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15th August 1992 Martha Blackburn, Canada newspaper publisher (London Free Press), dies
15th August 1973 David Storey's Cromwell, premieres in London
15th August 1968 Pirate Radio Free London, begins transmitting
15th August 1961 Matt Johnson, lead singer of The The, was born in London.
15th August 1950 Princess Anne, was born in St James Palace, London.
15th August 1946 Comedy actor and presenter Tony Robinson was born in Homerton, London.
15th August 1928 Born today: Nicolas Roeg, London England, cinematographer/director (Aria, Eureka)
15th August 1875 Composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was born in London.
15th August 1858 Childrens author Edith Nesbit was born in Kennington, London.
Arthur Kavanagh lived here
The disabled politician and adventurer Arthur Kavanagh died here
Location: 19 Tedworth Square, Chelsea
Description: The remarkable Irish politician Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh (1831-1889) lived out the end of his days here.
He was born in County Carlow and spent his youth travelling with his mother to far flung places like Rome and Egypt. By the age of 18 he had travelled to Russia, India, Sinai, Jerusalem too. He also wrote a book about hunting in Albania.
He returned to Ireland in his mid-20's and settled down to run the family estate, and married his cousin. He designed and built the villages of Borris and Ballyragget, and won the Royal Dublin Society's medal.
Arthur was a Justice of the Peace for Wexford, Kilkenny, and Carlow. He became High Sheriff of Kilkenny in 1856 and of Carlow in 1857. In 1862 he became chairman of the board of guardians for New Ross Poor-house.
What is truly remarkable, in the Victorian era, was that he achieved all this after being born with no limbs and minor use of fingers at one shoulder.
He died from pneumonia here on Christmas day, 1889, and was shipped home to be buried in the ruined church on Ballycopigan, a wooded hill in the grounds of his family's mansion at Borris.
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