Person    | Male  Born 14/7/1896  Died 20/11/1936

Buenaventura Durruti

Categories: Politics & Administration

Countries: Spain

Central figure of Spanish anarchism during the period leading up to and including the Spanish Civil War.  Born and died in Spain.

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Buenaventura Durruti

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Anarchists

This art work is in the style of Donald Rooum. He was the Anarchists' self-ef...

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Reformers tree / Reform tree

Reformers tree / Reform tree

The text on the memorial says that the original tree was burnt by the people at the Reform League meeting at the tree on that day in 1866 but we can find no confirmation of that.  Wikipedia has qui...

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Eyre Massey Shaw

Eyre Massey Shaw

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1 memorial
William Sloman

William Sloman

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1 memorial
Councillor P. A. Hart

Councillor P. A. Hart

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Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

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Person, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare

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E. Vincent Harris

Architect with London County Council in 1905. Born Devonport, Plymouth.

Person, Architecture

1 memorial
North London Synagogue

North London Synagogue

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King Haakon VII

King Haakon VII

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2 memorials
Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

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Fiction, Literature

6 memorials
Punch magazine

Punch magazine

Founded in early June 1841 at a meeting at the Edinburgh Castle public house in the Strand, attended by Henry Mayhew, brewery manager Mark Lemon, and engraver Ebenezer Landells.  The first issue wa...

Media, Journalism / Publishing

4 memorials