Holidays
The International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR)
encourages every citizen and government to take part in building more disaster
resilient communities and nations.
The United
Nations General Assembly designated the second Wednesday of October as the
International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction as part of its proclamation of
the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction.
In
2002, by a further resolution, the General Assembly decided to maintain the
annual observance as a vehicle to promote a global culture of natural disaster
reduction, including prevention, mitigation and preparedness.
In 2009, the UN General Assembly decided to
designate October 13th as the official date and also changed the name
to International Day for Disaster Reduction
Birthdays
1453
Edward of Westminster, Prince of
Wales
Edward of Westminster (13
October 1453 – 4 May 1471), also known as Edward of Lancaster, was the only son
of King Henry VI of England and Margaret of Anjou. He was killed at the Battle
of Tewkesbury, making him the only heir apparent to the English throne ever to die in battle
1923
Cyril Shaps, English actor
The son of a tailor, Cyril studied at the London School of Broadcasting
aged 12 years. His first professional appearance, at 12, came on Radio Lyons
and Radio Luxembourg in such commercials as O.K. Sauce and Quaker Oats. After
demob from the Army, he enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art which was
followed by Guildford rep and the West End. He worked in Hollywood for two
years with Radio Netherland as English announcer,scriptwriter and producer of
programmes. Then came BBC Radio Drama Rep. for two years (1952 - 54). Cyril,
whose forebearers were Polish, was the father of three children, Michael, Simon
and Sarah
1925
Margaret Thatcher, English politician
Margaret
Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, ts (born 13 October 1925) is a
British politician, the longest-serving (1979–1990) Prime Minister of the
United Kingdom of the 20th century, and the only woman ever to have held
the post. ASoviet journalist nicknamed her the "Iron
Lady", which became associated with her uncompromising politics and
leadership style. As Prime Minister, she implemented Conservative policies that
have come to be known as Thatcherism
1947
Alan Wakeman, English saxophonist
Alan Wakeman (born
13 October 1947, Hammersmith, West London) is an Englishsaxophonist, known for his work in Soft
Machine during 1976, appearing on the albumSofts. He is a cousin of the keyboard player Rick
Wakeman
1971
Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (born
13 October 1971) is an English stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and voice
actor. A graduate of Cambridge University, Baron Cohen is most widely known for
writing and playing four unorthodox fictional characters: Ali G, Borat,Brüno, and Admiral
General Aladeen. In his routines, Baron Cohen's
characters interact with unsuspecting people who do not realise they are being
set up for comic situations and self-revealing ridicule
About M. Thatcher we can talk a lot. But it's necessary to say that she is the greatest living Englishwoman.
ReplyDelete"Her strong points were her iron will. I've never known a will like it in politics and I've known a few politicians in my time in various countries. I've never known a man or woman faintly like her, she was as tough as they come, and anything that required guts and will she could do for you. Anything that required sensitivity, she couldn't, she had none." Brian Walden.
Here is very interesting mini biography(video-http://www.biography.com/people/margaret-thatcher-9504796).
Margaret Thatcher was Britain's prime minister for almost 12 years between 1979 and 1990. She was the first woman ever to hold that job, or to lead any big country in Europe or America, and became famous the world over.
ReplyDeleteShe was often called "the Iron Lady", and in fact was pleased when she was given the nickname - by a Russian newspaper - because she believed in being a strong leader.
“I can’t understand all the fuss about student grants. Carol managed to save out of hers. Of course, we paid for her skiing holidays.” —British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, talking about how easy it is to save for college.
Fun Facts about Margaret Thatcher:
• British prime minister for 11 years — best known for dismantling many of the social programs of the Labour Party and for financial deregulation.
• After left political office, worked as “geopolitical consultant” for tobacco giant Philip Morris from $250,000 a year plus a contribution of another $250k to her foundation each year. Also hit the speechmaking circuit, averaging about $50,000 per speech.
Quick Sacha Baron Cohen Facts:
ReplyDeleteBaron Cohen was born and raised in London, England.
He began acting while studying at Cambridge University.
He created and starred on England's version of Da Ali G Show in 2000, where he played his three main characters: hip hopper Ali G, Kazakhstani reporter Borat and Austrian fashion designer Bruno. An American version debuted on HBO in 2003.
In 2006, he starred in the film Borat, which was a huge commercial success and won Baron Cohen the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical.
In 2009, another of Baron Cohen's characters got his own film with the release of Bruno.