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Helen Cherry MP (1915 - 2001)

"Helen Cherry"

Helen Mary Cherry (24 November 1915 – 27 September 2001) was an English stage, film and television actress. She was born in Worsley, Lancashire, and brought up in Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire...

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7/8/2022
7/8/2022
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Helen Cherry MP (1915 - 2001)

"Helen Cherry"

Helen Mary Cherry (24 November 1915 – 27 September 2001) was an English stage, film and television actress. She was born in Worsley, Lancashire, and brought up in Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire...

7/8/2022

Ralf Alastair John Little (born 8 February 1980) is an English actor, writer, presenter, narrator and former semi-professional footballer, working mainly in television comedy. He played Antony Royle...

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1/9/2020
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1/9/2020

Ralf Alastair John Little (born 8 February 1980) is an English actor, writer, presenter, narrator and former semi-professional footballer, working mainly in television comedy. He played Antony Royle...

7/4/2022

Freddie Flintoff MP

"Freddie Flintoff"

Flintoff MBE (born 6 December 1977), also known as Freddie Flintoff , is an English television and radio presenter and former international cricketer.Flintoff played all forms of the game and was one o...

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9/27/2020
11/1/2020
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9/27/2020

Freddie Flintoff MP

"Freddie Flintoff"

Flintoff MBE (born 6 December 1977), also known as Freddie Flintoff , is an English television and radio presenter and former international cricketer.Flintoff played all forms of the game and was one o...

11/1/2020

Guy Edward John Garvey (born 6 March 1974) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and BBC 6 Music presenter. He is the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Elbow.

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4/10/2017
7/19/2020
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Guy Edward John Garvey (born 6 March 1974) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and BBC 6 Music presenter. He is the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Elbow.

7/19/2020

Edmund Sharpe, JP MA FRIBA MP (1809 - 1877)

Edmund Sharpe (31 October 1809 – 8 May 1877)* English architect, architectural historian, railway engineer, and sanitary reformer. * Born in Knutsford, Cheshire* Educated first by his parents and then ...

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1/7/2019
5/1/2020
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Edmund Sharpe, JP MA FRIBA MP (1809 - 1877)

Edmund Sharpe (31 October 1809 – 8 May 1877)* English architect, architectural historian, railway engineer, and sanitary reformer. * Born in Knutsford, Cheshire* Educated first by his parents and then ...

5/1/2020

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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11/8/2009
12/17/2019
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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

Arthur Askey MP (1900 - 1982)

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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1/16/2012
12/5/2019
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Arthur Askey MP (1900 - 1982)

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

Thomas Cole MP (1801 - 1848)

Artist. The founder of Hudson River School of Art, he was born at Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England. He was a noted landscape artist who inspired other artists to paint the unspoiled beauty of the n...

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5/12/2016
11/17/2019
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Thomas Cole MP (1801 - 1848)

Artist. The founder of Hudson River School of Art, he was born at Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England. He was a noted landscape artist who inspired other artists to paint the unspoiled beauty of the n...

11/17/2019

Sir Lindsay Harvey Hoyle MP PC (born 10 June 1957) is a British politician serving as Speaker of the House of Commons since November 2019, and as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chorley since 1997. P...

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11/4/2019
11/4/2019
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11/4/2019

Sir Lindsay Harvey Hoyle MP PC (born 10 June 1957) is a British politician serving as Speaker of the House of Commons since November 2019, and as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chorley since 1997. P...

11/4/2019

Eric Sykes, CBE MP (1923 - 2012)

Eric Sykes ===From Wikipedia=== (4 May 1923 – 4 July 2012) was an English radio, television and film writer, actor and director whose performing career spanned more than 50 years. He frequently wrote f...

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11/16/2011
11/1/2019
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11/16/2011

Eric Sykes, CBE MP (1923 - 2012)

Eric Sykes ===From Wikipedia=== (4 May 1923 – 4 July 2012) was an English radio, television and film writer, actor and director whose performing career spanned more than 50 years. He frequently wrote f...

11/1/2019

Ricky Tomlinson MP

"Eric Tomlinson", "Ricky Tomlinson"

"Ricky" Tomlinson (born 26 September 1939) is an English actor, comedian, author and political activist. He is best known for his roles as Bobby Grant in Brookside , DCI Charlie Wise in Cracker , Mike ...

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10/25/2019
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Ricky Tomlinson MP

"Eric Tomlinson", "Ricky Tomlinson"

"Ricky" Tomlinson (born 26 September 1939) is an English actor, comedian, author and political activist. He is best known for his roles as Bobby Grant in Brookside , DCI Charlie Wise in Cracker , Mike ...

10/25/2019

Stan Laurel MP (1890 - 1965)

Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson ; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was part of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his come...

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6/16/2008
10/24/2019
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Stan Laurel MP (1890 - 1965)

Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson ; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was part of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his come...

10/24/2019

Albert Finney MP (1936 - 2019)

Finney (May 9th, 1936 – February 7th, 2019) was an English actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began to work in the theatre as a Shakespearean actor before switching to film. Finne...

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1/11/2012
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Albert Finney MP (1936 - 2019)

Finney (May 9th, 1936 – February 7th, 2019) was an English actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began to work in the theatre as a Shakespearean actor before switching to film. Finne...

10/13/2019

Wong (born 3 June 1971) is an English actor. He has appeared on film, television, and also on stage. Wong is best known for portraying Kublai Khan in Netflix's Marco Polo (2014–16), Bruce Ng in The Mar...

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Wong (born 3 June 1971) is an English actor. He has appeared on film, television, and also on stage. Wong is best known for portraying Kublai Khan in Netflix's Marco Polo (2014–16), Bruce Ng in The Mar...

9/30/2019

Christopher James Evans (born 1 April 1966) is an English presenter, businessman and producer for radio and television. He started his broadcasting career working for Piccadilly Radio, Manchester, as a...

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9/15/2010
9/27/2019
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Christopher James Evans (born 1 April 1966) is an English presenter, businessman and producer for radio and television. He started his broadcasting career working for Piccadilly Radio, Manchester, as a...

9/27/2019

David Thewlis MP

"David Thewlis"

Sunningdale, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom

David Thewlis is an English actor and filmmaker. He is known as a character actor and has appeared in a wide variety of genres in both film and television. He has received the Cannes Film Festival Awar...

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7/29/2017
9/24/2019
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David Thewlis MP

"David Thewlis"

Sunningdale, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom

David Thewlis is an English actor and filmmaker. He is known as a character actor and has appeared in a wide variety of genres in both film and television. He has received the Cannes Film Festival Awar...

9/24/2019

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12/3/2008
12/22/2018

Sir Edward Northey, GCMG, CB (May 1868 – December 1953) was a senior British Army officer of the First World War who commanded a brigade on the Western Front until wounded in 1915. Returning to service...

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Sir Edward Northey, GCMG, CB (May 1868 – December 1953) was a senior British Army officer of the First World War who commanded a brigade on the Western Front until wounded in 1915. Returning to service...

11/11/2018

Christabel Pankhurst MP (1880 - 1958)

Christabel Harriette Pankhurst, DBE (22 September 1880 – 13 February 1958), was a suffragette born in Manchester, England. A co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), she directed it...

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Christabel Pankhurst MP (1880 - 1958)

Christabel Harriette Pankhurst, DBE (22 September 1880 – 13 February 1958), was a suffragette born in Manchester, England. A co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), she directed it...

9/1/2018

Agnes Pochin (1825 - 1908)

GRO Death Index POCHIN, AGNES 82 GRO Reference: 1908 M Quarter in LLANRWST Volume 11B Page 276 WIKI Agnes Pochin or Agnes Heap (1825 – 1908) was an early British campaigner for women's ...

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12/31/2017
8/26/2018
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Agnes Pochin (1825 - 1908)

GRO Death Index POCHIN, AGNES 82 GRO Reference: 1908 M Quarter in LLANRWST Volume 11B Page 276 WIKI Agnes Pochin or Agnes Heap (1825 – 1908) was an early British campaigner for women's ...

8/26/2018