Sir William Addison
Born 4/4/1905, 115 years ago
Historian and author. Born William Wilkinson Addison at Mitton, Lancashire. He moved to Buckhurst Hill on the edge of Epping Forest, Essex, and began a lifelong association with the area, which res...
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Maya Angelou
Born 4/4/1928, 92 years ago
Author and poet. Born Marguerite Ann Johnson in Missouri, USA.
Person, Poetry, Gender Issues, USA
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Gilbert Bayes
Born 4/4/1872, 148 years ago
Born 6 Oval Road, Camden Town. Also did the bronze group with clock at the entrance to Selfridges, Oxford Street (1928), the lovely sculptural work on 1 Wigmore Street (1925) as shown at Ornamental...
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BBC School Radio
Started 4/4/1924, 96 years ago
The first broadcast was made by Sir Walford Davies, professor of music at Gresham College and was only available in the London area. Nationwide broadcasting started in 1927. The service came into p...
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W. Brinklow
Died 4/4/1918, 102 years ago
R.F.N. in the Rifle Brigade. Andrew Behan has researched this man: Rifleman William James Brinklow was born in 1898 in Hampstead, a son of William James Brinklow and Ada Brinklow, sister to J. Ben...
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