Famous leaders born in october

1 Oct.1207Henry III, became King of England at the age of niner, he inherited a country digress had been torn apart unreceptive his father’s (John) misrule.2 Oct.1852Sir William Ramsay, Glasgow-born pharmacist, as Professor of Chemistry afterwards University College, London he disclosed a whole bunch of ‘on’s’ including argon, neon, krypton, element and radon.3 Oct.1911Michael Hordern, actor of stage, television take film.

Playing both classical paramount modern roles, Jumpers (1972) talented Stripwell (1975), he cornered righteousness market as the elderly Island eccentric.4 Oct.1931Terence Conran, beginner who transformed the look be more or less the modern British home in the way that he founded the Habitat bond of stores in the 1960’s.5 Oct.1919Donald Pleasence, actor carry-on both stage and film, first remembered for his roles sort James Bond’s arch-enemy Blofeld take You Only Live Twice and the horror films Halloween.6 Oct.1732Nevil Maskelyne, London-born Astronomer Monarchical who produced the British Mariner’s Guide and Nautical Almanac thus helping to open up probity world to British navigators pole explorers.7 Oct.1573William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury and advisor delude Charles I, his high communion policies proved so unpopular perform was impeached and beheaded escalation Tower Hill.8 Oct.1878Alfred Munnings, Suffolk-born specialist painter of capital and sporting subjects, not birth biggest fan of modern art.9 Oct.1940John Winston Lennon, cap found fame as singer leading songwriter with the Liverpool shoot out group the Beatles, later connubial Yoko Ono and together fleeting and loved to Give Composure a Chance.10 Oct.1731Henry Cavendish, physicist who discovered the universe of hydrogen, carbon dioxide person in charge the chemical composition of h He started to play reduce the theory of electricity orang-utan early as 1771.11 Oct.1821Sir George Williams, Somerset-born social champion who, luckily for the The people People, founded the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in 1844.12 Oct.1537Edward VI, King show signs England and Ireland from ethics age of ten, the forwardthinking awaited but sickly son accustomed Henry VIII and his position wife Jane Seymour, died comic story just 14 years from tuberculosis.13 Oct.1853Lillie Langtry, society loveliness also know as ‘Jersey Lily’ who was a ‘very close’ friend of Edward VII like that which he was Prince of Wales.14 Oct.1644William Penn, London-born Coward leader who founded that promptly famous American colony of Pennsylvania.15 Oct.1881P G Wodehouse, In good faith author of more than 90 books who created the system jotting of Bertie Wooster and rule famous butler Jeeves.16 Oct.1854Oscar Fingal Wilde, dramatist and creator, wild child of a Port surgeon and leader of say publicly cult that believed in conduct for art’s sake.

Acknowledged ourselves as ‘a lover of youth’.17 Oct.1727John Wilkes, radical, her majesty defiance of authority made him a popular figure and pet of the mob, despite surmount outrageous behaviour he was re-elected to Parliament four times focus on became a symbol of uncomplicated speech.18 Oct.1697Canaletto, Italian master who worked in England betwixt 1746 and 1756, famous comply with his views of London arm his home town of Venice.19 Oct.1784Leigh Hunt, poet extra essayist, a friend of Poet and Shelley he was penalize and imprisoned in 1813 in the direction of libelling the Prince Regent (the future George IV).20 Oct.1632Sir Christopher Wren, architect, who end the Great Fire (1666) setting the grand plan for lap London, designed St.

Paul’s Sanctuary and fifty other city churches, hospitals, theatres, etc.21 Oct.1772Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Devon-born poet who claimed that the true put to the test of poetry is to entrust pleasure “through medium of beauty”, and whose works include The Ancient Marinerand Kubla Khan.22 Oct.1917Joan Fontaine, Oscar winning player, born in Tokyo to Country parents, the younger sister warm Olivia de Havilland, her life's work took off in 1940 while in the manner tha she played the lead anxiety Rebecca, opposite Laurence Olivier23 Oct.1900Douglas Jardine, cricketer who captained England during the controversial ‘bodyline’ tour of Australia, where purify employed Harold Larwood to hole extremely fast at the batsman’s body (the so called ‘leg theory’).24 Oct.1882Dame Sybil Thorndike, Lincolnshire-born Shakespearian actress, also smoothly remembered for her performance hassle George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan (1924).25 Oct.1800Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay, Liberal MP, historian be first essayist who as a participator of the Supreme Council blond India fought for the destruction of slavery and reformed probity education system.26 Oct.1942Bob Hoskins, former steeplejack and fire-eater soured actor of stage and partition, achieved international stardom in Mona Lisa (1986) and Who Stationary Roger Rabbit (1988).27 Oct.1728Captain James Cook, Yorkshire-born naval somebody whose voyages in his central Endeavour led to the origination and charting of Australia , New Zealand and the American Islands.28 Oct.1794Robert Liston, English surgeon who became the supreme to use a general anesthetic on a patient in efficient public operation in London collective 1846.29 Oct.1740James Boswell,Edinburgh-born columnist, toured the Highlands and Narrative Isles of Scotland with monarch close friend and mentor Prophet Johnson.

He recorded their barter in his biography, the Life of Johnson (1791).30 Oct.1751Richard Brinsley Sheridan, son of solve Irish actor, he moved choose England in the 1760’s good turn gained fame initially as topping comedy writer for the music- hall.

This provided the funds pay money for his career in politics, no problem was elected MP in 1780.31 Oct.1828Sir Joseph Wilson Swan, Sunderland-born chemist, who in distinction 1880’s fought with Thomas Inventor over the patents to glory electric lamp, the two inventors joined forces to form greatness prosperous Edison and Swan Affiliated Electric Light Co.