Frederick La Trobe Bateman FRSE FRS MICE FRGS FGS FSA (30 May 1810 – 10 June 1889) was an English civil engineer whose work formed the basis of the modern United Kingdom water supply industry. For more...
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Frederick La Trobe Bateman FRSE FRS MICE FRGS FGS FSA (30 May 1810 – 10 June 1889) was an English civil engineer whose work formed the basis of the modern United Kingdom water supply industry. For more...
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Alfred Wight OBE FRCVS (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), better-known by his pen name James Herriot , was a British veterinary surgeon and writer.Born in Sunderland, Wight graduated from Glasgow Vet...
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Alfred Wight OBE FRCVS (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), better-known by his pen name James Herriot , was a British veterinary surgeon and writer.Born in Sunderland, Wight graduated from Glasgow Vet...
1/15/2021
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister, CBE (born 23 March 1929) - English former athlete. Ran the first mile in less than 4 minutes. Became a distinguished neurologist and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, bef...
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Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister, CBE (born 23 March 1929) - English former athlete. Ran the first mile in less than 4 minutes. Became a distinguished neurologist and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, bef...
11/16/2020
Dame Edith Evans, DBE "The greatest actress of her times" died yesterday. An appreciation by Michael Billington.DAME EDITH EVANS, who died yesterday at the age of 88, was a great actress. She had a voi...
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Dame Edith Evans, DBE "The greatest actress of her times" died yesterday. An appreciation by Michael Billington.DAME EDITH EVANS, who died yesterday at the age of 88, was a great actress. She had a voi...
2/7/2020
Elizabeth David, CBE (born Elizabeth Gwynne, 26 December 1913 – 22 May 1992) was a British cookery writer. In the mid-20th century she strongly influenced the revitalisation of home cookery in her nati...
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Elizabeth David, CBE (born Elizabeth Gwynne, 26 December 1913 – 22 May 1992) was a British cookery writer. In the mid-20th century she strongly influenced the revitalisation of home cookery in her nati...
2/2/2020
Clerk Maxwell FRS FRSE (13 June 1831 – 5 November 1879) was a Scottish mathematical physicist. His most prominent achievement was to formulate a set of equations that describe electricity, magnetism, a...
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Clerk Maxwell FRS FRSE (13 June 1831 – 5 November 1879) was a Scottish mathematical physicist. His most prominent achievement was to formulate a set of equations that describe electricity, magnetism, a...
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Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, GCB (7 September 1836 – 22 April 1908) was a British Liberal statesman who served as Prime Minister from 5 December 1905 until resigning due to ill health on 3 April 190...
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Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, GCB (7 September 1836 – 22 April 1908) was a British Liberal statesman who served as Prime Minister from 5 December 1905 until resigning due to ill health on 3 April 190...
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In 1862, he founded, with his brother Alfred, the shipping company which became the Booth Steamship Company, specializing in the shipping of goods, especially skins and leather, between Latin America,...
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In 1862, he founded, with his brother Alfred, the shipping company which became the Booth Steamship Company, specializing in the shipping of goods, especially skins and leather, between Latin America,...
12/17/2019
Barbirolli was an English conductor and cellist. He is remembered above all as conductor of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, which he helped save from dissolution in 1943 and conducted for the rest o...
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Barbirolli was an English conductor and cellist. He is remembered above all as conductor of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, which he helped save from dissolution in 1943 and conducted for the rest o...
12/12/2019
Bowden Askey , CBE (6 June 1900 – 16 November 1982) was an English comedian and actor. Askey's humour owed much to the playfulness of the characters he portrayed, his improvisation, and his use of catc...
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Bowden Askey , CBE (6 June 1900 – 16 November 1982) was an English comedian and actor. Askey's humour owed much to the playfulness of the characters he portrayed, his improvisation, and his use of catc...
12/5/2019
Anning (21 May 1799 – 9 March 1847) was a British fossil collector, dealer, and paleontologist who became known around the world for a number of important finds she made in the Jurassic marine fossil b...
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Anning (21 May 1799 – 9 March 1847) was a British fossil collector, dealer, and paleontologist who became known around the world for a number of important finds she made in the Jurassic marine fossil b...
11/30/2019
Henry Sargent (21 November 1894 – 7 May 1963), better known by the stage name Max Miller – the Cheeky Chappie - was a British front-cloth comedian who was top of the bill in variety in the 1930s, '40s ...
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Henry Sargent (21 November 1894 – 7 May 1963), better known by the stage name Max Miller – the Cheeky Chappie - was a British front-cloth comedian who was top of the bill in variety in the 1930s, '40s ...
11/3/2019
Dors (born Diana Mary Fluck ; 23 October 1931 – 4 May 1984) was an English film actress and singer. She first came to public notice as a blonde bombshell in the style of American Marilyn Monroe, as pro...
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Dors (born Diana Mary Fluck ; 23 October 1931 – 4 May 1984) was an English film actress and singer. She first came to public notice as a blonde bombshell in the style of American Marilyn Monroe, as pro...
10/22/2019
Kendall (21 May 1927 – 6 September 1959) was an English actress.Kendall began her film career in the musical film London Town (1946). Though the film was a financial failure, Kendall continued to work ...
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Kendall (21 May 1927 – 6 September 1959) was an English actress.Kendall began her film career in the musical film London Town (1946). Though the film was a financial failure, Kendall continued to work ...
10/21/2019
American inventor Isaac Merrit Singer made important improvements in the design of the sewing machine and was the founder of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. Many had patented sewing machines b...
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American inventor Isaac Merrit Singer made important improvements in the design of the sewing machine and was the founder of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. Many had patented sewing machines b...
10/21/2019
Jimi Hendrix MP (1942 - 1970)
"Johnny Allen Hendrix", "Jimi Hendrix", "James Marshall Hendrix"
From Wikipedia (English) : James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is widely considered ...
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Jimi Hendrix MP (1942 - 1970)
"Johnny Allen Hendrix", "Jimi Hendrix", "James Marshall Hendrix"
From Wikipedia (English) : James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is widely considered ...
10/7/2019
Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara ; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer, songwriter, record producer, and lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the gr...
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Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara ; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer, songwriter, record producer, and lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the gr...
10/7/2019
Barrow Cadbury (29 August 1835 – 22 March 1899) was the second son of the Quaker John Cadbury, founder of Cadbury's cocoa and chocolate company.Together with his younger brother George he took over the...
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Barrow Cadbury (29 August 1835 – 22 March 1899) was the second son of the Quaker John Cadbury, founder of Cadbury's cocoa and chocolate company.Together with his younger brother George he took over the...
10/7/2019
Jebb (25 August 1876 – 17 December 1928) was a British social reformer and founder of the Save the Children organisation.Early lifeShe was born in 1876 in Ellesmere, Shropshire, and grew up on her fami...
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Jebb (25 August 1876 – 17 December 1928) was a British social reformer and founder of the Save the Children organisation.Early lifeShe was born in 1876 in Ellesmere, Shropshire, and grew up on her fami...
9/24/2019
Rev Thomas Bowman Stephenson=====Major Reference The Life of the Reverend Thomas Bowman Stephenson * Birth: Dec. 22, 1839* Death: Jul. 16, 1912Charity Founder who began his career as a Methodist prea...
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Rev Thomas Bowman Stephenson=====Major Reference The Life of the Reverend Thomas Bowman Stephenson * Birth: Dec. 22, 1839* Death: Jul. 16, 1912Charity Founder who began his career as a Methodist prea...
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