Person    | Female  Born 11/10/1884  Died 7/11/1962

Eleanor Roosevelt

Born New York City as Eleanor Roosevelt. Went to finishing school in England. In 1905 at her wedding to her distant cousin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, she was given away by her uncle, President Theodore Roosevelt. In 1933, when FDR was elected President, she became First Lady. After his death in 1945 she continued her international political role and is particularly associated with the UN and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Eleanor Roosevelt

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Roosevelt statue

This is a rare representation of Roosevelt standing, albeit with a stick. A n...

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Efraim Zinger

Efraim Zinger

Chair, Israel Olympic Committee

Person, Politics & Administration, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Walter T. Davis

Walter T. Davis

Worked for the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society. Was on the building committee for the Abbey Wood branch in 1912. The Royal Collection Trust hold "The History of the Royal Arsenal Co-operative S...

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne

Liberal politician.  Born Lansdowne House.  Like many of the aristocracy his name changed depending on what he inherited: Viscount Clanmaurice and Earl of Kerry being two early monikers.  It was du...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Nestor Makhno

Nestor Makhno

Anarchist revolutionary and commander of an anarchist army. Born in what is now Ukraine. Died in exile in Paris.

Person, Politics & Administration, France, Ukraine

1 memorial
Dr. Nahum Sokolow

Dr. Nahum Sokolow

President of the world Zionist Organisation, statesman and author. Born in Russian Poland, Sokolow was a prolific writer and campaigner on behalf of the world Zionist movement. The city of Tel Avi...

Person, Politics & Administration, Religion, Israel/Palestine, Poland, Russia

1 memorial

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World War 1

World War 1

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Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy

403 memorials
Venera Minakhmetova

Venera Minakhmetova

From London24: "Ms Minakhmetova, a former City financial analyst from Bethnal Green, set up her own business in June 2013 called Simple2Connect, a location-based professional networking application...

Person, Cyclist, Tragedy, Russia

1 memorial
Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II

Born 17 Bruton Street, to the Duke and Duchess of York. For information on where she was brought up see Byron Statue. When she was 10 her father became King George VI (on the abdication of his brot...

Person, Royalty, Seriously Famous

126 memorials
World War 2

World War 2

Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps.  And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy

379 memorials
Roman Road - Iceni Court

Roman Road - Iceni Court

E3, Parnell Road, 74, Iceni Court

The plaque is on the right of the 'Iceni Court' name plaque. The Iceni were a Brittonic tribe of eastern Britain during the Iron Age and...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators