English political activist and MP (born 1974)

Jo Cox

Helen Joanne Cox was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Batley and Spen from May 2015 until her murder in June 2016. She was a member of the Labour Party.

Born

1974

June 22

Died

2016

Era

1970s

Country

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About

Jo, in brief

Helen Joanne Cox was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Batley and Spen from May 2015 until her murder in June 2016. She was a member of the Labour Party.

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Key dates

1974 Born
2016 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

-217 Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom.
-168 Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat Macedonian King Perseus who surrenders after the battle, ending the Third Macedonian War.
431 The Council of Ephesus, the third ecumenical council, begins, dealing with Nestorianism.
813 Battle of Versinikia: The Bulgars led by Krum defeat the Byzantine army near Edirne. Emperor Michael I is forced to abdicate in favor of Leo V the Armenian.

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The world in 1974

When Jo arrived

april 1 The Local Government Act 1972 of England and Wales comes into effect.
april 22 Pan Am Flight 812 crashes on approach to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, killing all 107 people on board.
april 25 Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime.
april 27 One hundred nine people are killed in a plane crash near Pulkovo Airport.

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Also born on June 22

Abbas Kiarostami 1940–2016 Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, and photographer (born 1940) Clifton McNeely 1919– American basketball player and coach (died 2003) Darryl Brohman 1956– Australian rugby league player and sportscaster Jimmy Somerville 1961– Scottish singer-songwriter Maximilian von Spee 1861–1914 Danish-German admiral (born 1861) Prunella Scales 1932–2025 English actress (died 2025) Rui Zong 662–716 Chinese emperor (born 662) Stephen Chow 1962– Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Ura Kazuki 1992– Japanese sumo wrestler

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1974

Andrew Johns 1974– Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster Burn Gorman 1974– American-born English actor and musician Cameron McConville 1974– Australian racing driver and sportscaster Christian Paradis 1974– Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Industry Crowbar 1974– American wrestler Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1974– American race car driver and actor Derek Jeter 1974– American baseball player Derrick Mason 1974– American football player Emilia Fox 1974– English actress

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