Hull, Yorkshire, England

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Hull, Yorkshire, England

LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/

Population:
301,416 (2001 census)

Founding Date:
1-Apr-1299 (royal charter)

SCHOOLS

School Founded

University of Hull 1927

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Trevor Bolder Bassist 9-Jun-1950 21-May-2013 Uriah Heep bassist

Ernest W. Brown Astronomer 29-Nov-1866 22-Jul-1938 Tables of the Motion of the Moon

Edward de Souza Actor 4-Sep-1932 The Man in Black

Roland Gift Singer 28-May-1962 Fine Young Cannibals

Maureen Lipman Actor 10-May-1946 Agony

Dorothy Mackaill Actor 4-Mar-1903 12-Aug-1990 Love Affair

E. Arthur Milne Mathematician 14-Feb-1896 21-Sep-1950 Kinematic relativity

Mick Ronson Guitarist 26-May-1946 29-Apr-1993 Bowie/Spiders from Mars guitarist

Gerald Thomas Film Director 10-Dec-1920 9-Nov-1993 Carry On...

Ralph Thomas Film Director 10-Aug-1915 17-Mar-2001 Deadlier Than the Male

Cosey Fanni Tutti Electronic Musician 4-Nov-1951 Throbbing Gristle, Chris and Cosey

William Wilberforce Activist 24-Aug-1759 29-Jul-1833 Abolitionist activist and author

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Philip Larkin Poet 9-Aug-1922 2-Dec-1985 The Whitsun Weddings

John Russell Painter 29-Mar-1745 20-Apr-1806 English portrait painter

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