Birthdays

Sir James Anderton, former Chief Constable of Greater Manchester, 62; Mr Graham Arnold, artist, 62; Mr Stanley Baxter, comedian, 66; The Duke of Bedford, writer and landowner, 77; Sir Timothy Bevan, former chairman, Barclays Bank, 67; Professor Sir Paul Bramley, oral surgeon, 71; Lord Campbell of Alloway QC, 77; Sir Roden Cutler VC, diplomat, 78; Mr Bob Dylan, singer, 53; Mr Peter Griffiths MP, 66; Miss Kathleen Hale, children's author and illustrator, 96; Dame Joan Hammond, soprano, 82; Sir Terence Heiser, senior civil servant, 62; Sir Derek Hodgson, former High Court judge, 77; Mr Clifford Irving, former chairman, Isle of Man government, 80; Mr James Levine, conductor, 51; Mr Adrian Moorhouse, swimmer, 30; Mr Tony Mullett, Director-General, National Criminal Intelligence Service, 61; Mr Steven Norris MP, Minister for Transport in London, 49; Mr Richard Ottaway MP, 49; Mr Luke Rittner, former Secretary-General, Arts Council, 47; Sir Edmund Sargant, solicitor, 88; Sir Christopher Staughton, a Lord Justice of Appeal, 61; Mr William Trevor, writer, 66; Mr Arnold Wesker, playwright, 62.