Sir Wiliam Fairbairn
Born 19/2/1789, 230 years ago
Born Kelso. Structural engineer. Worked in shipbuilding and boiler design. Died at a relative's house at Moor Park, Farnham, Surrey.
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David Garrick
Born 19/2/1717, 302 years ago
Actor, dramatist and theatre manager. Born Hereford. Left home and travelled to London with Samuel Johnson. As a friend of the Adams brothers he was in 1772, one of the first residents in their ...
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Sir Edward Henry
Died 19/2/1931, 88 years ago
Metropolitan Police Commissioner 1903 - 1918, pioneer of fingerprint identification and saw the introduction of dogs into the force. Born Shadwell. Trained for the Indian Civil Service and went th...
Person, Armed Forces, Indian Sub-continent
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Claire Hitier-Abadie
Died 19/2/2015, 4 years ago
36-year-old French national, lived in Marylebone with her husband and 2 children. Riding a Boris bike, killed by a Crossrail tipper truck turning left on top of her at the Victoria Street / Bresse...
Person, Tragedy, Cyclist, France
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Derek Jarman
Died 19/2/1994, 25 years ago
Artist, film director, stage designer, writer, gardener, and queer activist. Born as Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman in Northwood. Had a studio at Butler's Wharf in the 1970s. Died of an AIDS-related...
Person, Art, Cinema, Gender Issues
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