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Wednesday 26 June 1996 23:02 BST
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Birthdays

Mr Michael Alison MP, Second Church Estates Commissioner, 70; The Right Rev Leonard Ashton, Honorary Assistant Bishop, Oxford, 81; Mr Eustace Braithwaite, writer and diplomat, 74; Mr Tommy Cannon, comedian, 58; Mr David Clelland MP, 53; Mr Alan Coren, author, journalist and broadcaster, 58; The Most Rev Maurice Couve de Murville, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Birmingham, 67; Miss Brenda Cowderoy, former general secretary, Girls' Friendly Society, 71; Professor Michael Dummett, Wykeham Professor Emeritus of Logic, Oxford University, 71; Miss Shirley Ann Field, actress, 58; Mr Robin Guthrie, director of Social and Economic Affairs, Council of Europe, 59; Vice-Admiral Sir Roy Halliday, 73; Mr Rupert Hambro, former group managing director, J.O. Hambro, 53; Lord Hope of Craighead, Lord Justice-General of Scotland, 58; Mr Bruce Johnston, singer, 52; Mr Ian Lang MP, President of the Board of Trade, 55; Mr Bruce McGowan, former Headmaster, Haberdashers' Aske's School, 72; Miss Muriel Pavlow, actress, 74; Mr Eric Richard, actor, 56; Dr Thurstan Shaw, archaeologist, 82; The Very Rev Alan Warren, Provost Emeritus of Leicester, 64; Mr William Wilson, Chief Constable, Central Scotland, 53; Mr Hugh Wood, composer, 64; Mr Terence Wynn, MEP, 50.

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