Holocaust survivor and British Olympian (1956 and 1960) who knew the murdered Israeli athletes.
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Ben Helfgott
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Munich Olympics 40 years
The Hackney Gazette give the unveiling date as 25th but we believe Boris John...
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Iyengar Yoga
A form of Hatha Yoga in which there is a focus on the structural alignment of the physical body through the development of asanas. It aims to unite the body, mind and spirit for health and well-being.
George Lewis Rogers
A player at the London Welsh Rugby Football Club who was killed in WW1.
Malcolm Campbell
Holder of land and water speed records. Born Chislehurst, Kent. He broke the land speed record for the first time in 1924 and went on to break it a further nine times (five at Daytona Beach, Florid...
Harry Vardon
Golfer. Born Henry William Vardon in Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands. He won the British Open championship six times, the U.S. Open in 1900 and the German Open in 1911. He is remembered for his ...
Aboriginal Cricket Association
We can't find any indication that this group still exists.
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Eric Coates
Composer of light music, e.g. "The Dambusters March" for the film and "Sleepy Lagoon", possibly the best known melody in the UK, being the theme tune for the radio programme "Desert Island Discs". ...
Gordon of Greenwich
At a London Inheritance, some comments refer to Gordon. One in particular says "The Gordon referred to on the plaque is my old schoolmate, Gordon Oswald, who was a hairdresser at “Bavardez” in Traf...
Chevalier d'Eon
Diplomat and transvestite. Born Tonnerre, Burgundy, France. Full name: D'Éon de Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée, born of the French nobility. Up until 1763 he had a disting...
Person, Espionage, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration, France
Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria
The fiftieth anniversary of the accession of Queen Victoria was celebrated on Monday 20 June 1887. In George Gissing's 1894 novel 'In the Year of Jubilee' characters discuss whether to participate...
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