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Zachariah Pearson (1821–1891), shipowner, today known for his gift of land to Hull, which was used to establish the City's first public park, later known as Pearson Park [109] Jim Radford (born 1928), folk singer, shantyman, peace campaigner, former housing activist, youngest known participant in the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944 [ 110 ...
This is a list of people who died in the last 5 days with an article at the English Wikipedia. For people without an English Wikipedia page see: Wikipedia:Database reports/Recent deaths (red links). Generally updated at least daily, last time: 16:05, 06 January 2025 (UTC).
The city of Hull was hit by the triple trawler tragedy in early 1968. The fishing trawler St. Romanus was thought lost with all 20 hands on 26 January. [2] Shocked by the loss, that same night Blenkinsop – who was then 30 years old – wrote down 27 safety measures that she thought would reduce the level of risk in the industry. [1]
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The following is a list of notable deaths in March 2024. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
At the time of her death, she was studying philosophy at the University of Hull. [10] On the evening of 31 January 2019, 21-year-old Squire was on a night out with friends. At around 11:20 pm she was refused entry to The Welly, [1] a music venue and nightclub in central Hull, [11] because door staff thought she was too intoxicated. As a result ...
Larkin was born in Coventry and lived in Hull while he was head librarian at the Brynmor Jones Library [6] from 1955 until his death in 1985. Larkin was a jazz critic for The Daily Telegraph between 1961 and 1971. [7] He lived for much of this time in a flat in Pearson Park in Hull [8] near the university, and later in a house at Newland Park. [9]
William Dent Priestman (23 August 1847 – 7 September 1936), born near Kingston upon Hull was a Quaker and engineering pioneer, inventor of the Priestman Oil Engine, and co-founder with his brother Samuel of the Priestman Brothers engineering company, manufacturers of cranes, winches and excavators.