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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
19th September 1978 Actor Ramin Karimloo, Phantom & Love Never Dies London, born in Tehran.
19th September 1972 Diplomat at the Israeli embassy killed by a letter bomb.
19th September 1946 Born today: John Coghlan, London, rock drummer (Status Quo)
19th September 1945 Nazi propagandist William Joyce (Lord Haw Haw) sentenced to death.
19th September 1867 Illustrator Arthur Rackham was born in Lewisham.
Home to a Proms Man
Founder of the BBC Proms once lived in this house
Location: 4 Elsworthy Road, Belsize Park, NW3
Description: Sir Henry Joseph Wood was an English conductor, forever associated with The Proms which he conducted for half a century.
Founded in 1895, they became known after his death as the 'Henry Wood Promenade Concerts' and are now the 'BBC Proms'.
He had an enormous influence on musical life in Britain - he improved access immensely, and also raised the standard of orchestral playing and nurtured the taste of the public, introducing them to a vast repertoire of music, encouraging especially compositions by British composers.
He was born in 1869, knighted in 1911, and died in 1944.
He was a hugely talented music man and lived here.
Tagged in this Tour: Music: off the beaten path
Historical
Ranking This Month: 1843/2781
Pages Hit This Month: 32
Link to This Page: http://www.shadyoldlady.com/location/1947
Credits: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Joseph_Wood
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Founder of the BBC Proms once lived in this house |
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