CITY

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

Population:
970,892 (2001 census)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Birmingham	1900
Aston University	1895

ORCHESTRA

Orchestra	Founded
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra	1920

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Severn Trent	1974

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Walter Allen	Novelist	23-Feb-1911	28-Feb-1995	All in a Lifetime
Kenny Baker	Actor	24-Aug-1934	13-Aug-2016	The man inside R2-D2
Michael Balcon	Film/TV Producer	19-May-1896	17-Oct-1977	Eealing Studios
Bev Bevan	Drummer	24-Nov-1945		Drummer for ELO
Edward Burne-Jones	Painter	28-Aug-1833	16-Jun-1898	British Pre-Raphaelite painter
Philip Callow	Novelist	26-Oct-1924	22-Sep-2007	A Pledge for the Earth
Ali Campbell	Singer	15-Feb-1959		Lead singer, UB40
David Cannadine	Historian	7-Sep-1950		Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy
Neville Chamberlain	Head of State	18-Mar-1869	9-Nov-1940	Architect of appeasement
Jonathan Coe	Novelist	19-Aug-1961		What a Carve Up!
Melville Cooper	Actor	15-Oct-1896	31-Mar-1973	The Adventures of Robin Hood
Hazel Court	Actor	10-Feb-1926	15-Apr-2008	Horror Queen
John Curry	Figure Skating	9-Sep-1949	15-Apr-1994	Figure Skater, 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist
Arthur Darvill	Actor	17-Jun-1982		Rory Williams on Doctor Who
Trevor Eve	Actor	1-Jul-1951		Waking the Dead
Francis Galton	Anthropologist	16-Feb-1822	17-Jan-1911	Word Association Test
John Golding	Politician	9-Mar-1931	20-Jan-1999	MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1969-96
Rob Halford	Musician	25-Aug-1951		Lead singer of Judas Priest
Richard Hammond	TV Personality	19-Dec-1969		Top Gear
Tony Hancock	Radio Personality	12-May-1924	25-Jun-1968	Hancock's Half Hour
David Harewood	Actor	8-Dec-1965		David Estes on Homeland
Skitch Henderson	Conductor	27-Jan-1918	1-Nov-2005	Original Tonight Show bandleader
Fay Holden	Actor	26-Sep-1893	23-Jun-1973	Played Andy Hardy's mother
Raymond Huntley	Actor	23-Apr-1904	19-Oct-1990	Passport to Pimlico
Tony Iommi	Guitarist	19-Feb-1948		Guitar player for Black Sabbath
Elizabeth Jolley	Novelist	4-Jun-1923	13-Feb-2007	Mr. Scobie's Riddle
Felicity Jones	Actor	17-Oct-1983		Like Crazy
Robert Kilroy-Silk	Politician	19-May-1942		Chat show host turned politician
Adrian Lester	Actor	14-Aug-1968		Mickey Stone on Hustle
Phil Lynott	Singer/Songwriter	20-Aug-1949	4-Jan-1986	Founder of Thin Lizzy
Nick Mason	Drummer	27-Jan-1945		Drummer for Pink Floyd
John McEnery	Actor	1-Nov-1943		Romeo and Juliet
Christine McVie	Musician	12-Jul-1943		Fleetwood Mac
Garfield Morgan	Actor	19-Apr-1931	5-Dec-2009	Chief Haskins on The Sweeney
John Oliver	Comic	23-Apr-1977		Last Week Tonight
Ozzy Osbourne	Singer	3-Dec-1948		Black Sabbath
Carl Palmer	Musician	20-Mar-1950		Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Kay Parker	Pornstar	28-Aug-1944		Taboo series of films
John Pethica	Physicist	1953		Atomic force microscopy
James Phelps	Actor	25-Feb-1986		Fred Weasley in Harry Potter
Oliver Phelps	Actor	25-Feb-1986		George Weasley in Harry Potter
Arnold Pinnock	Actor	10-Dec-1967		George Ryder on The Listener
Robert Plant	Singer	20-Aug-1948		Lead singer of Led Zeppelin
Nick Rhodes	Musician	8-Jun-1962		Keyboardist for Duran Duran
Rankin' Roger	Singer	21-Feb-1961		General Public
Victor Saville	Film Director	25-Sep-1895	8-May-1979	Kim
Martin Shaw	Actor	21-Jan-1945		Doyle on The Professionals
John Taylor	Bassist	20-Jun-1960		Bassist for Duran Duran
Roger Taylor	Drummer	26-Apr-1960		Drummer for Duran Duran
Kenneth Tynan	Critic	2-Apr-1927	26-Jul-1980	British theatre critic
Lisa Williams	Paranormal	?		Life Among the Dead
Richard Wolffe	Journalist	17-Sep-1968		Newsweek Senior White House Correspondent
Roy Wood	Musician	8-Nov-1947		ELO and Wizzard

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Norman Haworth	Chemist	19-Mar-1883	19-Mar-1950	Carbohydrates and vitamin C
George Isaak	Astronomer	7-Mar-1933	5-Jun-2005	Resonant scattering spectroscopy
Alec Issigonis	Engineer	18-Nov-1906	2-Oct-1988	Designer of the Mini Cooper
Arthur Lowe	Actor	22-Sep-1915	15-Apr-1982	Dad's Army
John Henry Newman	Religion	21-Feb-1801	11-Aug-1890	Oxford Movement

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