Jane Austen

Subject: Jane Austen

Died 18/7/1817, 208 years ago

Jane Austen, novelist of 6 major novels including Pride and Prejudice. Born: Steventon, Hampshire. Died: Winchester, Hampshire. For all Austen-related London locations see Londonist. A statue was u...

Person, Literature, Seriously Famous

3 memorials
Fireman Arthur Edmund John Batt-Rawden

Subject: Fireman Arthur Edmund John Batt-Rawden

Born 18/7/1928, 97 years ago

Firefighter who died as a result of a fire at Langley Street, WC2. Rawden, Hawkins and Gadd died 11-23 May 1954. Our colleague, Andrew Behan, expands upon this information. Arthur Edmund John Batt...

Person, Emergency Services, Tragedy

1 memorial
Lydia Becker

Subject: Lydia Becker

Died 18/7/1890, 135 years ago

President of NUWSS prior to Millicent Fawcett and campaigned for voting rights of unmarried women and widows. Also an amateur scientist with interests in biology and astronomy. Best remembered for ...

Person, Gender Issues, Journalism / Publishing, Science

1 memorial
Lieutenant Colonel Forrest Patty Dowling

Subject: Lieutenant Colonel Forrest Patty Dowling

Born 18/7/1916, 109 years ago

Despite the information contained in our Picture Source that Lieutenant Colonel Forrest Patty Dowling was born in Oklahoma, USA, in 1917, our research shows that he was born on 18 July 1916 in Dall...

Person, Armed Forces, USA

War served, WW2
1 memorial
William Thomas Du Boulay

Subject: William Thomas Du Boulay

Died 18/7/1921, 104 years ago

Vicar of the church of St. Mary, The Boltons, Kensington. He served at the church between 1868 and 1909. Little more is known of him, except that under his tenure he rearranged the layout inside th...

Person, Religion

1 memorial
Private George Frederick Faux

Subject: Private George Frederick Faux

Born 18/7/1898, 127 years ago

George Frederick Faux was born on 18 July 1898 in Paddington, together with his twin brother, John Percy Faux (1898-1899), the seventh and eighth of the eleven children of John Benjamin Faux (b.185...

Person, Armed Forces, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Flower & Dean Estate - opened

Memorial: Flower & Dean Estate - opened

Erected 18/7/1984, 41 years ago

E1, Flower and Dean Walk

We believe Toynbee is now (2014) part of One Housing but mergers in the housing association world are frequent and confusing.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
General Gordon on a camel

Memorial: General Gordon on a camel

Erected 18/7/1902, 123 years ago

WC2, St Martin's Place

To commemorate Gordon, the Corps of Royal Engineers, Gordon's own Corps, commissioned a statue from Edward Onslow Ford. The original spec...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
W. G. Grace

Subject: W. G. Grace

Born 18/7/1848, 177 years ago

Cricketer and medical practitioner. Born William Gilbert Grace at Clematis House, Downend, Mangotsfield, near Bristol. He started playing first-class cricket for Gloucestershire in 1864. Took his m...

Person, Medicine, Sport / Games, Canada, USA

4 memorials
Robert Hooke

Subject: Robert Hooke

Born 18/7/1635, 390 years ago

Natural philosopher (or scientist, in today's terminology) and architect. Born Isle of Wight. Curator of Experiments at the Royal Society, Professor of Geometry at Gresham College, Surveyor to the ...

Person, Architecture, Science

2 memorials
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