Richard Norman Everitt

Subject: Richard Norman Everitt

Died 13/8/1994, 31 years ago

Richard was an innocent victim of gang warfare. Aged 15 he was murdered on his way home from playing football. He and his friends were confronted by around 20 older boys and Richard stabbed in the ...

Person, Children, Tragedy

3 memorials
Ken Friar

Subject: Ken Friar

Born 13/8/1934, 91 years ago

Managing director and secretary of Arsenal Football Club. He started working temporarily for the club while still a boy, and worked his way up through the ranks.

Person, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Sir John Gatti

Subject: Sir John Gatti

Born 13/8/1872, 153 years ago

Born Giovanni Maria Emilio in Switzerland, son of Agostino, of the Gatti family.  Barrister, with inherited business interests in the theatre and electrical power supply.  Westminster councillor fr...

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration, Theatre, Switzerland

1 memorial
Giambologna / Bologna

Subject: Giambologna / Bologna

Died 13/8/1608, 417 years ago

Sculptor. Giambologna or Jean Boulogne. Born in Flanders but spent his working life in Italy.

Person, Sculpture, Belgium, Italy

2 memorials
William Henry Grimbaldeston, VC

Subject: William Henry Grimbaldeston, VC

Died 13/8/1959, 66 years ago

Awarded the VC for his heroism on 16 August 1917, age 27, while serving in the King’s Own Scottish Borderers. "In spite of heavy fire from a blockhouse, he pressed on towards its entrance, threaten...

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Sir George Grove

Subject: Sir George Grove

Born 13/8/1820, 205 years ago

Writer on music. Born at Thurlow Lodge, 74 Thurlow Terrace, Clapham. Although originally a civil engineer (he supervised the erection of the first lighthouse in Jamaica), his love of music drew him...

Person, Music / songs, Caribbean Islands

2 memorials
Octavia Hill

Subject: Octavia Hill

Died 13/8/1912, 113 years ago

Housing reformer and co-founder of The National Trust.  Born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, her father's eighth daughter (yes, really).  She believed that social housing should be small houses (rather...

Person, Gardens / Agriculture, History, Property, Social Welfare

10 memorials
Alfred Hitchcock

Subject: Alfred Hitchcock

Born 13/8/1899, 126 years ago

Film director. Born at 517 Leytonstone High Road above his father William’s greengrocery and poultry shop. See Spitalfields Life for an unusual take on his life in Leytonstone. When Alfie was about...

Person, Cinema, Seriously Famous

23 memorials
John Ireland

Subject: John Ireland

Born 13/8/1879, 146 years ago

Composer, born John Nicholson Ireland, at Inglewood, St. Margaret's Road, Dunham Massey, Altrincham, Cheshire. Studied at the Royal College of Music. His music belongs to the school of English Imp...

Person, Music / songs

1 memorial
Battle of Lewisham

Subject: Battle of Lewisham

Started 13/8/1977, 48 years ago

In the mid 1970s, New Cross and surrounding areas became the focus of racist activity by neo-Nazis and the National Front (NF). This culminated in an attempted march by 500 members of the NF. Vario...

Event, Politics & Administration, Race Issues

2 memorials
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