by Cockney Cabbies | Jun 10, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 10th June 1923 Robert Maxwell Born Publisher, politician and swindler. Born Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch, in Slatinské Doly (now Solotyino, Ukraine). He came to Britain after WWII where he built up the Pergamon Press, acquired the Mirror Group,...
by Cockney Cabbies | Jun 9, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 9th June 1936 Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Born Born in Whitechapel. She was the first female doctor to be trained in Britain and went on to promote the medical training of women at a time when medicine was an all-male profession. Elder sister of...
by Cockney Cabbies | Jun 8, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 8th June 1929 Kenny Clare Born Jazz drummer. Born in Leytonstone. He played with Oscar Rabin on the radio, and then for several bandleaders including Jack Parnell, Johhny Dankworth and Ted Heath. He also accompanied singers such as Ella...
by Cockney Cabbies | Jun 7, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 7th June 1931 Virginia McKenna Born Actor and wild-life campaigner. Born Marylebone. Briefly married to actor Denholm Elliott, then to actor Bill Travers 1957 until his death in 1994. Played Violette Szabo, in the 1958 film ‘Carve Her Name...
by Cockney Cabbies | Jun 6, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 6th June 1944 Normandy Landings / D-Day The landings, also known as Operation Neptune, were the landing operations in Operation Overlord during WW2. The ‘D’ in D-Day doesn’t stand for anything as it was used as a substitute for...
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