Birthdays

The Right Rev Lord Blanch, former Archbishop of York, 76; Sir Gordon Bryce, former Chief Justice of the Bahamas, 80; The Earl of Clarendon, chairman and managing director, Seccombe, Marshall and Campion, 60; Dr Macdonald Critchley, neurologist, 93; Mr Andrew Davis, musical director, Glyndebourne Opera, 49; Mr Les Dawson, comedian, 60; The Very Rev Dr Victor de Waal, former Dean of Canterbury, 64; Mr Abba Eban, former Israeli foreign minister, 78; Mr Glynn Edwards, actor, 62; Miss Farrah Fawcett, actress, 47; Sir Norman Fowler MP, 55; M Valery Giscard d'Estaing, former French president, 67; Mr Hughie Green, former quizmaster, 73; Mr David Jason, actor, 53; Mr David Jones, chief executive, Next, 50; Mr John Keswick, chairman, Hambros Bank, 53; Mr Barry McGuigan, featherweight boxing champion, 32; Dame Alix Meynell, former senior civil servant, 90; Miss Libby Purves, television presenter, 43; Lord Reigate, former MP, 88; Miss Elaine Stritch, actress and singer, 66.