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Donovan Phillips Leitch, born on May 10, 1946 in Maryhill, Scotland, GBR
The Human
Who is Donovan Leitch?
Donovan Leitch is a human born in the United Kingdom in the early months of 1946. The sex at birth is presumed to be male.
What's the history of this record on The Population Project?
This record was created on December 11, 2023 on The Population Project. It was last edited on April 22, 2024.
The Context
What was the context in the United Kingdom in 1946?
Theodore Schurch is hanged at HM Prison Pentonville by Albert Pierrepoint, the only British soldier executed for treachery committed during World War II and the last person to be executed in Britain for an offence other than murder. First United Nations General Assembly convenes at Methodist Central Hall Westminster. The United Nations Security Council holds its first meeting at Church House in London. Royal Opera House in Covent Garden re-opens after the War with The Royal Ballet (relocated from Sadler's Wells Theatre) performing The Sleeping Beauty.
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