbir Bhaura, former hockey player, 65; Tom Boonen, former road cyclist, 40; Richard Carpenter, songwriter and keyboardist (The Carpenters), 74; Emma Chichester Clark, illustrator and author, 65; Andy Cole, former footballer, 49; Chris de Burgh (Christopher Davison), singer-songwriter and pianist, 72; Didier Deschamps, coach and former footballer, 52;
Shona Dunn, second permanent secretary, Home Office, 51; Paul Hoskins, director of music, The Purcell School, and former music director, Rambert Dance Company, 54; Anthony Joshua, heavyweight boxer, 31; Professor Averil Macdonald, science educationalist and emerita professor of science engagement, University of Reading, 63; Barry McGuire, singer and songwriter, 85; Charly Musonda, footballer, 24; Mira Nair, film director and producer, 63; Philip Nolan, chair, Associated British Ports, 67; Mesut Ozil, footballer, 32;
Stacey Peralta, film director, skateboarder, surfer and entrepreneur, 63; Peter Phillips, founder and musical director, The Tallis Scholars, 67; Peter Richardson, actor, comedian, director and writer, 69; Sarah, Duchess of York, 61; Bruno Senna, racing driver, 37; Todd Solondz, film director and screenwriter, 61; Stewart Stevenson, MSP, 74; Stephen Tompkinson, actor, 55; Lord Trimble, former MP and first minister, Northern Ireland Assembly, and winner, Nobel Peace Prize, 76; Jessie Ware, singer, 36; Dominic West, actor, 51; Professor Julia Yeomans, professor of physics, University of Oxford, 66.