UN Secretary General, 1951-61. Died in a suspicious plane crash in the Congo. In September 2013 the official Hammarskjold Commission cautiously recommended further investigations into the cause of the crash.
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Dag Hammarskjold
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Hammarskjold - Hepworth
Hammarskjold and Hepworth were friends; he owned some of her sculpture includ...
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Sir Robert Peel, PM
MP and Prime Minister in the 1830s and 40s. Reorganised the London police force and hence gave rise to the expressions "Peelers" and "Bobbies" for the police. He based the new structure on that of ...
Sir Francis Walsingham
Born in London or Kent. Principle Secretary and 'Spymaster' to Queen Elizabeth I 1573 - 1590. He secured the execution of Mary Queen of Scots. Died at home in Seething Lane.
Alexander Berkman
Leading anarchist known for his political activism and writing. Born Russia, emigrated to America. Lover and life-long friend of Emma Goldman. The pair were deported to Russia for their anarchis...
Lord Drogheda
Deputy chairman of The Economist, July 1975 - July 1985.
Henry Clarke
Businessman and politician. He was a coal importer and commission merchant in Gracechurch Street. When the first London County Council elections were held in 1889, he became one of four councillors...
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