Sir Francis Bacon
Born 22/1/1561, 459 years ago
Born York House in the Strand. Died in Highgate at Arundel House, the home of his friend, Thomas Howard, Lord Arundel. The site is now occupied by St. Michael's Church, South Grove. Travelling towa...
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Rev. Dawson Burns
Born 22/1/1828, 192 years ago
Baptist minister and lifelong temperance activist. Born Southwark to Jabez Burns also a Baptist minister and temperance advocate from 1836. Died Battersea.
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Lord Byron
Born 22/1/1788, 232 years ago
Born Holles Street, baptised at St Marylebone church in the same year. Spent the first 10 years of his life in Aberdeen with his mother. On the death of a great-uncle in 1798 he succeeded to the ...
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Amy Ethel Dormor
Died 22/1/1945, 75 years ago
Victim of the last V2 rocket in Kingston upon Thames.
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William Godfrey, Archbishop of Westminster
Died 22/1/1963, 57 years ago
Born Liverpool. Died Westminster Hospital.
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