Thomas Hood
Born 23/5/1799, 214 years ago
Born 31 Poultry and died at home in Devonshire Lodge, London.Example: "Ben Battle was a soldier bold, And used to war's alarms, But a cannon-ball took off his legs, So he laid down his arms."
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Mark Lemon
Died 23/5/1870, 143 years ago
Co-founder and first editor of "Punch". Born Oxford Street. Aged 8, when his father died he was sent to live with his paternal grandparents at Church Farm House. Also founded "The Field" and was ...
Person, Journalism / Publishing
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Carl Linnaeus
Born 23/5/1707, 306 years ago
Born Stenbrohult, Småland in southern Sweden. Inventor of a system for naming, ranking, and classifying organisms. One of the great collectors of the 18th century. At his death Joseph Banks tried b...
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Joe Slovo
Born 23/5/1926, 87 years ago
South African freedom fighter. Born Lithuania. His family emigrated to South Africa when he was 8. Married First in 1949. died at home in Johannesburg, as a member of Nelson Mandela's government.
Person, Nationalism, Race Issues, Lithuania, South Africa
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