CITY

Official Website:
http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/

Population:
243,795 (2001 census)

Founding Date:
12-Nov-1439 (incorporated)

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Michael Foot	Politician	23-Jul-1913	3-Mar-2010	Leader, House of Commons, 1976-79
Joseph Glanvill	Philosopher	1636	4-Nov-1680	The Vanity of Dogmatizing
Richard Greene	Actor	25-Aug-1918	1-Jun-1985	The Adventures of Robin Hood
William Snow Harris	Physicist	1-Apr-1791	22-Jan-1867	Invented a lightning rod for ships
Sir John Hawkins	Military	1532	12-Nov-1595	British admiral, slave trader
Donald Moffat	Actor	26-Dec-1930		British-American character actor
Eliza Parsons	Novelist	1739	5-Feb-1811	The Castle of Wolfenbach
Emma Pierson	Actor	30-Apr-1981		Anna Thornton-Wilton on Hotel Babylon
Donald Sinden	Actor	9-Oct-1923	11-Sep-2014	Two's Company

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William Snow Harris	Physicist	1-Apr-1791	22-Jan-1867	Invented a lightning rod for ships
William Howe	Military	10-Aug-1729	12-Jul-1814	Commander-in-Chief in America

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