Data Department
by David Fisher
One hundred years ago two people were born who were to make their mark on the world in their own distinct way and, sadly, both died relatively young.
Amy
Johnson first came to the world's attention in 1930 when she became the
first woman to fly solo to Australia. After leaving university she became
a secretary in London and joined the London Aeroplane Club, receiving
her pilot's licence in 1929. On 5 May 1930 Johnson set off from England
in her Gypsy Moth aircraft Jason and six days alter landed in Karachi.
She was in Port Darwin by 24 May and flew on to Brisbane, although a poor
landing wrecked the plane. But Johnson returned home a national heroine
and richer by £10,000 thanks to the Daily Mail. At the outbreak of World
War II she joined the Air Transport Auxiliary, but on 5 January 1941 she
was drowned when her plane crashed into the river Thames. It has since
come to light that she may have been the victim of "friendly fire". She
had been briefly married to another popular, record breaking aviator of
the 1930's, Jim Mollison.
AMY JOHNSON 1 July 1903; Hull, Yorkshire (53N45 0W20); 1:30 am GMT Maurice Wemyss' Famous Nativities No. 122, data supplied by her secretary.
JIM MOLLISON 19 April 1905; Glasgow (55N53 4W15); 2:45 pm (14:45) GMT Paul Wright from birth certificate.
One
of the most widely read of English authors, George Orwell, had a style
which was journalistic rather than artistic. He was educated at Eton and
served in the Indian Imperial Police in Burma in the 1920's, but despite
his background he was a staunch socialist. His first attempts at writing
were poorly received so he lived as a tramp, recording his adventures
in Down and Out in Paris and London (1933). In 1936 his publisher commissioned
him to report the effects of the depression on the working class population.
The result was The Road to Wigan Pier (1937), which depicted the plight
of the coal mining towns. Orwell fought for the Republicans in the Spanish
Civil War and survived a bullet wound to the neck. His two great masterpieces,
both of which were warnings against totalitarianism, were yet to come;
Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty Four (1949). He died of tuberculosis
on 21 January 1950.
GEORGE ORWELL (born Eric Arthur Blair); 25 June 1903; Motihari, India (26N40 8E55); 11:30 am LMT (5:50 GMT0. This is a speculative time. 2:40 pm LMT has also been given but the original source is not known.
Finally, a sad farewell to the following:-
Actor
GREGORY PECK (d. 12 June 2003) 5 April 1916; La Jolla, California (32N51
117W16); 8:00 pm PST (16:00 GMT). The Gauquelin Book of American Charts
from birth certificate.
Actress KATHERINE HEPBURN (d. 29 June 2003) 12 May 1907; Hartford, Connecticut (41N46 72W41); 5:47 pm EST (22:47 GMT). Church of Light from birth certificate.
Soul singer BARRY WHITE (d. 4 July 2003) 12 September 1944; Galveston, Texas (29N18 98W48); 4:42 pm CWT (21:42 GMT). Lois Rodden from birth certificate.
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