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URSULA JEAN MCMINN INDO -BRITISH ACTRESS BORN 1906 MAY 5 - 1973 APRIL 21

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  URSULA JEAN MCMINN   INDO -BRITISH ACTRESS  BORN 1906 MAY 5 - 1973 APRIL 21 Ursula Jean McMinn  (5 May 1906 – 21 April 1973), better known as  Ursula Jeans , was an English film, stage, and television actress. [1] [ Biography [ edit ] Jeans was born in  Simla ,  British India , to English parents, and brought up and educated in  London . [3]  She was the youngest of three siblings. Her brother  Desmond Jeans  was a boxer and actor, and her elder sister,  Isabel , was also an actress. [4]  In 1931 she appeared in  Edward Knoblock 's  Grand Hotel  at the  Adelphi Theatre . Jeans made her stage debut in London in 1922, [5]  before joining the cast of the London production of  The Play's the Thing , an adaptation of  Ferenc Molnár 's play,  The Play at the Castle  by  P. G. Wodehouse . [6]  The cast included  Gerald du Maurier , Ralph Nairn,  Henry Daniell...

LORD READING , BRITISH INDIA VICEROY 1921-1926

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  LORD READING , BRITISH INDIA VICEROY 1921-1926 Lord Chelmsford was succeeded by Lord Reading in 1921 as Governor-General and Viceroy of India. He was born in a humble Jew family but had risen to the ranks of Chief Justice of England with his talent and hard work. His tenure was a testing time for British. The Non-cooperation Movement had reached climax and was abruptly withdrawn in 1922. There were frequent strikes all over the country. This period saw a sudden rise in communal growth and fringe elements in both Hindu and Muslim Community. Other events included: Prince of Wales visited India (1921), Repeal of Rowlatt Act (1919), Criminal Law Amendment Act, Moplah Rebellion (1921), Simultaneous Examinations of Civil Services in London and Delhi (1923), Start of Vishwa Bharati University (1922), Foundation of Communist Party of India (1921), Formation of Swaraj Party (1923), Kakori Train robbery (1925) etc. Contents [hide] Moplah Rebellion, 1921 Swaraj Party (1923), Pro-changers an...

ONDI VEERAN , COMMANDER OF POOLIDEVAN,FREEDOM FIGHTER AGAINST BRITISH

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  ONDI VEERAN , COMMANDER OF POOLIDEVAN,FREEDOM FIGHTER  AGAINST  BRITISH வெள்ளையர்களுக்கு எதிரான சுதந்திரப் போரில் 17ஆம் நூற்றாண்டிலேயே ஆயுதப் போராட்டம் நடத்தி சிற்சில வெற்றிகளைப் பெற்றவர்கள் தென் தமிழகத்தைச் சேர்ந்த குறுநில மன்னர்கள். கட்டபொம்மன், பூலித்தேவர் என பல வீர வரலாறுகளை தென் தமிழகம் கொண்டுள்ளது. பூலித்தேவர் படையில் தளபதியாக இருந்து பல வெற்றிகளைப் பெற்றுக்கொடுத்தவர் மாவீரன் ஒண்டிவீரன். அவரது 248ஆவது நினைவு நாள் இன்று அனுசரிக்கப்பட்டது . பாளையங்கோட்டை, சமாதானபுரத்தில் உள்ள ஒண்டிவீரன் நினைவு மண்டபத்தில் அரசியல் கட்சித் தலைவர்கள், பொதுமக்கள் அஞ்சலி செலுத்தினர். ஒண்டிவீரன் அருந்ததியர் சமூகத்தில் பிறந்தவர் ஆனால் தேவர் சமூகத்தைச் சேர்ந்த மன்னன் பூலித்தேவரின் படையில் முக்கிய தளபதியாக செயல்பட்டவர். கட்டபொம்மனின் படையைப் போலவே சாதிப் பாகுபாடுகள் இல்லாமல் பூலித்தேவரின்படையும் செயல்பட்டுள்ளது இராமநாதபுரத்தை சேர்ந்தவர்கள் பூலித்தேவரின் முன்னோர்கள், அவர்கள் திசைக் காவலுக்காக திருநெல்வேலி பகுதிக்கு வருகிறார்கள். அங்கு நெற்கட்டான் செவ்வல் அருகே கோட்டை அமைத்து ஆட்சி செய்கிறார்க...

JAMES WELSH ,BRITISH INDIA -EIC OFFICER HISTORY

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  JAMES WELSH ,BRITISH INDIA  -EIC OFFICER HISTORY James Welsh (1775–1861) was an English army officer in the East India Company. Early life and family He was born on 12 March 1775, the son of Sir John Welsh, who sat on the Board of Directors of the Bank of Calcutta, and his wife Primrose Hook Gascoigne, the sister of the industrialist Sir Charles Gascoigne and daughter of Capt. George Woodroffe Gascoigne and his wife the Hon. Grizel Elphinstone. Grizel was the daughter of Charles, 9th Lord Elphinstone, and thus an aunt to several eminent imperial officials, including the admiral George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith and the colonial administrator Mountstuart Elphinstone, who twice refused the post of governor-general of India, preferring to finish writing his book The History of India instead. Through her mother, Grizel was a great-aunt of the 5th Earl of Rosebery, who married Hannah de Rothschild and held, successively, the offices of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,...

Charlie Chaplin British actor, director, writer, and composer

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  Charlie Chaplin British actor, director, writer, and composer     WRITTEN BY Michael Barson See All Contributors Michael Barson is the author of more than a dozen books that examine various facets of American popular culture in the 20th century, about which he has been interviewed by National Public Radio on several... Last Updated: Apr 12, 2021 See Article History Alternative Title: Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Charlie Chaplin, byname of Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, (born April 16, 1889, London, England—died December 25, 1977, Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland), British comedian, producer, writer, director, and composer who is widely regarded as the greatest comic artist of the screen and one of the most important figures in motion-picture history.   Early Life And Career Chaplin was named after his father, a British music-hall entertainer. He spent his early childhood with his mother, the singer Hannah Hall, after she and his father separated, and he made his own sta...