A round-up of some of the more famous births, marriages and deaths in 2011

BIRTHS

JANUARY

7: Model Miranda Kerr and actor Orlando Bloom, a son, Flynn.

8: Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Crown Princess Mary, twins, a boy and a girl.

25: Actress Penelope Cruz and actor Javier Bardem, a boy.

28: Hollywood star Christina Applegate and musician Martyn LeNoble, a daughter, Sadie Grace.

FEBRUARY

16: Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster, a son, Aiden.

MARCH

2: Ex-model Sophie Dahl and singer Jamie Cullum, a daughter, Lyra.

22: Actor James Corden and Julia Carey, a son.

23: Coronation Street star Kym Marsh and Hollyoaks actor Jamie Lomas, a daughter, Polly.

25: TV’s Myleene Klass and Graham Quin, a daughter, Hero Harper.

APRIL

14: TV’s Holly Willoughby and Dan Baldwin, a daughter, Belle.

30: Singer Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon, twins, a girl and a boy.

MAY

26: TV adventurer Ben Fogle and his wife Marina, a daughter, Iona.

JULY

9: Actress Kate Hudson and singer Matt Bellamy, a son, Bingham.

10: David and Victoria Beckham, a daughter, Harper Seven.

SEPTEMBER

1: Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown and Stephen Belafonte, a daughter, Madison.

OCTOBER

19: France’s first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, a daughter, Giulia.

NOVEMBER

5: Broadcaster Kate Silverton and husband Mike Heron, a daughter, Clemency Florence Rose.

25: Singer Lily Allen and Sam Cooper, a daughter.

MARRIAGES

JANUARY

1: Actress Valerie Bertinelli and Tom Vitale in Malibu.

26: The Earl of Durham and Marina Hanbury in Chelsea.

FEBRUARY

25: TV’s Kelsey Grammer and Kayte Walsh in New York.

26: Financier Patrick Valentine and Lady Katie Percy, friends of Prince William, at Alnwick.

MARCH

Early March: Singer Darius Campbell and Hollywood star Natasha Henstridge in Santa Barbara, California.

26: Actress Reese Witherspoon and showbiz agent Jim Toth in California.

31: Singer Michael Buble and Luisana Lopilato in Buenos Aires.

APRIL

29: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey.

MAY

27: Labour leader Ed Miliband and Justine Thornton in Nottinghamshire.

JUNE

11: Singer Lily Allen and builder Sam Cooper in Gloucester.

18: Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon at Althorp House.

22: Actor Daniel Craig and actress Rachel Weisz in New York.

24: Actor and TV presenter Tony Robinson and Louise Hobbs in Ravello, Italy.

30: Footballer Peter Crouch and model Abbey Clancy at Stapleford Park, Leicestershire.

JULY

1: Prince Albert II of Monaco and former Olympic swimmer Charlene Willstock.

1: Model Kate Moss and rock star Jamie Hince at Southrop.

30: Zara Phillips and rugby star Mike Tindall in Edinburgh.

AUGUST

17: F1 heiress Petra Ecclestone and businessman James Stunt in Rome.

20: American socialite Kim Kardashian and basketball player Kris Humphries in California.

SEPTEMBER

19: Film-maker Michael Winner and Geraldine Lynton Edwards in London.

OCTOBER

7: TV chef Rick Stein and publicist Sarah Burns in Sydney.

9: Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell in London.

21: TV presenter Myleene Klass and Graham Quinn in Norwich.

23: Actor Robin Williams and graphic designer Susan Schneider in California.

DECEMBER

8: Singer Sinead O’Connor and Barry Herridge in Las Vegas.

DEATHS

JANUARY

2: Swedish actor Per Oscarsson, 83.

2: Actor Pete Postlethwaite, 64.

2: Hollywood star Anne Francis, 80.

2: Silent films star Miriam Seegar, 103.

3: Actress Jill Haworth, 65.

4: Singer Gerry Rafferty, 63.

4: Children’s author Dick King-Smith, 88.

6: Former British boxing champion Gary Mason, 48.

9: Film-maker Peter Yates, 82.

15: Actress Susannah York, 72.

15: England and Bolton Wanderers footballer Nat Lofthouse, 85.

24: Former Tory MP Phil Gallie, 71.

26: Motown singer Gladys Horton, 66.

26: Country singer Charlie Louvin, 83.

28: Operatic soprano Dame Margaret Price, 69.

30: 007 composer John Barry, 77.

FEBRUARY

2: TV actress Margaret John, 84.

3: French actress Maria Schneider, 58.

4: Swedish actress Lena Nyman, 66.

6: Guitarist Gary Moore, 58.

10: England cricketer Trevor Bailey, 87.

12: Musical star Betty Garrett, 91.

12: Actor T P McKenna, 81.

14: Jazz pianist Sir George Shearing, 91.

14: Film maker David Friedman, 87.

17: Lotus car designer Ron Hickman, 78.

22: Actor Nicholas Courtney, 81.

26: Writer and Auschwitz survivor Arnost Lustig, 84.

26: Writer Susan Crosland, 84.

27: Actress and writer Betty Paul, 90.

28: Actress Jane Russell, 89.

MARCH

4: Russian aircraft designer Mikhail Simonov, 81.

10: Song writer Eddie Snyder, 92.

12: Jazz drummer Joe Morello, 82.

15: TV pop presenter Keith Fordyce, 82.

17: Actor Michael Gough, 94.

18: Shadows guitarist Jet Harris, 71.

18: Former US Secretary of State Warren Christopher, 85.

21: Blues musician “Pinetop” Perkins, 97.

23: Actress Elizabeth Taylor, 79.

23: Middlesex and England cricketer Fred Titmus, 78.

26: First female vice-presidential candidate in the US Geraldine Ferraro, 76.

27: Crime novelist HRF Keating, 84.

30: Operatic tenor Robert Tear, 72.

31: Haulage magnate Edward Stobart, 56.

APRIL

3: England and Worcestershire cricketer Martin Horton, 76.

3: Texan rocker Calvin Russell, 62.

3: Screen writer Kevin Jarre, 56.

7: The Duke of Grafton, direct descendant of Charles II, 92.

9: Film-maker Sidney Lumet, 87.

11: Actress Angela Scoular, 65.

14: Are You Being Served? actor Trevor Bannister, 74.

16: Former West Indies cricket captain Gerry Alexander, 82.

17: Yorkshire and England bowler Eddie Leadbeater, 83.

18: Jane Duchess of Buccleuch, 81.

19: Dr Who actress Elisabeth Sladen, 63.

23: Only Fools and Horses scriptwriter John Sullivan, 64.

24: Former Sony president Norio Ohga, 81.

25: Ulster Protestant “firebrand” William Craig, 86.

30: DJ Andy Dunkley, 68.

MAY

1: Boxing champion Sir Henry Cooper, 76.

2: Terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, 54.

7: Golfer Seve Ballesteros, 56.

14: Tory peer the Earl of Onslow, 73.

19: Singer Kathy Kirby, 72.

19: Former Irish Prime Minister Garret FitzGerald, 85.

26: Dancer and choreographer Flick Colby, 65.

27: Actress Janet Brown, 87.

JUNE

2: Novelist Josephine Hart, 69.

3: Author Harry Bernstein, 101.

3: Actress Miriam Karlin, 85.

4: Former US Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, 80.

8: Actor Roy Skelton, 70.

18: Anti-war activist Brian Haw, 62.

18: Saxophonist Clarence Clemons, 69.

23: Columbo star Peter Falk, 83.

25: Actress Margaret Tyzack, 79.

27: Actress Elaine Stewart, 81.

JULY

3: Actress Anna Massey, 73.

8: Widow of former US president Gerald Ford, Betty Ford, 93.

9: Former Motorhead guitarist Michael (Wurzel) Burston, 61.

11: The Earl of Harewood, the Queen’s cousin, 88.

15: Actress Googie Withers, 94.

20: Artist Lucien Freud, 88.

22: Actress Linda Christian, 87.

23: Singer Amy Winehouse, 27.

29: Former British Rail chairman Lord Marsh, 83.

AUGUST

1: Actor Richard Pearson, 93.

3: Actor Charles Bubba Smith, 66.

9: Actor John Wood, 81.

12: Broadcaster Robert Robinson, 83.

14: Band leader Eric Delaney, 87.

27: Absurdist playwright N F Simpson, 92.

31: Test pilot Peter Twiss, 90.

SEPTEMBER

10: Oscar-winning actor Cliff Robertson, 88.

11: Spartacus star Andy Whitfield, 39.

13: Pop art pioneer Richard Hamilton, 89.

19: Red Rum’s trainer Ginger McCain, 80.

22: Actor Jonathan Cecil, 72.

24: TV producer Nigel Farrell, 58.

27: Comedy writer David Croft, 89.

29: Former Tory MP Iain Sproat, 72.

OCTOBER

5: Co-founder of the Apple empire Steve Jobs, 56.

5: England fast bowler Graham Dilley, 52.

6: Actress Diane Cilento, 78.

7: Inspector Wexford actor George Baker, 80.

9: Actor Mark Kingston, 77.

13: Silent screen star Barbara Kent, 103.

15: Coronation Street actress Betty Driver, 91.

16: Racing driver Dan Wheldon, 33.

20: Libya’s ex-leader Muammar Gaddafi, 69.

20: Actress Sue Lloyd, 72.

21: Latin American band leader Edmundo Ros, 100.

29: Entertainer Sir Jimmy Savile, 84.

NOVEMBER

6: Labour Party strategist Lord (Philip) Gould, 61.

7: Boxer Joe Frazier, 67.

12: Ex-Somerset cricketer and cricket writer Peter Roebuck, 55.

13: Labour MP Alan Keen, 73.

15: Actress Dulcie Gray, 95.

18: Cartoonist David Langdon, 97.

19: Former England cricketer Basil D’Oliveira, 80.

19: Actor John Neville, 86.

20: Playwright Shelagh Delaney, 71.

27: Wales football manager Gary Speed, 42.

27: Film director Ken Russell, 84.

DECEMBER

2: Poet and playwright Christopher Logue, 85.

3: Australian batsman Sam Loxton, 90.

4: Brazilian football legend Socrates, 57.

7: Actor of M*A*S*H fame Harry Morgan, 96.

9: Lancashire and England cricketer Roy Tattersall, 89.

15: Journalist and author Christopher Hitchens, 62.

17: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, 69.

18: Former Czech president Vaclav Havel, 75.

18: On The Buses writer Ronnie Wolfe, 89.

18: Serial killer Donald Neilson (the Black Panther), 75.