Author for children Christopher Awdry
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Christopher Awdry
Living place: England
Birthday: 2-7-1940 (84 years old)
Global rank: #52973
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Who is Author for children Christopher Awdry?
British author who took over the best-selling Railway Series of children's books, including Thomas Engine Tank, from his father in 1983. He is also the author of various books related to railroads, including the non-fiction book The Nene Valley Railway and the British railway company Encyclopaedia. The railway series went 11 years without a new book until 2007, when Awdry was commissioned to write Thomas and Victoria, the 41st book in the series.
British author who took over the best-selling Railway Series of children's books, including Thomas Engine Tank, from his father in 1983. He is also the author of various books related to railroads, including the non-fiction book The Nene Valley Railway and the British railway company Encyclopaedia. The railway series went 11 years without a new book until 2007, when Awdry was commissioned to write Thomas and Victoria, the 41st book in the series.
His bout with measles as a child inspired the creation of The Railway Series, which began as a story told to him by his father to comfort him during his illness.
He married a woman named Helen and has a son named Richard.
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His father, Wilbert Awdry, is the author of the railroad series.
His father, Wilbert Awdry, is the author of the railroad series.
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When was Author for children Christopher Awdry born?
Christopher Awdry birthday 2-7-1940 (at the age of 84).
Where is Author for children Christopher Awdry's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Christopher Awdry was born in England. is a Author for children, whose Zodiac is Cancer, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dragon. Christopher Awdry's global rank is 52973 and whose rank is 162 in list of famous Author for children.
Christopher Awdry birthday 2-7-1940 (at the age of 84).
Where is Author for children Christopher Awdry's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Christopher Awdry was born in England. is a Author for children, whose Zodiac is Cancer, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dragon. Christopher Awdry's global rank is 52973 and whose rank is 162 in list of famous Author for children.
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Events in 1940 and 2-7
Events in the world in the birth year of Christopher Awdry
- Winston Churchill becomes Britain's Prime Minister.
- Trotsky is assassinated in Mexico.
- Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania annexed by U.S.S.R.
- Hitler invades Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg.
- Lascaux caves with Cro-Magnon art discovered by French schoolboy.
Birthday Christopher Awdry (2-7) in history
- Day 2-7 year 1566: French astrologer, physician and author of the book "Prophecies" Nostradamus passed away in Salon-de-Provence.
- Day 2-7 year 1881: President James Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau; he died on Sept. 19.
- Day 2-7 year 1890: Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act.
- Day 2-7 year 1937: Amelia Earhart and her co-pilot Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to fly around the world.
- Day 2-7 year 1964: President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law.
- Day 2-7 year 1976: In Gregg v. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty was not inherently cruel or unusual.
- Day 2-7 year 1997: Actor James Stewart died in Beverly Hills, Calif.
- Day 2-7 year 2002: Steve Fossett became the first to circumnavigate the globe solo in a balloon.
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