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Save Britain's Heritage

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Save Britain's Heritage is a British charity, created in 1975 by a group of journalists, historians, architects, and planners to campaign publicly for endangered historic buildings. It is al

William Herschel

Born: November 15, 1738 Hanover, Germany Died: August 25, 1822 Slough, England German-born English astronomer The Ger...

Sally Hershberger

Hair stylist and salon owner Born c. 1961, in Wichita, KS; daughter of an oilcompany executive. Addresses: Home —Los Angeles, CA, and New Yor...

Myra Hess

The concert pianist Myra Hess (1890–1965) started out rather slowly, but eventually hit the heights of musical fame as her skills became more widely recognized. She was famous for ...

Steven J. Heyer

Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Born Steven Jay Heyer, June 13, 1952, in New York, NY; son of Harold (an attorney) and Ethel Heyer; married Marg...

Thor Heyerdahl

Born: October 6, 1914 Larvik, Norway Died: April 18, 2002 Colla Michari, Italy Norwegian anthropologist, author, and explorer ...

Carl Hiaasen

Newspaper columnist, environmentalist, and author Born Carl Andrew Hiaasen, March 12, 1953, in Plantation, FL; son of Odel (an attorney) and Patricia (a teacher) Hiaasen; married ...

Freddie Highmore

June 9, 1992 • England Actor British performer Freddie Highmore began his acting career in 1999 at the age of seven. In 2005 he was only twelve years old and had alread...

National Highways

Politics and Administration

National Highways is a government-owned company charged with operating, maintaining and improving motorways and major A roads in England. It also sets highways standards

George Roy Hill

Born December 20, 1921, in Minneapolis, MN; died December 27, 2002, in New York, NY. Film director. George Roy Hill won the best director Oscar for 1973's The Sting, ...

William Hill

Leisure

William Hill is a British gambling company founded in 1934. Its product offering includes sports betting, online casino, online poker, and online bingo. Business operations are led from its headquarte

J. Edward Hill

Physician and educator Born February 2, 1938, in Omaha, NE; married Jean Ware, November, 1963; children: twodaughters. Education: University of Missi...

Edmund Hillary

Born: July 20, 1919 Auckland, New Zealand New Zealander explorer and mountaineer Edmund Hillary was one of the greatest explorers and mountaineers of t...

S. E. Hinton

Born: 1950 Tulsa, Oklahoma American author Often considered the most successful novelist for the junior high and high school audience, S. E. Hint...

Hippocrates

Born: c. 460 B.C.E. Cos, Greece Died: c. 377 B.C.E. Larissa, Greece Greek physician ...

Hirohito

Born: April 29, 1901 Tokyo, Japan Died: January 7, 1989 Tokyo, Japan Japanese emperor Hirohito was the 124th emperor ...

Gary Hirshberg

President and Chief Executive Officer of Stonyfield Farm Born c. 1954 in New Hampshire; married Meg; children: three. Addresses: Office —Ston...

Alfred Hitchcock

Born: August 13, 1899 London, England Died: April 29, 1980 Los Angeles, California English film director Alfred Hitch...

Adolf Hitler

Born: April 20, 1889 Braunau, Austria Died: April 30, 1945 Berlin, Germany German dictator and nationalist The German...

Thomas Hobbes

Born: April 5, 1588 Westport, England Died: December 4, 1679 Hardwick Hall, England English philosopher and political theorist ...