LOCATION

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

Population:
104,390 (2001 census)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Essex	1964

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Georgina Cates	Actor	14-Jan-1975		Clay Pigeons
Darren Day	TV Personality	17-Jul-1968		British tabloid fodder
William Gilbert	Physicist	24-May-1544	10-Dec-1603	De Magnete
Roger Penrose	Mathematician	8-Aug-1931		Theory of cosmic censorship
Dave Rowntree	Drummer	8-Apr-1963		Drummer for Blur
Archibald Wavell	Military	5-May-1883	24-May-1950	British Field Marshal in WWII

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Margery Allingham	Novelist	20-May-1904	30-Jun-1966	Albert Campion detective novels
Joan Hickson	Actor	5-Aug-1906	17-Oct-1998	Miss Marple
Mary Whitehouse	Activist	13-Jun-1910	23-Nov-2001	British anti-pornography crusader

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