Event    From 1926 

Head of the River Race

Categories: Sport / Games

Rowing race from Mortlake to Putney. Founded by Steve Fairbairn.

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Head of the River Race

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Steve Fairbairn

{Medallion on an obelisk, with a portrait:} Steve Fairbairn, 1862 1938. {Pl...

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Ellen Elizabeth Maud Wright

Ellen Elizabeth Maud Wright

Athlete. There is little information about her. At one time, she lived with her family in South Norwood, at 6 Clifford Road, where her father Tom Wright, had one of his cobblers’ shops. She later e...

Person, Sport / Games, Australia

1 memorial
Hurlingham Yacht Club

Hurlingham Yacht Club

From Hurlingham Yacht Club: "Our Hurlingham Yacht Club has had an interesting and exciting history. Our members originally formed the Club long before the First World War. Its current name was adop...

Group, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Comte Jacques Jean Marie Rogge

Comte Jacques Jean Marie Rogge

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...

Person, Medicine, Sport / Games, Belgium

1 memorial
Julius Hirsch

Julius Hirsch

Footballer. Born in Achern, Germany. He was the first Jewish player in the German national football team, and played in the 1912 Olympic Games. He fought in the German Army in WW1, and was decorate...

Person, Execution, Sport / Games, Germany, Poland

1 memorial
Roger Hunt

Roger Hunt

Footballer. Born in Golborne, Lancashire. He played for Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers and was in the winning England team in the 1966 World Cup. He was made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of...

Person, Sport / Games

1 memorial