Birthdays

David Lodge, author, 86; Alan Alda, actor, 85; Nick Raynsford, politician, 76; Robert Wyatt, musician, 76; Nicolas Sarkozy, former President of France, 66, pictured; Nick Price, golfer, 64; Gianluigi Buffon, goalkeeper, 43;

Nick Carter, singer (Backstreet Boys), 41; Elijah Wood, actor, 40.