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November 21st Charles Ignatius Sancho (c. 1729 – 14 December 1780) is the first known Black Briton to vote in a British election. He...
Nov 21, 2023


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November 20th Russell Audley Ferdinand "Russ" Henderson MBE (7 January 1924 – 18 August 2015) was a jazz musician on the piano and the...
Nov 20, 2023


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November 19th Nostalgia Steelband’s origin could be traced back to 1951, when the Trinidad All Steel Percussion Orchestra (TASPO) left...
Nov 19, 2023


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November 18th Francis Sydney Dove MM (3 September 1897 – 10 February 1957) was a British boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics...
Nov 18, 2023


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November 17th Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (15 August 1875 – 1 September 1912) was a British-Sierra Leonean composer and conductor. Of...
Nov 17, 2023


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November 16th Arnold Alonzo 'Kid' Sheppard Date of birth: 1908 Date of death: 1979 Spouse: Margaret Sheppard (née Taylor) Spouse:...
Nov 16, 2023


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November 15th In Dahomey: An all black cast Musical Comedy is a landmark 1903 American musical comedy described by theatre historian...
Nov 15, 2023


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November 14th Una Marson: Part II Marson's third play, Pocomania, is about a woman named Stella who is looking for an exciting life....
Nov 14, 2023


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November 13th Una Maud Victoria Marson: Part 1 (6 February 1905 – 6 May 1965) was a Jamaican feminist, activist and writer, producing...
Nov 13, 2023
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