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| Bob Fitzsimmons |
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1863
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1917
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Boxing's first triple world champion, who was born in Helston, Cornwall. He and his family emigrated to New Zealand, where he then travelled to Sydney, Australia and after several years, finally made it to America.
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| Captain John Davis |
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1550
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1605
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Elizabethan Navigator and one of Devon’s greatest seaman, born at Sandridge Park near Stoke Gabriel. Conducted three expeditions to the Arctic Seas (1585-1587) in quest of a NW passage to India & China.
In 1587 he discovered the Strait between Greenland and Canada which bears his name. In 1592...
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| Captain Scott |
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1868
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1912
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Captain Robert Scott was born in Devonport near Plymouth where his father owned a brewery, he started his sailing days in Plymouth and became a captain in the Royal Navy. Between 1901 and 1904 he became a national hero when he set the new ‘furthest south’ record with an expedition...
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| Charles Dickens |
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1870
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One of England’s most famous novelists, Charles Dickens spent a great deal of time in Exeter (his parents living on the city’s outskirts) and used his experiences in the city for his novels. He often frequented the Turks Head pub, still standing in the High Street and the pub...
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