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Colin Cowdrey

Subject: Colin Cowdrey

Born 24/12/1932, 93 years ago

His father named him Michael Colin Cowdrey so that he would have the same initials as cricket's most famous club Marylebone Cricket Club, of which he became President in 1986-7. He was made a Comm...

Person, Sport / Games

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Michael Joseph Cunningham

Subject: Michael Joseph Cunningham

Born 24/12/1961, 64 years ago

United Kingdom citizen who died in the terrorist attacks in America on 11 September 2001. Michael Joseph Cunningham was born on 24 December 1961 in Forest Gate, London. He was one of the six child...

Person, Tragedy, USA

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Inspector Stephen Dodd

Subject: Inspector Stephen Dodd

Died 24/12/1983, 42 years ago

Andrew Behan has researched this man: Inspector Stephen John Dodd was born on 11 September 1949, the son of John Irving Dodd and Irene L. Dodd née Dowie. His birth was registered in Ealing. In 1970...

Person, Armed Forces, Tragedy

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Ralph Downes

Subject: Ralph Downes

Died 24/12/1993, 32 years ago

Organist, organ designer, teacher and music director. Born at 61 Arthur Street, Derby. After studying at the Royal College of Music, he was assistant organist at Southwark Cathedral. He designed th...

Person, Music / songs

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John Dumphreys

Subject: John Dumphreys

Born 24/12/1844, 181 years ago

Born Bermondsey as John Molesworth Thomas Dumphreys. Member of the Commissioners of the 1890 Bermondsey Library.  Mayor of Bermondsey in 1907.  A Conservative, he briefly replaced Dr Cooper as MP f...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir Charles Eastlake

Subject: Sir Charles Eastlake

Died 24/12/1865, 160 years ago

First Director of the National Gallery. President of the Royal Academy. First President of the Royal Photographic Society. One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition. Born in Plymouth, son ...

Person, Art, Politics & Administration, Italy

2 memorials
Ava Gardner

Subject: Ava Gardner

Born 24/12/1922, 103 years ago

Actor. Born near Smithfield, North Carolina, USA. Married: Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, Frank Sinatra (divorced 1957). This last was a famously stormy and passionate romance. Aged 33 moved to Madrid,...

Person, Cinema, Seriously Famous, Spain, USA

2 memorials
George Goldney-Cary, B.A.

Subject: George Goldney-Cary, B.A.

Died 24/12/1913, 112 years ago

Barrister. 1893 co-churchwarden of St Mary's Willesden Green. 1894 lived in Stonebridge Park and was involved in the development of Wallwood, Leytonstone. He was born on 28 February 1840 in Pimlic...

Person, Law, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Greenwich Station

Subject: Greenwich Station

Started 24/12/1838, 187 years ago

Located on the line between London and Dartford, it was originally part of the London and Greenwich Railway. It is also part of The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) extension to Lewisham which opened ...

Building, Transport

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Charles Hamilton (Frank Richards)

Subject: Charles Hamilton (Frank Richards)

Died 24/12/1961, 64 years ago

Author for children.  Born Oak Street, Ealing, where the plaque now is.  Specialised in writing long series of stories generally using a different pen-name for each. Most famously, as Charles Hamil...

Person, Children, Literature

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