The music critic Tom Sutcliffe plans a lunch at a restaurant in Wandsworth with his wife Meredith, also a writer, and daughter. He is a member of the General Synod and is writing a long pamphlet about Rowan Williams. RGT
Birthdays today
Martin Adams, darts champion, 56; Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo soprano, 46; Anthony Braxton, jazz musician, 67; Bob Champion, jockey and trainer, 64; Air Vice-Marshal G.A. Chesworth, Lord-Lieutenant of Moray, 1994-2005, 82; Sir Bryan Collins, Chief Inspector,Fire Services, 1994-98, 79; Dame Sandra Dawson, Professor of Management Studies, Cambridge, 66; Bruce Dern, actor, 76; Jack Ellis, actor, 57; Vice-Admiral Sir Toby Frere, chair, Prison Service Pay Review Body, 2001-05, 74; Andrea Jaeger, tennis player, 47; Angelina Jolie, actress, 37; Vice-Admiral Sir John Lea, DG, Naval Manpower and Training, 1977-80, 89; J. D. R. Lyon, chief executive, Rexam, 1987-96, 76; Geoffrey Palmer, actor, 85; Sean Pertwee, actor, 48; John Sherwood, athlete, 67; Sir John Sparrow, chairman, Horserace Betting Levy Board, 1991-98, 79; Dan Topolski, rowing coach, 67; Professor John West, electrical engineer, 90; Sir David Yardley, jurist, 83.