Francis Chichester
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 52 years ago |
Date of birth | September 17,1901 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Barnstaple |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | August 26,1972 |
Died | Plymouth |
United Kingdom | |
Children | Giles Chichester |
George Beresford Chichester | |
Parents | Charles Chichester |
Emily Annie Page | |
Job | Author |
Aviator | |
Sailor | |
Grandchildren | George Arthur Francis Chichester |
Jessica Mary Chichester | |
Charles Edward Orlando Chichester | |
Current partner | Sheila Mary Craven |
Muriel Eileen Blakiston | |
Place of burial | Church of St Peter, Shirwell, United Kingdom |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 486867 |
Gipsy Moth circles the world
The Lonely Sea and the Sky
The romantic challenge
Solo to Sydney
Along the clipper way
Alone Across The Atlantic
Alone Over the Tasman Sea
Ride on the Wind
Atlantic adventure
How to Keep Fit
How to Keep Fit by One who Never is as Fit as He Would Like to be
The Lonely Sea and the Sky
The romantic challenge
Solo to Sydney
Along the clipper way
Alone Across The Atlantic
Alone Over the Tasman Sea
Ride on the Wind
Atlantic adventure
How to Keep Fit
How to Keep Fit by One who Never is as Fit as He Would Like to be
Francis Chichester Life story
Sir Francis Charles Chichester KBE was a British businessman, pioneering aviator and solo sailor. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for becoming the first person to sail single-handed around the world by the clipper route and the fastest circumnavigator, in nine months and one day overall in 1966–67.