January 15, 2013
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1559
– Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London, England
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1759 – The British
Museum opens
Births
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1671 – Abraham de la
Pryme, English antiquarian
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1905 – Torin
Thatcher, English actor
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1914 – Hugh Trevor-Roper, English
historian
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1921 – Frank
Thornton, English actor
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1921 – Frank
Thornton, English actor
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1955 – Nigel Benson,
English author
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1999 – Betty Box,
British film producer
On this day was also born Jenny Nimmo (born 15 January 1944 or 1942) a British author of children's books including many fantasy and adventure novels, chapter books, and picture books. Born in England, she has lived in Wales for most of forty years. Probably she is best known for two series of fantasy novels: The Magician Trilogy (1986 to 1989), contemporary stories rooted in Welsh myth, and Children of the Red King (2002 to 2010), featuring Charlie Bone and other magically endowed school children.
ReplyDeleteThe Snow Spider, first of the Magician books, won the second annual Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the 1987 Tir na n-Og Award as the year's best original-English-language book with "authentic Welsh background". The Stone Mouse was highly commended for the 1993 Carnegie Medal and several others of her books have been well-received or shortlisted for children's book awards.