Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

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Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

LOCATION

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

Population:
293,717 (2001 census)

Founding Date:
1897 (city status)

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Edward Victor Appleton Physicist 6-Sep-1892 21-Apr-1965 Proved existence of ionosphere

John Braine Novelist 13-Apr-1922 28-Oct-1986 Room at the Top

Frederick Delius Composer 29-Jan-1862 10-Jun-1934 Over the Hills and Far Away

Adrian Edmondson Comic 24-Jan-1957 Vyvyan Basterd on The Young Ones

Peter Firth Actor 27-Oct-1953 Harry Pearce on Spooks

Wilfrid Lawson Actor 14-Jan-1900 10-Oct-1966 Pygmalion

J. B. Priestley Novelist 13-Sep-1894 14-Aug-1984 An Inspector Calls

Michael Rennie Actor 25-Aug-1909 10-Jun-1971 The Day the Earth Stood Still

Timothy West Actor 20-Oct-1934 Edward the King

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Sir Henry Irving Actor 6-Feb-1838 13-Oct-1905 English actor, Theater manager

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