Long jumper and sprinter. Also called Amitzur. Born in Israel. He was the head coach for the Israeli track and field team for the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. He was murdered by Palestinian terrorists, along with ten other team members.
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Amizur Shapira
The Hackney Gazette give the unveiling date as 25th but we believe Boris John...
Land and water speed record-holder. Born Donald Malcolm Campbell, Canbury, Kingston Hill, Surrey. After the death of his father (Sir Malcolm Campbell), he decided to defend his water title and rega...
Football player and manager. Born Geoffrey Charles Hurst in the Lake Hospital, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. He played principally for West Ham United and England and went on to manage Telford Uni...
He was born on 2 May 1942 in Ghent, Belgium. Elected President of the International Olympic Committee in 2001 and served until 2013 when he was made the IOC's Honorary President, a lifetime positio...
Pugilist. Born Thame, Oxfordshire, regarded as the first heavyweight champion in the history of the sport. Died London.
Rower. Putney Town Henley Wyfold IV's finalist [twice: 1957 & 1958].
A parishioner or member of the congregation of St Matthias, N16, who died in WW1.
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Funeral directors based in West Norwood mostly known for monumental masonry, taken over by Smiths of Southwark. The picture source website has an interesting page about the history of their busine...
Sarah Reddish was a Bolton-based trade unionist and suffragette, who was active in the cooperative movement. A supporter of women running for local elections as a springboard to gaining national vo...
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