ENGLISH COUNTY

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

Population:
1,329,718 (2001 census)

CITIES

City	Type	Population
Maidstone, Kent, England	--	138,948
Ashford, Kent, England	--	105,907
Gravesend, Kent, England	--	54,071
Folkestone, Kent, England	--	53,411
Canterbury, Kent, England	--	42,258
Ramsgate, Kent, England	--	38,200
Tonbridge, Kent, England	--	30,340
Broadstairs, Kent, England	--	24,370
Wrotham, Kent, England	village	1815

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
A. L. Barker	Novelist	13-Apr-1918	21-Feb-2002	Innocents
Kevin Bishop	Actor	18-Jun-1980		Muppet Treasure Island
Ian Davis	Business	c. 1951		Managing Partner of McKinsey & Co.
John Gower	Poet	c. 1330	Oct-1408	Confessio Amantis
Robert Holdstock	Novelist	1948		Mythago Wood
John Lyly	Playwright	1554	18-Nov-1606	Euphues
Shane MacGowan	Musician	25-Dec-1957		The Pogues
Shinehead	Singer	?		New York-based dancehall vocalist
Joshua Sylvester	Poet	1563	28-Sep-1618	Essay of the Second Week

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Elizabeth Bowen	Author	7-Jun-1899	22-Feb-1973	The Heat of the Day
Percy Herbert	Actor	31-Jul-1920	6-Dec-1992	The Bridge on the River Kwai
Hugh Hopper	Bassist	29-Apr-1945	7-Jun-2009	Soft Machine bassist
Colin MacInnes	Novelist	20-Aug-1914	22-Apr-1976	Absolute Beginners
Alfred Milner	Government	23-Mar-1854	13-May-1925	Architect of the Balfour Declaration
Joyce Redman	Actor	9-Dec-1915	10-May-2012	Tom Jones

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