CITY

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

Population:
187,056 (2001 census)

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Richard Aldington	Poet	8-Jul-1892	27-Jul-1962	Death of a Hero
Isambard Kingdom Brunel	Engineer	9-Apr-1806	15-Sep-1859	Chief engineer of the Great Western Railway
James Callaghan	Head of State	27-Mar-1912	26-Mar-2005	UK Prime Minister, 1976-79
Lol Coxhill	Musician	19-Sep-1932		Sax improvisor
Charles Dickens	Novelist	7-Feb-1812	9-Jun-1870	Oliver Twist
Nicola Duffett	Actor	22-Jan-1963		EastEnders, Family Affairs
Peter Giles	Musician	17-Jun-1944		First or second Giles of Giles, Giles and Fripp
Montagu Love	Actor	15-Mar-1877	17-May-1943	British character actor
John Madden	Film Director	8-Apr-1949		Shakespeare in Love
Olivia Manning	Novelist	2-Mar-1908	23-Jul-1980	Fortunes of War
George Meredith	Novelist	12-Feb-1828	18-May-1909	The Egoist
Roland Orzabal	Musician	22-Aug-1961		Co-Founder, Tears for Fears
Susanna Rowson	Author	c. 1762	2-Mar-1824	Charlotte, a Tale of Truth

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