Aberystwyth student Emyr Llewelyn, farmer's son Owain Williams, and former RAF military policeman John Albert Jones, formed the shadowy group Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru, the Movement for the Defence of Wales.

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The long list includes astronaut Neil Armstrong, dancer Fred Astaire, Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum, landscape painter Albert Bierstadt, brewer Adolphus Busch, singer John Denver, entertainment entrepreneur Walt Disney, physicist Albert Einstein, New York Yankee legend Lou Gehrig, condiment king Henry J.

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Aside from the usual suspects like Albert Einstein, Elvis and John Lennon, we added two interesting newcomers this year: Stieg Larsson and George Steinbrenner.

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Liverpool artist Tom Murphy has created sculptures which appear across the North West, including the statue of John Lennon at Liverpool John Lennon Airport and that of Billy Fury outside the Piermaster's House in the Albert Dock.

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Others developments have included canal-side planting in Piccadilly Basin, the creation of an orchard in St John's Gardens and a Northern Quarter pocket park on Thomas Street, and a revamp of Albert Bridge Gardens.

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