Benjamin Disraeli

Benjamin Disraeli

Born 21/12/1804, 220 years ago

Born Theobalds Road which at the time was 6 King's Road. Novelist, e.g. Coningsby, Sybil, and Tancred. Tory Prime Minister in 1868 and 1874 - 1880. 1st Earl of Beaconsfield. Clearly an interesting ...

Person, Literature, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous

6 memorials
David Don

David Don

Born 21/12/1799, 225 years ago

David Don was born on 21 December 1799 at Doo Hillock, Forfar, Angus, Scotland, a son of George Don (1764-1814) and Caroline Clementina Don née Stuart. His father was a curator at the Royal Botanic...

Person, Science, Scotland

1 memorial
Henry Ryland Dyer

Henry Ryland Dyer

Born 21/12/1887, 137 years ago

Senior Assistant 4th Engineer on the RMS Titanic. A full résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website. He is also commemorated on the Engineers Memorial, Andrews East Park, ...

Person, Engineering, Tragedy, India

1 memorial
Siv Ulla Engstrom

Siv Ulla Engstrom

Died 21/12/1988, 36 years ago

Siv Ulla Engström was born on 21 September 1937 in Gothenburg, Sweden, the daughter of Axel William Engström (b.1899) and Svea Eleonora Engstrom, née Karlsson (b.1904). Our Picture Source gives so...

Person, Aviation, Tragedy, Scotland, Sweden

1 memorial
Emma Foa

Emma Foa

Died 21/12/2006, 18 years ago

Writer, jeweller and mother-of-two, daughter of typewriter magnate Adriano Olivetti. Died, aged 56, as she cycled from her home in Hampstead Heath to work in Clerkenwell. To learn more about Emma s...

Person, Cyclist, Tragedy

1 memorial
Stacie Denise Franklin

Stacie Denise Franklin

Died 21/12/1988, 36 years ago

Stacie Denise Franklin was born on 16 February 1968 in Pheonix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, a daughter of Stephen and Donna Franklin. Our Picture Source confirms that she started working for Am...

Person, Aviation, Tragedy, Scotland, USA

1 memorial
Paul Isaac Garrett

Paul Isaac Garrett

Died 21/12/1988, 36 years ago

Paul Isaac Garrett was born on 16 November 1947 in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA, the son of Ernest E Garrett (1926-2015) and Nadine Garrett. Our Picture Source informs that he started ...

Person, Aviation, Tragedy, Scotland, USA

1 memorial
W. Hillock

W. Hillock

Died 21/12/1918, 106 years ago

G/7408 Private Middlesex Regiment. Age 23. 20.

Person

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Sir Jack Hobbs

Sir Jack Hobbs

Died 21/12/1963, 61 years ago

Professional cricketer who played for Surrey 1905-34 and for England in 61 Test matches 1908-30. Born John Berry Hobbs in Cambridge. Knighted 1953. Died at home in Hove. Our image shows Hobbs c.1920.

Person, Sport / Games

1 memorial
C. L. Husk

C. L. Husk

Died 21/12/1919, 105 years ago

28362 Serjeant M.M. 4th BN. London Regt. R. Fus. Age 30. D1003/Gen.

Person

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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