Colchester, Essex, England

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Colchester, Essex, England

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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