Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Roald Dahl across 5 places, from 1916 to 1990.
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Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime fighter ace.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Roald Dahl was documented, and when
1916year
Llandaffattested“Roald Dahl was born in 1916 at Villa Marie, Fairwater Road, in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, to Norwegian parents Harald Dahl and Sofie Magdalene Dahl (née Hesselberg).”source: Wikipedia: Roald Dahl
1916year
Villa Marieattested“Roald Dahl was born in 1916 at Villa Marie, Fairwater Road, in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, to Norwegian parents Harald Dahl and Sofie Magdalene Dahl (née Hesselberg).”source: Wikipedia: Roald Dahl
1954year
Gipsy Houseattested“Felicity gave up her job and moved into Gipsy House, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, which had been Dahl's home since 1954.”source: Wikipedia: Roald Dahl
23 November 1990exact date
Oxfordattested“Roald Dahl died on 23 November 1990, at the age of 74 of a rare cancer of the blood, myelodysplastic syndrome, in Oxford, and was buried in the cemetery at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England.”source: Wikipedia: Roald Dahl
23 November 1990exact date
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Great Missendenattested“Roald Dahl died on 23 November 1990, at the age of 74 of a rare cancer of the blood, myelodysplastic syndrome, in Oxford, and was buried in the cemetery at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England.”source: Wikipedia: Roald Dahl
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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Great Missenden1 presence · 1990
Gipsy House1 presence · 1954
Llandaff1 presence · 1916
Villa Marie1 presence · 1916
Other places tied to Roald Dahl in the record
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1929year
Derbyshirementioned“From 1929, when he was 13, Dahl attended Repton School in Derbyshire.”source: Wikipedia: Roald Dahl
May 1933month
Reptonmentioned“However, according to Dahl's biographer Jeremy Treglown, the caning took place in May 1933, a year after Fisher had left Repton; the headmaster was in fact J.”source: Wikipedia: Roald Dahl
August 1934month
Newfoundland (island)mentioned“After finishing his schooling, in August 1934 Dahl crossed the Atlantic on the and hiked through Newfoundland with the British Public Schools Exploring Society.”source: Wikipedia: Roald Dahl
August 1939month
Dar-es-Salaammentioned“In August 1939, as the Second World War loomed, the British made plans to round up the hundreds of Germans living in Dar-es-Salaam.”source: Wikipedia: Roald Dahl
19 September 1940exact date
Ismailiamentioned“On 19 September 1940, Dahl and another pilot were ordered to fly their Gladiators by stages from Abu Sueir (near Ismailia, in Egypt) to 80 Squadron's forward airstrip south of Mersa Matruh.”source: Wikipedia: Roald Dahl
19 September 1940exact date
Egyptmentioned“On 19 September 1940, Dahl and another pilot were ordered to fly their Gladiators by stages from Abu Sueir (near Ismailia, in Egypt) to 80 Squadron's forward airstrip south of Mersa Matruh.”source: Wikipedia: Roald Dahl
April 1941month
Mediterranean Seamentioned“Dahl flew a replacement Hurricane across the Mediterranean Sea in April 1941, after seven hours' experience flying Hurricanes.”source: Wikipedia: Roald Dahl
March 1942month
Londonmentioned“In late March 1942, while in London, he met the Under-Secretary of State for Air, Major Harold Balfour, at his club.”source: Wikipedia: Roald Dahl
2 July 1953exact date
Trinity Church, New Yorkmentioned“Dahl married American actress Patricia Neal on 2 July 1953 at Trinity Church in New York City.”source: Wikipedia: Roald Dahl
5 December 1960exact date
New York Citymentioned“On 5 December 1960, four-month-old Theo was severely injured when his baby carriage was struck by a taxicab in New York City.”source: Wikipedia: Roald Dahl
1983year
London Borough of Lambethmentioned“In 1983 Neal and Dahl divorced and Dahl married Felicity, at Brixton Town Hall, South London.”source: Wikipedia: Roald Dahl
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