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2 unusual facts about John Blashford-Snell


Gap year

In 1978, the Prince of Wales and Colonel John Blashford-Snell began what is now known as Raleigh International by launching Operation Drake, an expedition voyage around the world following Sir Francis Drake's route.

Tom Wintringham

, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, USA 1943, republished 1973 with Col. John Blashford-Snell ISBN 0-14-021522-0


Albert Snell

Albert Snell later became an acclaimed photographer and was honoured by the Royal Photographic Society.

American Football League Rookies of the Year

Selected in the third round in the NFL draft, Matt Snell was picked in the first round as the first player drafted by the AFL's New York franchise after new owner Sonny Werblin changed the team's name from the Titans of New York.

Belinda Snell

In a January 2005 game against the Perth Lynx that her team won 109–54, Snell scored 54 points and broke a WNBL single game scoring record set by Julie Nykiel in 1982 where Nykiel scored 53 points.

Cecilia Lucy Brightwell

Brightwell was born at Thorpe, near Norwich, on 27 February 1811, the eldest child of Thomas Brightwell (Ipswich 1787 – Norwich 1868), and his first wife, Mary Snell (1788 – 1815), daughter of William Wilkin Wilkin, of Costessey, near Norwich, and Cecilia Lucy (Jacomb), a lineal descendant of Thomas Jacomb.

Cyrus Bryant

Cyrus was born in Cummington, Massachusetts in a family of Peter Bryant (1767–1820), a doctor and later a state legislator, and Sarah Snell.

Dan Stewart

Against Charleta Tavares and newcomer Oyango Snell, Stewart placed second, losing to Tavares.

Earl Snell

Earl Snell was the uncle of "Tonight Show" band leader Doc Severinsen.

George Davis Snell

Snell was educated in the Brookline, Massachusetts schools and then enrolled at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire where he continued his passion for mathematics and science, focusing on genetics.

Gordon Snell

Snell was working as a freelance producer for the BBC when he met Maeve Binchy in London; they married in 1977 and ultimately moved to her hometown, Dalkey, Ireland (just outside Dublin).

Harold Snell

Snell, a scrum-half, was born in Newcastle, New South Wales and claimed a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia.

Hold On, I'm Comin'

In August, 2007 soul singer Guy Sebastian recorded a tribute version of Hold On, I'm Comin at Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee for his album of soul classics The Memphis Album with many of the original Stax music band members including Steve Cropper, Donald Duck Dunn, Lester Snell, and Steve Potts.

Hugh Farmer

He died on 5 February 1787, and was buried in the parish churchyard at Walthamstow, in the same grave with his friend Snell.

I've Been Loving You Too Long

"I've Been Loving You Too Long" is a stand-out track and was recorded to analogue tape live on the studio floor at Ardent Studios with many of the original Stax music band members, including Steve Cropper, Donald Duck Dunn, Lester Snell, Steve Potts (most of Booker T. & the MG's, though without Booker T himself) backing the vocals of Sebastian.

Imnaha River

Below the historic forest ranger station, Adams, Schleur, Spring, Snell, Loyd, Keeler, Jody, Thorn, Dunlap, Rippleton, Dead Horse, High Camp, and Deer creeks enter from the right before Sheep Creek enters from the left near Imnaha at RM 19.5 (RK 31.4).

Loserville

It was directed by Steven Dexter, designed by Francis O'Connor, choreographed by Nick Winston, costumes by O'Connor & Stephen Snell, sound by Simon Baker and lighting by Howard Harrison.

Newell Mathews

Mathews was born in 1834 and married Sarah Snell Olds of Lamoille Township, Bureau County, Illinois, on July 4, 1868, in that state.

Oregon gubernatorial special election, 1948

Incumbent governor John Hubert Hall, who took over after Snell's death until the election, lost the Republican nomination 51.13-48.87%, to state senator Douglas McKay, and the Democrats nominated state senator Lew Wallace, who had previously lost to Earl Snell in the 1942 gubernatorial election in a landslide.

Robert Snell

In the height of the Great Depression Snell could earn up to 10 per game and the same in wages playing in the Apple Isle.

Roderick Snell

Snell is a visiting professor at the Business School of the University of Kingston, Surrey, a fellow of the Royal Television Society, and a governor of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE).

Rudolph Snellius

His son Willebrord Snellius was the astronomer and mathematician who gave his name to Snell's law.

Sir Thomas Aylesbury, 1st Baronet

Warner gave an account towards the end of his life to John Pell of how with Hariot they had carried out experiments on Snell's law at Aylesbury's house.

Snell's Bridge

American troops lead by William H. Winder retreated across Snell's bridge on August 26, 1814.

Snell's Bridge is an historic bridge over the Patuxent River near Fulton, Maryland.

Snellius

Willebrord Snellius (1580–1626), a Dutch astronomer and mathematician, most famous for the law of refraction now known as Snell's law

Steve Snell

Snell made few first-team appearances in 2006 but in 2007 played four first-class matches because of injury to regular keeper Stephen Adshead.

Stuart Snell

Their son Adrian Snell is a song writer and another son, Christopher Snell, died on 14 June 2008 of cancer.

The Dream Life of Balso Snell

After West became famous (years after his death) for Miss Lonelyhearts and The Day of the Locust, Balso Snell was reprinted in a single volume edition of his complete novels, as well as in the Library of America edition of West's collected works.

The Snell Show

After winning the Grand Jury Prize at the 2003 Slamdance Film Festival, The Snell Show went on to play many festivals across the nation, including the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival, Maryland Film Festival, AFI Film Festival, and Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival.

Tom Whiteside

The rest of Book II is occupied with showing that the cubic curves arise naturally in the study of optics from the Snell-Descartes Law.

William Kittredge

Oscar was to be picked up by Oregon Governor Earl Snell for a hunting trip in October 1947 when the plane Snell and Oregon Secretary of State Robert Farrell, among others, crashed en route, killing all four on board.


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