From Caribbean National Weekly: "Reggae fans across the globe celebrate the rich legacy of reggae music today, July 1, as International Reggae Day (IRD). Honoring the genre’s rich history while celebrating its current artistes, this commemorative day was launched on July 1, 1994. International Reggae Day was founded by Andrea Davis of Jamaica Arts Holdings, who was inspired by a speech made from famed South African leader Winnie Mandela, during her visit to Kingston in 1991."
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International Reggae Day
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Reggae Tree
The Reggae Tree marks International Reggae Day (July 1st) and Harlesden's and...
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Keith Moon
Drummer with the Who. Born Central Middlesex County Hospital, Willesden. Grew up in Wembley. Led a wild life and died of a drug overdose in a flat on loan from Harry Nilsson, flat 12 at 9 Curzon...
2 memorials
Lord Sam
In 1980 Lawrence 'Lord Sam Soca Wax' Chambers formed London Brotherhood of Soca Sounds, the first soca sound system at the Notting Hill Carnival. He also pioneered making the sound system mobile - ...
1 memorial
Sir Adrian Boult
Conductor. Born Adrian Cedric Boult in Chester. He studied in London and Leipzig, and conducted for the Royal Opera House. He became conductor of the City of Birmingham Orchestra in 1924, and was a...
1 memorial
Pete Quaife
Musician. Born Peter Alexander Greenlaw Kinnies in Tavistock, Devon. His mother became pregnant after an affair with an American serviceman. She married after the war and the whole family took her ...
1 memorial
Albert William Ashmore
Salvationist and Christmas carol concert founder. Our colleague, Andrew Behan, has discovered that the year of his death on the memorial plaque attached to the Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon ...
1 memorial
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Josiah Wedgwood
Master potter. Born in Burslem, Stoke, Staffordshire, into a potters family. Married his cousin, Sally. Childhood smallpox left him with a limp. His inability to operate the potters wheel meant he ...
Person, Craft / Design, Industry, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Seriously Famous
4 memorials
Cyclist deaths
Much of the street research for LondonRemembers is done by bike. 820 cyclists were killed or seriously injured in 2009 on roads in Britain. Many of these deaths are avoidable. Many of the drivers o...
49 memorials
Southwark Council
The London Borough of Southwark was created as an amalgamation of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Southwark, Camberwell and Bermondsey. Southwark council annually invites proposals for new plaques fro...
92 memorials
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...
126 memorials
Great Fire of London
Started on a Sunday morning. After 4 days the destruction included: - an area of one and a half miles by a half mile - 87 churches - 13,200 houses - only 6 people are recorded as having died (but ...
55 memorials
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