BIRTHDAYS
Tomi Adeyemi, novelist, 28; Avi Arad, movie executive and founder, Marvel Studios, 73; Tim Bachman, guitarist and singer (Bachman–Turner Overdrive), 70; Professor Janet Beer, vice chancellor, University of Liverpool, 65; Derek Birdsall, graphic designer, 87; Katie Boulter, tennis player, 25; Madison Bumgarner, baseball player, 32; Karen Carney, former footballer, 34; Robert Cray, guitarist and singer, 68; Chuck D
(Carlton Ridenhour), rapper (Public Enemy), 61; Coolio (Artis Ivey), rapper, 58; Rt Rev Terence Drainey, RC bishop of Middlesbrough, 72; Adrian Dunbar, actor, 63;
Fiona Hyslop, MSP, 57; David James, manager, pundit and former footballer, 51; Mervyn Kitchen, former cricketer and cricket umpire, 81; Montserrat Lombard, actor, 39; Professor Francis McCormac, physicist and vice chancellor, University of Stirling, 63; Sir Sam Mendes, film and theatre director, 56; Jason Momoa, actor and producer, 42; Laila Morse (Maureen Oldman), actor, 76;
Jack O’Connell, actor, 31; Amber Rudd, broadcaster and former MP, 58; Sir Peter Scott, commissioner for fair access in Scotland and former vice chancellor, Kingston University, 76; Graham Thorpe, batting coach and former cricketer, 52; Professor Alex Wilkie, professor of pure mathematics, University of Manchester, 73; Mark Wright, sports entrepreneur and former footballer, 58.
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