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Susan Denham Christie: naval architect

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0 events, 27	0 events, 28	0 events, 29	1 event, 30 2026-04-30 1902 John Glover, chemist, died 1902 John Glover, chemist, died	1 event, 1 2026-05-01 1617 King James 1 visited Heaton Hall 1617 King James 1 visited Heaton Hall	0 events, 2	1 event, 3 2026-05-03 1815 Heaton mining disaster in which 75 men and boys died 1815 Heaton mining disaster in which 75 men and boys died
0 events, 4	0 events, 5	0 events, 6	0 events, 7	1 event, 8 2026-05-08 1975 Wilfred Handley, inventor and entrepreneur, died 1975 Wilfred Handley, inventor and entrepreneur, died	0 events, 9	0 events, 10
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0 events, 18	0 events, 19	0 events, 20	0 events, 21	1 event, 22 2026-05-22 1881 Colin Veitch, NUFC captain, actor, musician and politician born 1881 Colin Veitch, NUFC captain, actor, musician and politician born	0 events, 23	1 event, 24 2026-05-24 1992 Francis ‘Tom’ Baker, physicist and engineer, died 1992 Francis ‘Tom’ Baker, physicist and engineer, died
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0 events 4 0 events, 4	0 events 5 0 events, 5	0 events 6 0 events, 6	0 events 7 0 events, 7	1 event 8 1 event, 8 2026-05-08 1975 Wilfred Handley, inventor and entrepreneur, died 1975 Wilfred Handley, inventor and entrepreneur, died May 8 1975 Wilfred Handley, inventor and entrepreneur, died 1975 Wilfred Handley, inventor and entrepreneur, died	0 events 9 0 events, 9	0 events 10 0 events, 10
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