Edward Acheson

Subject: Edward Acheson

Died 6/7/1931, 94 years ago

American chemist, inventor and industrialist. Born Pennsylvania.  Initially worked with Edison. Companies he founded include: Carborundum, Inc., UCar International, and Acheson Industries.  In abou...

Person, Industry, Science, USA

1 memorial
Louis Armstrong

Subject: Louis Armstrong

Died 6/7/1971, 54 years ago

Trumpeter. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Nicknamed 'Satchmo' (short for satchel mouth). Brought up in extreme poverty, his musical career started when he learned to play the cornet. He went on to...

Person, Music / songs, USA

1 memorial
Jack William Avery

Subject: Jack William Avery

Died 6/7/1940, 85 years ago

War Reserve Constable who joined the Met Police on 3 September 1939.  He was based at the Hyde Park Police Station when he was murdered.  He was knifed by Frank Stephen Cobbett, a tramp who was rec...

Person, Armed Forces, Tragedy

1 memorial
Corporal Frederick John Henry Barrett

Subject: Corporal Frederick John Henry Barrett

Born 6/7/1914, 111 years ago

Frederick John Henry Barrett was born on 6 July 1914, a son of Arthur Willie Barrett (1891-1980) and Florence Alice Barrett née Boland (1891-1916), his birth being registered in the 3rd quarter of ...

Person, Armed Forces, France

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford

Subject: John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford

Born 6/7/1766, 259 years ago

Continued the development of Bloomsbury including the building of the Covent Garden Market in the Piazza. He received a royal grant permitting the market.

Person, Property

1 memorial
Richard Meux Benson

Subject: Richard Meux Benson

Born 6/7/1824, 201 years ago

Founder of the Society of St. John the Evangelist, popularly known as the Cowley Fathers. In addition to the information shown on his Wikipedia page, Richard Meux Benson was born on 6 July 1824 in...

Person, Religion

1 memorial
L. Benstead

Subject: L. Benstead

Born 6/7/1890, 135 years ago

Member of the staff at the Public Record Office. Andrew Behan has researched Benstead: Private Leonard Richard Smith Benstead, M.M., was born on 6 July 1890 in Soho, Westminster, the eldest of the...

Person

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Aneurin Bevan

Subject: Aneurin Bevan

Died 6/7/1960, 65 years ago

Politician. Born at 32 Charles Street, Tredegar, Wales. Known as Nye. He began work in the coal mines at the age of 13, becoming Chairman of the Miners' Lodge, leading them in the general strike of...

Person, Politics & Administration, Wales

2 memorials
Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm

Subject: Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm

Born 6/7/1834, 191 years ago

Born Vienna, educated England, granted English citizenship 1865. Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland (a member of the royal household in Scotland) 1881 - 1890. Best known for the head of Queen Victor...

Person, Sculpture, Austria

15 memorials
George Alfred Brown

Subject: George Alfred Brown

Born 6/7/1912, 113 years ago

Group Captain George Alfred Brown, DFC, was born 6 July 1912 in India and our Picture source gives details of his career in the Royal Air Force. This confirms that he was one of the 2,937 airmen wh...

Person, Armed Forces, India

War served, WW2
1 memorial
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