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In Conjunction with London Book & Screen Week, October Gallery presents 'A History of the 20th Century in Maps' with Tim Bryars and Tom Harper. From the Beatles to the Bomb, from top-secret documents to mass propaganda, maps tell many stories, allowing us to explore changing social attitudes towards the unfamiliar and unconventional, from Jewish London at the turn of the century to women in the workplace, and from the Edwardian opium trade to gay London in the 1980s. Authors of recently published British Library bestseller A History of the 20th Century in 100 Maps, Tim Bryars & Tom Harper, reveal how maps permeated almost every aspect of daily life in the last century. This illuminating talk will bring to life the rich history of the modern age, as chronicled in maps. Tim Bryars is an antiquarian bookseller specialising in maps, and an organiser of the annual London Map Fair. He appeared in the BBC series The Beauty of Maps. Tom Harper is the British Librarys curator of antiquarian mapping, and co author of Magnificent Maps: Power, Propaganda and Art (2010).
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- 01 Nov – Tim Cook (1960–), American business executive, CEO of Apple Inc
- 01 Nov – Tom Waddell (1937–1987), American decathlete & physician, founder of the Gay Games
- 02 Nov – Luchino Visconti (1906–1976), Italian director
- 02 Nov – Darren Young (1979–), American professional wrestler
- 03 Nov – Benvenuto Cellini (1500–1571), Italian sculptor
- 04 Nov – Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989), American photographer
- 06 Nov – Michael Cunningham (1952–), American novelist
- 06 Nov – Torben Lund (1950–), Danish politician
- 06 Nov – Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse (1896–1980), German aristocrat
- 08 Nov – Charles Demuth (1883–1935), American painter
- 12 Nov – Roland Barthes (1915–1980), French literary theorist & philosopher
- 14 Nov – Russell Tovey (1981- ), Englishactor, author, playwright & screenwriter
- 14 Nov – Adolf Brand (1874–1945), German gay rights advocate
- 14 Nov – Aaron Copland (1900–1990), American composer, writer & conductor
- 14 Nov – Stefano Gabbana (1962–), Italian fashion designer – Dolce & Gabbana
- 14 Nov – Tomoya Hosoda (1991–), Japanese politician
- 15 Nov – François Ozon (1967–), French film director & screenwriter
- 16 Nov – Glenn Burke (1952–1995), American Major League Baseball player
- 17 Nov - Rock Hudson (1925–1985), American actor
- 17 Nov – RuPaul (1960–), American drag queen, TV personality, singer, actor, author & model
- 18 Nov – Christian Sirian (1985–), American fashion designer
- 19 Nov – Calvin Klein (1942- ), American fashion designer with a range of perfumes, watches & jewellery
- 19 Nov – Clifton Webb (1889–1966), American actor, dancer & singer
- 19 Nov – Timothy Conigrave (1959–1994), Australian actor, writer & activist
- 20 Nov – Noel Mewton-Wood (1922–1953), Australian-born concert pianist
- 21 Nov – Laurier LaPierre (1929–2012), Canadian Senator, professor, broadcaster, journalist & author
- 22 Nov – Benjamin Britten (1913–1976), English composer, conductor & pianist
- 22 Nov – André Gide (1869–1951), French writer
- 23 Nov – Robin Roberts (1960–), American TV broadcaster
- 25 Nov – Bruno Tonioli (1955- ), Italian choreographer, ballroom/Latin dancer & tv personality.
- 25 Nov – Rosa von Praunheim (1942–), German film director & gay rights activist
- 26 Nov – John Amaechi (1970–), English retired basketball player
- 27 Nov – Antinous (111-130), Lover of Roman Emperor Hadrian
- 27 Nov – Jani Toivola (1977), Finnish politician, actor & dancer
- 28 Nov – Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687), Italian-born French composer
- 28 Nov - John Galliano CBE RI (1960- ), British-Gibraltarian fashion designer. Head designer of Givenchy, Christian Dior, John Galliano, currently creative director of Maison Margiela
- 29 Nov – Simon Amstell (1979- ), British comedian, tv presenter, screenwriter, director, actor
- 29 Nov – Public Universal Friend (1752-1819), American preacher