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Sylvester McCoy is 81 today

Sylvester McCoy is 81 today.
Sylvester McCoy is 81 today. Photograph: David Newby/The Guardian

Amy Adams, actor, 50
Leonard Barden, chess player and writer, 95
Jamie Cullum, jazz musician, 45
Lord (Nigel) Dodds of Duncairn, former Democratic Unionist MP, 66
John Emburey, cricketer, 72
Dame Anne Evans, soprano, 83
Sir Roger Gale, Conservative MP, 81
Alan Lee, book illustrator and film designer, 77
Lord (Gus) Macdonald, former Labour minister, 84
Tom Mangold, broadcaster, 90
Sylvester McCoy, actor, 81
George Mitchell, peace negotiator, 91
Robin Oakley, journalist, 83
Robert Plant, musician, 76
Lady (Janet) Royall of Blaisdon, former leader of the House of Lords, 69
Sir Desmond Swayne, Conservative MP, 68
David Walliams, comedian, actor and author, 53.

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