Helen Rankin was born on 29 March 1937, in England, United Kingdom. She married Clair Jorgensen Bott in 1977, in Bahrain. She died in 1999, in Mid Warwickshire, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 62.
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Britain entered the Second World War as war was declared on Germany on September 3, 1939. World War II came to an end after the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, which killed 140,000 people. Less than a week later, the Japanese surrendered and the war officially ended on August 15, 1945.
Winston Churchill becomes prime minister. British fighter pilots repel German air attacks in the Battle of Britain. London and other cities badly damaged in German bombing raids.
The death penalty for murder was abolished in England on November 8, 1965.
Scottish and English: from Middle English Ran(d)kin, a diminutive of Ran(d), a pet form of the personal name Ran(d)ulf. See Rand , Randolph , Randall . This name was brought to Northern Ireland (Derry) from Scotland in the 17th century.
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