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1 day ago · 1960 New Year Honours. The New Year Honours 1960 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced in supplements to the London Gazette of 29 December 1959 to celebrate the year passed and mark the ...
4 days ago · Knight Bachelor (1902) Knight of Grace of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (1903) Queen's South Africa Medal (1901) Knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy (1895) Order of the Medjidie – 2nd Class (Ottoman Empire) (1907) Commemoration. Doyle has been commemorated with statues and plaques since his death.
1 day ago · The New Year Honours 1963 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced in supplements to The London Gazette of 28 December 1962 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1963.
5 days ago · Signature. Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English business magnate. [1] In the 1970s, he co-founded the Virgin Group, which today controls more than 400 companies in various fields. [2] [3] [4] Branson expressed his desire to become an entrepreneur at a young age. His first business venture, at the age of 16, was ...
3 days ago · Harry Secombe. Sir Harry Donald Secombe entertained the public with his Goon humour and Welsh tenor voice for over half a century before his death from prostate cancer on April 11th 2001. He made his debut as a professional performer at London’s Windmill Theatre in 1946, went on to become the immortal Neddy Seagoon in The Goon Show, a singing ...
1 day ago · 1996 Birthday Honours. Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The dates vary, both from year to year and from country to country. All are published in supplements to the London Gazette and many are conferred by the monarch (or her ...
4 days ago · Coat of arms of the British monarch as sovereign of the Order of the Bath. The Most Honourable Order of the Bath [2] is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725. [3] Recipients of the Order are usually senior military officers or senior civil servants, and the monarch awards it on the advice of His Majesty's Government.
