Astronaut. From Rianovosti: "Gagarin visited London in July 1961, three months after his legendary flight. He met with members of the Foundry Workers Union during his visit, as he had worked as a foundryman before his career in aeronautics, as well as with the British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and Queen Elizabeth II."
Killed when the training jet he was piloting crashed.
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Yury Gagarin
The statue, a gift via the British Council, to the UK from the Russian Space ...
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Explorer and naval administrator. Born Devon. Elder brother to William. Sailed in the same North-East Passage expedition as Willoughby, as captain of the 'Edward Bonaventure', the ship that had ...
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Contractor responsible for the construction of the Northern Outfall Sewer in 1862-3.
Footballer. Born in Camberwell. He signed for Dulwich Hamlet Football Club in 1915, and repeatedly turned down offers to join professional clubs. His team won the F.A. Amateur Cup in 1920 and 1932,...
{Below the main plaque there is a small one, surmounted with two dolphins, a crown and an anchor:} National Submarine War Memorial (1922...
As part of WW2 the Germans set out to gain supremacy over the RAF in the British skies. This, the Battle of Britain, was the first time that a major campaign took place in the air. The Luftwaffe at...
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