Happy Birthday to Naga Manchetty (Subha Nagalakshmi Munchetty-Chendriah) born On This Day 25th February 1975

A television presenter and journalist.
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Born and raised in Streatham she attended Graveney School.

On This Day 24 February 1872 Stanley Vickers died. He was an MP and a Distiller. His father John Vickers, co-owner of Vickers Gin and the family lived at Hill House Streatham Common North

Stanley Vickers (31 October 1837 – 24 February 1872) was an English distiller and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons

He was educated at King's College School. and became a distiller and merchant. He was managing partner and half proprietor of J. and J. Vickers and Co. distillery. He was a captain commanding the 5th Kent Artillery Volunteers

At the 1868 general election Vickers was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wallingford. He held the seat until his death aged 34 in 1872.
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Vickers married Mary Ianthe Dunbar, daughter of William Dunbar, merchant of Aberdeen and London.

The theatrical agent Keith Salberg died On This Day 22 February 2017. A resident of 34 Telford Ave.

According to the Stage the "Salberg" name is almost as famous as another Streatham family- the "Grades"

He left school in 1948 and worked at the King's Theatre Gainsborough "I used to check the returns in the morning, work in the box office, played small parts and helped with the costumes"

He set-up Keith Salberg Vauderville Enterprises at 13 Gerrard Street. " I used to book people people such as Ella Shields and groups such as The Four Ramblers with Val Doonican"

He joined Geraldo Agency and the Bunny Baron Organisation before setting-up his own business in Oxford Street. He did one-nighters with Reg Dixon, Tommy Trinder, Leslie Welch, Ben Warris and Adelaide Hall.
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(Source The Stage)