Clive Donner

Male21 January 1926–6 September 2010

Brief Life History of Clive

Clive Donner was born on 21 January 1926, in Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom. He died on 6 September 2010, in London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 84.

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Family Time Line

Clive Donner
1926–2010
Jocelyn Rickards
1924–2005

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  • Legacy NFS Source: Clive Donner - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Clive Donner

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World Events (3)

1940

Age 14

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.

1940 · The Blitz Begins

Age 14

During WWII a blitz took place in London. It was a German campaign against Britain,  the Germans would do night time bomb raids on the British cities.

1945

Age 19

The UK becomes a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

Name Meaning

German: nickname for a loud or irascible man, from Middle High German doner ‘thunder’ (Old High German thonar).

Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of German Donner ‘thunder’ as a surname (compare 1 above).

English (Lincolnshire): of Norman origin, a nickname from Anglo-Norman donour ‘giver, granter, generous, open-handed person’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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