by Cockney Cabbies | Mar 23, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 23rd March 1929 Sir Roger Bannister Born Athlete and doctor. Born Roger Gilbert Bannister in Harrow. While still a medical student, he won the mile event in the Oxford versus Cambridge match four times between 1947 and 1950, and was a finalist in...
by Cockney Cabbies | Mar 22, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 22nd March 1948 Andrew Lloyd Webber Born Composer and impresario. Born in Kensingston. Immensely successful writer of stage musicals, including ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’, ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’,...
by Cockney Cabbies | Mar 21, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 21st March 1889 London County Council Started Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the first directly elected strategic local government body for London. Replaced by the Greater London Council, covering a larger...
by Cockney Cabbies | Mar 20, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day…. 20th March 1917 Dame Vera Lynn Born Dame Vera Lynn was born. During the Second World War she was known as the “Forces Sweetheart”. Her songs included “We’ll Meet Again” and “White Cliffs of Dover”. Cockney...
by Cockney Cabbies | Mar 19, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 19th March 1921 Tommy Cooper Born Comedian. Born Wales. Member of the Magic Circle. Died of a heart attack on stage at Her Majesty’s Theatre, live on television. “I’m going to chop off the bottom of one of your trouser legs and...
by Cockney Cabbies | Mar 18, 2022 | On This Day
On Ths Day… 18th March 1848 Princess Louise Duchess of Argyll Born Born at Buckingham Palace, sixth child of Queen Victoria. Was a talented sculptress taught, and possibly more, by Joseph Boehm. In 1871 caused a stir by marrying John Douglas Sutherland...
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