England

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England

LOCATION

Part of the Kingdom of England and Wales since 1536, and the United Kingdom since 1707.

CITIES

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

William Bennett Musician 1960 Whitehouse

Anne Boleyn Royalty c. 1507 19-May-1536 Wife of English King Henry VIII

Edmund Bolton Historian c. 1575 c. 1633 Hypercritica

Samantha Bond Actor 27-Nov-1961 Miss Moneypenny

Geoffrey Burbidge Astronomer 24-Sep-1925 Quasi-steady state cosmology

John Burgoyne Military 1722 4-Jun-1792 Defeated at the Battle of Saratoga

John Cambridge Drummer ? Drummer for The Rats and Junior's Eyes

Cornelius Cardew Musician 1936 31-Dec-1981 Experimental composer

Sir Henry Clinton Military c. 1738 23-Dec-1795 C-in-C of British forces in North America

George Nathaniel Curzon Government 11-Jan-1859 20-Mar-1925 Created the Kingdom of Jordan

Leslie Duncan Singer/Songwriter 1950 British vocalist, Love Song

Simon Fuller Film/TV Producer 17-May-1960 American Idol producer

Tim Gane Guitarist 12-Jul-1964 Guitarist for Stereolab

Malcolm Gladwell Columnist 03-Sep-1963 The Tipping Point

Nigel Godrich Music Producer 1972 Radiohead producer

Pamela Harriman Diplomat 20-Mar-1920 5-Feb-1997 Socialite and Ambassador to France 1993-97

King Harthacnut Royalty c. 1018 8-Jun-1042 King of England, Denmark

Matthew Herbert Electronic Musician 1972 Plat du Jour

Raymond Hide Geologist 17-May-1929 Earth's rotation

William Howe Military 10-Aug-1729 12-Jul-1814 Commander-in-Chief in America

Karl Hyde Electronic Musician 1961 Underworld vocalist

Tony James Musician 12-Apr-1958 Sigue Sigue Sputnik

Philip Jeck Disc Jockey 1952 Atmospheric lock-groove turntablist

Chris Jeffs Electronic Musician 1976 Cylob, Kinesthesia

Rick Kemp Bassist ? Bassist for Steeleye Span

Yotaro Kobayashi Business 25-Apr-1933 CEO of Fuji Xerox, Ltd.

Gary Langan Musician 11-May-1955 Art of Noise

Donovan Leitch, Jr. Actor 16-Aug-1968 Glory

Guy Liddell Spy 8-Nov-1892 2-Dec-1958 British spymaster

Steve Lillywhite Music Producer 1955 Produced U2's early albums

Howard Marion-Crawford Actor 17-Jan-1914 24-Nov-1969 Dr. Watson on Sherlock Holmes

Thomas May Poet 1595 13-Nov-1650 The History of the Long Parliament

John McAfee Business 1945 Antivirus entepreneur and yoga wannabe

Phil Miller Guitarist 22-Jan-1949 National Health guitarist

Sophie Monk Singer 14-Dec-1979 Calendar Girl

Anthony Moore Musician 1948 Slapp Happy

Simon Conway Morris Paleontologist 1951 Evolutionary paleobiologist

Graham Nelson Computer Programmer c. 1968 Created Inform programming language

Ingrid Newkirk Activist 11-Jul-1949 President of PETA

Suze Randall Photographer 18-May-1946 Fetish/porn photographer

Kimberley Rew Guitarist c. 1952 Soft Boys and Waves guitarist

Mary Rowlandson Author c. 1635 5-Jan-1711 Narrative of the Captivity

Philip Stephens Journalist 2-Jun-1953 Financial Times Associate Editor

Sarah Sutton Actor 12-Dec-1961 Nyssa from Doctor Who

Chris Watson Musician ? Field and wildlife recordist

Roger Wheeler Military 1943 Head of the British Army, 1997-2000

Toby Young Journalist 1963 Toby Young writes about Toby Young

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Martin Bucer Religion 11-Nov-1491 28-Feb-1551 German Protestant reformer

John Burgoyne Military 1722 4-Jun-1792 Defeated at the Battle of Saratoga

Guy Liddell Spy 8-Nov-1892 2-Dec-1958 British spymaster

Vladimir Peniakoff Military 30-Mar-1897 May-1951 Head of Popski's Private Army

Trevanian Novelist 12-Jun-1931 14-Dec-2005 The Eiger Sanction

William Walsh Poet 1663 1708 Letters and Poems, Amorous and Gallant

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