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Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earne

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the K-1 1000 m event at Tokyo in 1964.

Was an English cricketer who played as a right-handed batsman. MacLeod made his first-class debut fo

Was an English cricketer who played as a right-handed batsman. MacLeod made his first-class debut for Hampshire against the Somerset in the 1914 County Championship. MacLeod played five first-class matches in his debut season, the last of which came again

Is an English cricket umpire and a retired cricketer. He was a tall right-arm fast-medium bowler and

Is an English cricket umpire and a retired cricketer. He was a tall right-arm fast-medium bowler and a tail end right-handed batsman who represented Sussex (1966-1969), Somerset (1970-1975; Cap 1972), Northern Transvaal (1972/1973), Orange Free State (197

Was an English cricketer. Heath was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Heath m

Was an English cricketer. Heath was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Heath made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Somerset in the 1883. Heath represented the county in a single match in the 1884 season, once against Somer

Is a retired British singer who was one of the founding members of The Hollies. He withdrew from mus

Is a retired British singer who was one of the founding members of The Hollies. He withdrew from music and public life in 1999.

Was an English botanist and explorer, primarily known for his travels in New South Wales to collect

Was an English botanist and explorer, primarily known for his travels in New South Wales to collect plants.Cunningham traveled as the ship's botanist aboard HMS Mermaid under Phillip Parker King from 1817 to 1820. The Mermaid, was of only 85 tons, but sailing on 22 December 1817 they reached King George's Sound on 21 January 1818. Though their stay was short many interesting specimens were found, but the islands on the west coast were comparatively barren. Towards the end of March the Goulburn Islands on the north coast were reached, and there many new plants were discovered. They reached Timor on 4 June 1818 and turning for home arrived at Port Jackson on 29 July 1818. Cunningham's collections during this voyage included about 300 species.

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman who played for both Warwickshire and Worcestershire

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman who played for both Warwickshire and Worcestershire, captaining the latter county between 1947 and 1949, though sharing the captaincy with Bob Wyatt in the last of those three seasons. He also played for Ca

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler who played first

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler who played first-class cricket for Essex. He was born in Leytonstone and died in Harefield. Hayzelden's cricketing debut came during the 1929 season in which he played in

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Cornwall. He was born in Penzance. Lawrence, who played for Cornwall in the Minor Counties Championship between 1972 and 1978, made a single List A app

Was a British foil and épée fencer. One of the greatest fencers in British history, Jay competed i

Was a British foil and épée fencer. One of the greatest fencers in British history, Jay competed in five Olympiads in both épée and foil, winning two medals. Jay was the Great Britain épée champion in 1952, and from 1959–61. He was the country's foil cham

Was a Scottish National Party (SNP) MEP for the North East Scotland constituency between the 1994 Eu

Was a Scottish National Party (SNP) MEP for the North East Scotland constituency between the 1994 European Parliament election and his sudden death from a heart attack in 1998.

Was the tournament referee for the Wimbledon tennis championships from 1982 to 2005. Although each i

Was the tournament referee for the Wimbledon tennis championships from 1982 to 2005. Although each individual tennis match was controlled by an on-court umpire, Alan Mills ran the entire tournament. However, perhaps he was most well known because the deci

Was a civil servant in British governed India, and a political reformer. With Sir William Wedderburn

Was a civil servant in British governed India, and a political reformer. With Sir William Wedderburn, he founded the Indian National Congress, a political party that was to later lead the Indian independence movement. An ornithologist of repute, he has been called the "Father of Indian Ornithology" (and, by those who found him to be dogmatic, "the Pope of Indian ornithology."[1]).

Is a former professional footballer, playing mainly as a central defender.He began his career as a j

Is a former professional footballer, playing mainly as a central defender.He began his career as a junior with Arsenal, turning professional in April 1959. His league debut came on December 26, 1960, a 1-1 draw at Highbury against Sheffield Wednesday, with Allan taking the place of the regular number five, John Snedden. Between 21 January and 11 February 1961, Allan played a further three league games consecutively; a 4-2 defeat at White Hart Lane against bitter rivals (and eventual Double winners) Tottenham Hotspur, a 3-3 draw at St James' Park against Newcastle United and a 3-2 defeat at Highbury against Cardiff City.

Was a batsman for Surrey in the 1870s. Chandler played 29 first-class matches between 1873 and 1877,

Was a batsman for Surrey in the 1870s. Chandler played 29 first-class matches between 1873 and 1877, scoring a total of 716 runs. He recorded his highest score of 74 against Cambridge University at The Oval in 1875. He captained the Surrey team during the 1876 season.

Played in the first-ever cricket Test, taking the first wicket. Hill also went on to umpire in the T

Played in the first-ever cricket Test, taking the first wicket. Hill also went on to umpire in the Test match played at Lord's in 1890. He began his career with Lascelles Hall and Kirkheaton clubs and in 1863 became professional at Dewsbury. His playing c

Is a professor of geography and public policy at UCLA.Allen J. Scott holds the rank of distinguished

Is a professor of geography and public policy at UCLA.Allen J. Scott holds the rank of distinguished professor with joint appointments in the Department of Public Policy and the Department of Geography at the University of California – Los Angeles. He was

Is a British pop artist, best known for his sculptures, but also a graphic artist. Allen Jones is on

Is a British pop artist, best known for his sculptures, but also a graphic artist. Allen Jones is one of the most famous artists in the world from his weird but beautiful sculptures

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1920. Turner was born in H

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1920. Turner was born in Heath, Derbyshire. Turner made just two appearances for Derbyshire in the 1920 season, both in August. In his first match against Leicestershire.

Is an English professional pool (and former professional snooker) player. She won her first world ti

Is an English professional pool (and former professional snooker) player. She won her first world title at the age of 17. To date, she has won over 80 national titles and 11 world titles in total. She even entered the Male Snooker ranking, but never progr

Is an English professional snooker player, who lives in Tiptree. He reached the final of the 2008 Wo

Is an English professional snooker player, who lives in Tiptree. He reached the final of the 2008 World Championship, his first major final. Although he lost heavily to Ronnie O'Sullivan, this run allowed him to reach the top 8 of the rankings for the fir

Was a British Labour Party politician and Government minister.Birk was created a life peer as Barone

Was a British Labour Party politician and Government minister.Birk was created a life peer as Baroness Birk, of Regent's Park in Greater London, on 15 September 1967, and served as a Baroness in Waiting between March and October 1974. From 1974 to 1979 sh

Was born into a noble family, but left school with only £5 to his name. He became a cowboy, self-ma

Was born into a noble family, but left school with only £5 to his name. He became a cowboy, self-made industrialist, award-winning yachtsman, British peer and Conservative Party politician, founder of the Military Massage Service and the Cambridgeshire Ba

An English chemist or pharmacist, was the creator of the amyl nitrite capsule, commonly known as a "

An English chemist or pharmacist, was the creator of the amyl nitrite capsule, commonly known as a "popper."Amyl nitrite was discovered in 1844 and was found to relax the capillary blood vessels. In 1867, Thomas Lauder Brunton, a medical student in Scotland, found the drug helped relieve angina by increasing blood flow to the heart. Parker was the first pharmacist to produce amyl nitrite in capsule form for inhalation, sometime just before the First World War.Nitroglycerine was found to have a dilating effect similar to amyl nitrite. Although both can still be prescribed for angina, nitroglycerine is much more commonly prescribed because it is more easily administered and has fewer side effects

Is an English professional footballer currently playing for Leyton Orient in England's Football Leag

Is an English professional footballer currently playing for Leyton Orient in England's Football League One.Thelwell is a defender who signed for Hull City on June 13, 2003 by then manager Peter Taylor after being released from Tottenham Hotspur. Thelwell had made 18 league appearances in his time at Spurs.