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Basil Watts
Basil J. Watts (15 June 1926 – 31 December 2019), also known by the nickname of "Baz", was an English Rugby League World Cup, World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain national rugby league team, Great Britain and England national rugby league team, England, and at club level for York Wasps, York, as a . Background Watts was born in York on 15 June 1926 and attended the local Poppleton School. He joined the army in 1944 and took up rugby league after being released in 1948, joining York Wasps, York in 1949. After he retired from rugby in 1961, he worked as a publican and then at the Imphal Barracks in York. Playing career A List of one-club men in rugby league, one-club man Watts played his entire career at York making his debut on 8 October 1949, his last game was on 6 May 1961 after making 354 appearances for the club scoring 65 tries. Watts played in a single major f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a minster, castle, and city walls. It is the largest settlement and the administrative centre of the wider City of York district. The city was founded under the name of Eboracum in 71 AD. It then became the capital of the Roman province of Britannia Inferior, and later of the kingdoms of Deira, Northumbria, and Scandinavian York. In the Middle Ages, it became the northern England ecclesiastical province's centre, and grew as a wool-trading centre. In the 19th century, it became a major railway network hub and confectionery manufacturing centre. During the Second World War, part of the Baedeker Blitz bombed the city; it was less affected by the war than other northern cities, with several historic buildings being gutted and restore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Newspaper Archive
The British Newspaper Archive web site provides access to searchable digitized archives of British and Irish newspapers. It was launched in November 2011. History The British Library Newspapers section was based in Colindale in north London, until 2013, and is now divided between the St Pancras and Boston Spa sites. The library has an almost complete collection of British and Irish newspapers since 1840. This is partly because of the legal deposit legislation of 1869, which required newspapers to supply a copy of each edition of a newspaper to the library. London editions of national daily and Sunday newspapers are complete back to 1801. In total, the collection consists of 660,000 bound volumes and 370,000 reels of microfilm containing tens of millions of newspapers with 52,000 titles on 45 km of shelves. After the closure of Colindale in November 2013, access to the 750 million original printed pages was maintained via an automated and climate-controlled storage facilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England National Rugby League Team Players
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law—th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 Births
Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos (general), Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Kingdom of Hejaz, Hejaz. ** Bảo Đại, Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of Vietnam. * January 12 – Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll premiere their radio program ''Sam 'n' Henry'', in which the two white performers portray two black characters from Harlem looking to strike it rich in the big city (it is a precursor to Gosden and Correll's more popular later program, ''Amos 'n' Andy''). * January 16 – A BBC comic radio play broadcast by Ronald Knox, about a workers' revolution, causes a panic in London. * January 21 – The Belgian Parliament accepts the Locarno Treaties. * January 26 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system at his London laboratory for members of the Royal Institution and a report ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Dawson (rugby League)
Edgar Wallace Dawson (10 October 1931 – 28 June 2015) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and English League XIII, and at club level for Clarence Working Men's Club ARLFC (Clarence Street, York), and York, as a . Background Edgar Dawson's birth was registered in Great Ouseburn district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he was a joiner. Playing career International honours Edgar Dawson represented the English League XIII while at York in the 18-17 victory over France at Stade Vélodrome, Marseille on Sunday 21 October 1956, and in 19-8 victory over France at Headingley, Leeds on Wednesday 16 April 1958, and won a cap for Great Britain while at York in the 21-10 victory over Australia at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 17 November 1956. Edgar Dawson was selected for the 1958 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia, and New Zealand. However, prior to the tour he dislocated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Hargreaves
Willie Hargreaves (birth registered second ¼ 1931 – 4 July 2013), also known by the nickname of "Little Rock", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at club level for Stanley Rangers ARLFC, and York, as a , i.e. number 1. Background Willie Hargreaves' birth was registered in Wakefield district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he died aged 82 in York, North Yorkshire, England, and his funeral took place at York Crematorium at 10.20am on Friday 19 July 2013. Playing career County Cup Final appearances Willie Hargreaves played in York's 8-15 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1957 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1957–58 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 19 October 1957. Club career Willie Hargreaves made his début for York on Monday 3 November 1952, and he played his last match for York on Sunday 20 November 1966. Testimonial match Willie Hargreaves' Testimonial match for York took place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Fender
Norman Henry Fender (2 September 1910 – 24 October 1983) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby footballer who played rugby union for Cardiff as a flanker and rugby league with York. He won six caps for Wales at rugby union, and also represented Wales at rugby league. In 1932/33 he toured Australasia with Great Britain. Playing career International honours Norman Fender won caps for Wales (RU) while at Cardiff RFC in 1930 against Ireland, and France, and in 1931 against England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, represented Great Britain (RL) while at York on the 1932/33 tour to Australasia playing in 14 tour (non-Test matches), scoring 11-tries, and won caps for Wales (RL) while at York 1932...1938 9-caps. County Cup Final appearances Norman Fender played , and scored a goal in York's 9–2 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1936 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1936–37 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 17 October 1936. Club career Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Yorke
Victor "Vic" S. Yorke (birth registered third ¼ 1933 – July 2009) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Rugby League XIII and Rugby League War of the Roses, Yorkshire, and at club level for Old Priory Youth Club A.R.L.F.C., Old Priory Youth Club Old Priory Youth Club ARLFC, ARLFC and York Wasps, York, as a Goal (sport)#Rugby football, goal-kicking , i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested Scrum (rugby)#Rugby league, scrums. Background Vic Yorke's birth was registered in York, and he died aged 75 in Acomb, North Yorkshire, Acomb, York, North Yorkshire, England. Playing career International honours Vic Yorke played left-, i.e. number 8 for Rugby League XIII while at York and scored 4-Goal (sport)#Rugby football, goals in 8–26 defeat by France at Knowsley Road, St Helens, Merseyside, St. Helens on Saturday 22 November 1958. County honours Vic Yorke won Cap (sport), caps for Rugby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Smith (rugby League, York)
Gary or Garry Smith may refer to: Music * Gary Smith (drummer) (born 1950), member of Chase and Survivor * Gary Smith (guitarist), British avant-garde guitarist, improviser and composer * Gary Smith (heavy metal guitarist) * Gary Smith (record producer), entrepreneur, record producer, and artists' manager Politics * Garry R. Smith (born 1957), American politician in South Carolina * Gary Smith Jr. (born 1972), American politician in Louisiana * Gary Smith (political candidate), 2012 New Mexican congressional candidate * Gary Smith, burgess of Woodsboro, Maryland Sports * Gary Smith (cricketer) (born 1958), South African cricketer * Gary Smith (footballer, born 1955), English footballer * Gary Smith (footballer, born 1966), St Kitts and Nevis international footballer * Gary Smith (footballer, born 1968), English football player and coach * Gary Smith (footballer, born 1971), Scottish footballer * Gary Smith (footballer, born 1984), English footballer * Gary Smith (footballer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Pryce
Geoffrey Winston Pryce (17 July 1961 – 5 December 2020) was an English rugby league footballer, most associated with York. Originally a winger, he occasionally played centre, and later in his career he moved into the second row. He was also known to play as an emergency hooker. Background Geoff Pryce was born on 17 July 1961 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He died on 5 December 2020 aged 59. Career He made his debut for York on 28 December 1980 against Swinton and was a member of the side that gained promotion 1981 and 1986 and the side that reached the semi-final of the 1984 Rugby League Challenge Cup. He made a total of 286 appearances for York between 1980 and 1983, scoring 101 tries and 374 points. He scored a hat trick on his Yorkshire debut on 26 May 1982 in a 22–21 win over Lancashire at Leigh. He is an inductee into the York Hall Of Fame. Family He was a member of a well known Bradford rugby league playing family, including Leon Pryce, Dennis P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
