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2001 Sir Fred Hoyle, "astronomer, science fiction writer", ", coined the term ""big bang"", ", dies at 86
2001 Sir Harry Secombe, actor, The Goon Show, dies at 79 2000 Sir Malcolm Bradbury, writer/teacher, dies at 68 2000 Sir Steven Runciman, historian, A History of the Crusuades, dies at 97 2000 Sir Alec Guinness, actor, Bridge on the River Kwai, dies at 86 2000 Sir John Gielgud, British actor, Arthur, dies at 96 1997 Sir Georg Solti, conductor, dies at 84 1997 Beatle Paul McCartney knighted Sir Paul by the Queen 1989 Ratu Sir George Cakobau, Fiji cricketer/Governor-General, dies 1987 Sir Rudolph Bing (of New York Met Opera) marries Lady Carroll Douglass 1979 British government identifies Sir Anthony Blunt as 4th man in Soviet spy ring 1979 Wings release "Old Siam, Sir" 1979 Jane Hylton, English actress (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 52 1977 Sir Freddie Laker begins cut-rate "Skytrain" service, London to NY 1975 Ian Hunter, actor (Sir Richard-Robin Hood), dies at 75 1973 Roger Delgado, actor (Adv's of Sir Francis Drake, Dr. Who), dies at 55 1973 Sir Mawn Wilson, NFL wide reciever, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1967 1st British ombudsman sir Edward Compton begins work 1966 Sir Francis Chichester begins 1st solo ocean voyage around the world 1965 Lester Matthews, (Sir Dennis-Adv of Fu Manchu), dies at 64 1963 English princess Alexandra marries sir Angus Ogilvy 1963 Cyril Smith, actor (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 70 1954 Sir Gordon Richards retires as a jockey with record 4,870 wins 1954 Joseph Welch asks Senator Joseph McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency, sir?" during Senate-Army hearings 1949 James Sempill, born in Scotland, born James William Stuart Whitemore Sempill, Lord Sempill, 21st Lord Sempill, Peerage of Scotland, created in 1489 for Sir John Sempill 1948 Lulu, born in Glasgow, Scotland, singer and actress, To Sir With Love 1948 Judy Geeson, Arundei Sussex England, actress, To Sir With Love, Berserk 1948 Sir Laurence Olivier on the cover of LIFE magazine 1948 Peter Mond, born in England, 4th Baron Melchett, Lord Melchett, heir to Sir Alfred Mond's fortune, Labor Party whip, researched cannabis addition, Greenpeace activist 1946 Paul Beresford, born in Levin, New Zealand, Sir Alexander Paul Beresford, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Mole Valley 1944 Lieutenant-general Frederick Browning against Montgomery "But, sir, I think we might be going a bridge too far" 1944 John Rhys-Davies, Salisbury England, actor, Sir Edward-Quest, Sliders 1940 W. H. Davies, Wales, poet, writer, related to actor, Sir Henry Irving, cared for by paternal grandparents, wrote, 'The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp', dies 1940 Augie Mayer, rocker, Sir Douglas Quintet 1937 Christopher Rose, born in England, Lord Justice Rose, Sir Christopher Rose, judge, member, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, served Court of Appeal of England and Wales 1936 Alexandra HEOC, English princess/daughter of sir Angus Ogilvy 1935 1st automobile to exceed 300 mph, Sir Malcolm Campbell (301.337 mph) 1935 Sir Watson-Watt patents RADAR 1932 Graham Arnold, born in England, artist, founder of Brotherhood of Ruralists, other members include Jann Haworth, Sir Peter Blake, worked with oil and mixed media, realistic and surrealistic elements 1932 John Jakes, born in Chicago, writer, Sir Scoundrel, Great Women Reporters 1932 John Nott, born in Bideford, Devon, Sir John William Frederic Nott, Conservative Party, served as Secretary of State for Defense 1981 - 1983, was Member of Parliament for St. Ives in Cornwall 1966 - 1983 1931 British Labour party removes fascist Sir Oswald Mosley 1928 1st U.S. to Australia flight lands (Sir Charles Kingford) 1927 Richard Body, born in England, Sir Richard Bernard Frank Stewart Body, politician, Member of Parliament for Billericay from 1955 to 1959 1926 Jane Hylton, born in London, England, actress, Adv of Sir Lancelot, Daybreak 1926 John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, born in England, 11th Duke of Marlborough, justice of the peace, cousin of Sir Winston Churchill 1925 Rhodes Boyson, born in Lancashire, England, Sir Rhodes Boyson, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Brent North 1923 Pamela Sharples, born in England, Baroness Sharples, BConservative Party, made a Life Peer of Chawton in the County of Hampshire, after husband, Sir Richard Sharples, was assassinated 1922 John Farr, born in Nottingham, England, Sir John Arnold Farr, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Harborough 1959 - 1992, served with Royal Navy during World War II 1921 Terence Morgan, born in London, England, actor, Adv of Sir Francis Drake 1921 Jean Kent, born in London, England, actress, Adv of Sir Francis Drake 1919 51st Belmont: J Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:17.6 and Trip Crown 1919 45th Preakness: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 1:53 1919 45th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:09.8 1917 Peter Bennett, London, actor, Leonides-Adv of Sir Lancelot 1907 Leon Edel, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, biographer, literary critic, wrote biography of Henry James, won Pulitzer Prize, wrote on James Joyce, taught literature at Sir George Williams University, now Concordia University 1907 Sir Robert Baden-Powell forms Boy Scouts in England 1906 32nd Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Troxler aboard Sir Huon wins in 2:08.8 1900 Lester Matthews, Nottingham England, Sir Dennis-Adv of Fu Manchu 1900 Sir Arthur Evans finds old city of Knossus 1892 Cyril Smith, born in Peterhead, Scotland, actor, Adv of Sir Lancelot 1888 22nd Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Sir Dixon wins in 2:40 1887 Sir John Layton Jarvis, 1st British race horse trainer knighted 1877 British high director/governor sir Bartle Frere arrives in Capetown 1876 Sir Charles Gordon ends religious tolerance in Sudan 1875 "Snooker" (variation of pool) invented by Sir Neville Chamberlain 1871 W. H. Davies, born in Newport, Monmouthsire, Wales, poet, writer, related to actor, Sir Henry Irving, cared for by paternal grandparents, wrote, 'The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp' 1858 Sir Richard Burton and John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa 1857 Sir Henry Havelock arrives at Battle of Cawnpore 1850 British ex-premier sir Robert Peel falls off his horse 1829 Sir Robert Peel found London Metropolitan Police (Bobbies) 1819 Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore 1819 Sir Stamford Raffles 1st lands in Singapore 1815 Sir Humphrey Davy of London patents miner's safety lamp 1806 British forces lay siege to French port of Boulogne using Congreve rockets, invented by Sir William Congreve 1794 John G Lockhart, Scorpion, biographer, Life of Sir Walter Scott 1789 Sir William Herschel discovers Saturn's moon Enceladus 1781 Sir William Herschel sees "comet" (really discovered Uranus) 1775 Sir James Jay invents invisible ink 1751 English troops under sir Robert Clive occupy Arcot India 1643 Sir Thomas Fairfax takes Leeds for Parliamentarians 1629 King Charles I gives Bahamas to Sir Robert Heath 1621 King James of England gives Canada to Sir Alexander Sterling 1621 Sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night 1603 Sir Walter Ralegh arrested 1587 Sir Frances Drake sails into Cadiz Spain and sinks Spanish fleet 1586 Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England, from Colombia 1586 Sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe 1586 Sir Walter Raleigh brings 1st tobacco to England from Virginia 1584 Sir Walter Raleigh renews Humphrey Gilbert's patent to explore N Amer 1579 Sir Francis Drake lands on coast of California 1578 England grants Sir Humphrey Gilbert a patent to explore and colonize US 1577 Sir Francis Drake sets sail from England to go around world 1577 Sir Francis Drake aboard Pelican travels from Chile to Washington 1554 Battle at London: Sir Thomas Wyatt defeated 1554 Sir Thomas Wyatt gathers an army in Kent, rebels against Queen Mary 1535 Sir Thomas More goes on trial in England charged with treason 1534 Sir Thomas Moore confined in London Tower 1532 Sir Thomas More resigns as English Lord Chancellor 1517 Sir Thomas Pert reaches Hudson Bay |
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