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Sir Richard May 2004 Deaths

Sir Richard MayAge: 65 British judge who oversaw the war-crimes tribunal of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic. He presided over the trial for two years, frequently sparring with…

Sir Fred Hoyle 2001 Deaths

Sir Fred HoyleAge: 86 prominent astrophysicist who wrote extensively about cosmological theory, the belief that the universe is in a steady state of time and space. He mockingly coined the…

Sir John Mills 2005 Deaths

Sir John MillsAge: 97 British film, television, and stage actor who appeared in more than 100 films over his 70-year career. He won an Oscar for his portrayal of a mentally impaired mute in…

Sir Peter Blake 2001 Deaths

Sir Peter BlakeAge: 53 two-time America's Cup winner, who was shot dead by pirates in the Amazon; led Team New Zealand to the Cup in 1995 and 2000; won prestigious Whitbread Round the World…

Sir Denis Thatcher 2003 Deaths

Sir Denis ThatcherAge: 88 husband of England's former prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Died: London, June 26, 2003Wallace TerryR - ZWilfred Thesiger

Brewer's: Sir Roger de Coverley

An imaginary character by Addison; type of a benevolent country gentleman of the eighteenth century. Probably the model was William Boevey, lord of the manor of Flaxley. Source:…

Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber Biography

Sir Andrew Lloyd WebbercomposerBorn: 3/22/1948Birthplace: London, England Tony Award-winning composer known for his larger-than-life works of the 1970s and 1980s that made London the city of…

Sandys, Sir Edwin

(Encyclopedia) Sandys, Sir Edwin, 1561–1629, English statesman, leading promoter of the colony in Virginia; son of Archbishop Edwin Sandys. He studied law and was first returned to Parliament in 1586…

Goffe, William

(Encyclopedia) Goffe, WilliamGoffe, Williamgôf [key], d. c.1679, English soldier and regicide. A personal adherent of Oliver Cromwell, he fought in the English civil war, signed the death warrant of…

Flood, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Flood, Henry, 1732–91, Irish statesman. He entered the Irish House of Commons in 1759 and joined the fight to gain independence for the Irish Parliament. He lost favor with the…