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21 hours ago · Michael Andrew Gove ( / ɡoʊv /; born Graeme Andrew Logan, 26 August 1967) is a British politician serving as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations since October 2022, having previously held both offices from September 2021 to July 2022. He was the Member of Parliament (MP ...
21 hours ago · This article lists the 100 oldest living current or former state leaders whose age can be demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt. State leaders are defined to include heads of state (including representatives who act in their stead, generally a governor-general), heads of government and internationally recognized de facto leaders of sovereign states with significant international recognition.
21 hours ago · 15. Sir Lenny Henry presents the BBC's Comic Relief telethon for the last time, having previously announced he felt it was time for "new faces" to succeed him. [76] Sir Lenny was part of the team which had founded Comic Relief in the mid-1980s. Red Nose Day 2024 raises over £40m for charity.
21 hours ago · Austen Henry Layard: 11 June 1878: Civil division General Francis George Hugh Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hartford, PC: 24 January 1879: Civil division Major-General Frederic Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, KCB: 19 August 1879: Military division Stephen Cave: 20 March 1880: Civil division Richard Assheton Cross
21 hours ago · Abdelsalam al-Majali, 60th and 63rd Prime Minister of Jordan (d. 2023) Ghafar Baba, Malaysian politician (d. 2006) George Kennedy, American actor (d. 2016) Krishna Sobti, Indian Hindi-language fiction writer and essayist (d. 2019) February 20 – Robert Altman, American film director (d. 2006) February 21. Sam Peckinpah, American film director ...
21 hours ago · Described as "one of the leading figures in the game in the early 19th century", Osbaldeston played in 33 first-class matches, primarily for MCC, and was a "renowned" single-wicket player. [259] John Otway. 1824–1825. Played twice for the Gentlemen. Brother of William Otway. William Otway.
21 hours ago · Pam. Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, KG, GCB, PC, FRS (20 October 1784 – 18 October 1865), known as Lord Palmerston, was a British statesman and politician who was twice prime minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century. Palmerston dominated British foreign policy during the period 1830 to 1865, when Britain stood at ...
