Fred Dibnah Рођендан, Датум рођења

Fred Dibnah

Frederick Travis Dibnah, (28 April 1938 – 6 November 2004), was an English steeplejack and television personality. Having a keen interest in mechanical engineering, he described himself as a "backstreet mechanic."

When Dibnah was born, Britain relied heavily upon coal to fuel its industry. As a child, he was fascinated by the steam engines which powered the many textile mills in Bolton, but he paid particular attention to chimneys and the men who worked on them. He began his working life as a joiner, before becoming a steeplejack. From age 22, he served for two years in the Army Catering Corps of the British Army, undertaking his National Service. Once demobbed, he returned to steeplejacking but met with limited success until he was asked to repair Bolton's parish church tower. The resulting publicity provided a boost to his business, ensuring he was almost never out of work.

In 1978, while making repairs to Bolton Town Hall, Dibnah was filmed by a regional BBC news crew. The BBC then commissioned a documentary, which followed the rough-hewn steeplejack as he worked on chimneys, interacted with his family and talked about his favourite hobby – steam. His Lanky manner and gentle, self-taught philosophical outlook proved popular with viewers and he featured in a number of television programmes. Towards the end of his life, the decline of Britain's industry was mirrored by a decline in his steeplejacking business and Dibnah increasingly came to rely on public appearances and after-dinner speaking to support his income. In 1998, he presented a programme on Britain's industrial history and went on to present a number of series, largely concerned with the Industrial Revolution and its mechanical and architectural legacy.

Dibnah died from bladder cancer in November 2004, aged 66.

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Рођендан, Датум рођења
четвртак, 28. април 1938.
Место рођења
Bolton
Старост
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Знак Звезде

28. април 1938. је био четвртак под знаком звездице . Био је 117 дан у години. Председник Сједињених Држава је био Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Ако сте рођени на данашњи дан, имате 87 година. Ваш последњи рођендан је био понедељак, 28. април 2025., пре 140 дана. Ваш следећи рођендан је уторак, 28. април 2026., за 224 дана. Живели сте 31.917 дана, или око 766.014 сати, или око 45.960.875 минута, или око 2.757.652.500 секунди.

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28th of April 1938 News

Вести како су се појавиле на насловној страни Њујорк тајмса на 28. април 1938.

NEWS OF ART

Date: 28 April 1938

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POST FOR LOWELLMELLETT; President Names News Executive to Head Emergency Council

Date: 29 April 1938

Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

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News of Wood, Field and Stream; Charley's Trout Camp Burden Catches Tuna

Date: 28 April 1938

By RAYMOND R. CAMP

Raymond CAMP

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NEWS OF THE STAGE; A Motion Picture Director Looks Toward Broadway--Maurice Evans Now Has Actor-Manager Status Anti-War Play to Open Show's Attendance Doubles

Date: 28 April 1938

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Advertising News and Notes; Stockholders to Get Campaign Large Chesterfield Ad Due Canada Dry to Open New Drive Ayer Changes Departments General Advertising Off 11.1% Accounts Personnel Notes

Date: 28 April 1938

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SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOODD; Selznick Picks Billie Burke for Role of Mrs. Carleton in 'The Young in Heart' ALMA LLOYD GETS PART ' Invisible Enemy,' With Alan Marshall, Tala Birell, Opens Today at Criterion Of Local Origin

Date: 29 April 1938

Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

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NEWSPAPERS SEEN GAINING INFLUENCE; Stahlman Points to Record Circulation as Proof of Rising Reader Interest DENIES PRESS IS VENAL Calls Upon Advertisers to Aid Publishers in Safeguarding Freedom of the News Warns of Propaganda List of Honor Guests

Date: 29 April 1938

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T. E. Dewey's Address Before Publishers Here; Fight Waged by Newspapers Boiler Plate Recollections He Talked to Dewey" Power of the Local Boss Crime Is News Press and Public Conscience When the Press Stepped In Chief Foe of Corruption Victories for the Newspapers

Date: 29 April 1938

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SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD; Warners Purchase 'Forgive Us Our Trespasses, Which Was Written by L. C. Douglas RKO COMPLETED 2 CASTS Radio City Music Hall Opens 'There's Always a Woman, With Joan Blondell Coast Scripts Of Local Origin

Date: 28 April 1938

Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

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ROOSEVELT LAUDS PRESS CONFERENCE; Excerpts of Notes on 1935 Gathering Reveal His Views About Newspapers ASSAILS 'COLORED STORES' He Declares Talks Result in Greater Accouracy in News of the Government Holds to Original Aims Method Called Effective Sees Accuracy as Result

Date: 28 April 1938

By CHARLES W. HURDSpecial to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Charles HURDSpecial

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