There's a world of difference between the name Edward, which sounds rather regal and stuffy (Edwardian) and the name Eddie, which sounds like a guy on the bus.
orig. William Blake McEdwards born July 26, 1922, Tulsa, Okla., U.S. U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter. He acted in films in the 1940s, then gained respect as a screenwriter, notably for My Sister Eileen (1955) and The Notorious Landlady (1962). He created the TV series Peter Gunn (1958-60). Among his successful directorial efforts were Operation Petticoat (1959), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), 10 (1979), and Victor/Victoria (1982), which he revived in 1995 as a Broadway musical starring his wife, Julie Andrews. He was perhaps best known for The Pink Panther (1964) and its sequels
A lake in the Great Rift Valley of central Africa on the border of Uganda and Congo (formerly Zaire). It was discovered by Henry M. Stanley in 1889. known as Edward of Windsor born Nov. 13, 1312, Windsor, Berkshire, Eng. died June 21, 1377, Sheen, Surrey King of England (1327-77). His mother, Isabella of France, deposed his father, Edward II, and crowned the 15-year-old Edward in his place. Isabella and her lover, Roger de Mortimer, governed in Edward's name for four years and persuaded him to grant the Scots their independence (1328). After having Mortimer executed in 1330, Edward became the sole ruler of England. By asserting his right to the French crown, he began the Hundred Years' War. He instituted the Order of the Garter in 1342. He defeated the French at the Battle of Crécy (1346) and captured Calais (1347), though lack of funds forced him to sign a truce. The Black Death hit England in 1348, but fighting continued. The Scots surrendered to Edward in 1356, and the same year his son Edward the Black Prince won a major victory for the English at the Battle of Poitiers. In 1360 Edward gave up his claim to the French crown in return for Aquitaine. The war later resumed when Charles V repudiated the Treaty of Calais; Edward lost Aquitaine, and he signed a new truce in 1375. In his later years he fell under the influence of his greedy mistress, Alice Perrers, and his son John of Gaunt. known as Edward of Caernarfon born April 25, 1284, Caernarfon, Caernarfonshire, Wales died September 1327, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, Eng. King of England (1307-27). He was the son of Edward I. He angered the barons by granting the earldom of Cornwall to his favourite, Piers Gaveston; the barons then drew up the Ordinances (1311), a document limiting the king's power over finances and appointments, and executed the arrogant Gaveston (1312). The English defeat by Robert I at the Battle of Bannockburn (1314) ensured Scottish independence and left Edward at the mercy of powerful barons, notably Thomas of Lancaster. Edward defeated and executed Lancaster in 1322, freeing himself from baronial control and revoking the Ordinances. His queen, Isabella, helped her lover, Roger de Mortimer, invade England with other dissatisfied nobles and depose Edward in favour of his son, Edward III. Edward II was imprisoned and probably murdered. born April 28, 1442, Rouen, France died April 9, 1483, Westminster, Eng. King of England (1461-70, 1471-83). His father, a claimant to the throne, was killed in 1461, and Edward was crowned, thanks largely to his cousin the earl of Warwick. This alliance did not last, and, after much intrigue and fighting, Edward was deposed and fled in 1470. The next year he returned to become a leading participant in the Wars of the Roses, defeating and killing Warwick and nearly all the remaining Lancastrian leaders. After murdering Henry VI and repelling an attack on London, Edward remained secure as king for the rest of his life. He invaded France, which Henry had inherited but largely lost; though the attempt was unsuccessful, Edward made an excellent financial settlement by treaty. His administrative achievements made his reign a time of prosperity and success. Seven children survived him; his two sons were probably murdered in the Tower of London, and his eldest daughter married Henry VII. known as Edward Longshanks born June 17, 1239, Westminster, Middlesex, Eng. died July 7, 1309, Burgh by Sands, near Carlisle, Cumberland King of England (1272-1307). The eldest son of Henry III, he supported his father in a civil war with the barons, but his violent temper contributed to Henry's defeat at the Battle of Lewes (1264). Edward triumphed over the rebels in the following year when he defeated them and slew their leader at Evesham. Edward joined the abortive Crusade of Louis IX of France (the Eighth Crusade) in 1271-72, then returned to England to succeed his father. His reign was a time of rising national consciousness, in which he strengthened the crown against the nobility. He fostered the development of Parliament and played an important role in defining English common law. He conquered Wales (1277) and crushed Welsh uprisings against English rule, but his conquest of Scotland (1296), including the defeat of William Wallace, was undone by later revolts. He expelled the Jews from England in 1290; they would not be readmitted until 1655. He died on a campaign against Robert I, who had proclaimed himself king of Scotland the previous year. orig. Albert Edward born Nov. 9, 1841, London, Eng. died May 6, 1910, London King of the United Kingdom (1901-10). Son of Queen Victoria, he attended Oxford and Cambridge and in 1863 married Alexandra (1844-1925), daughter of Christian IX. Noted for his interest in racing and yachting and his sometimes scandalous personal behavior, he was excluded by Victoria from most affairs of state until he was over 50 years old. He succeeded to the throne on her death, and his reign helped restore luster to the monarchy after her long seclusion as a widow. An immensely popular sovereign, he helped pave the way for the Entente Cordiale with his state visit to Paris in 1903. born June 23, 1894, Richmond, Surrey, Eng. died May 28, 1972, Paris, France King of the United Kingdom (1936) who abdicated voluntarily. Son of George V, he served as a staff officer in World War I. After the war he made extensive goodwill tours of the British Empire and became very popular with the British people. In 1930 he became friends with Wallis Simpson and her husband and by 1934 had fallen in love with her. In January 1936 he succeeded to the throne on his father's death. Unable to gain social and political acceptance for his proposed marriage to Simpson, he abdicated in December, becoming the only British sovereign to resign the crown voluntarily. He was created duke of Windsor and in 1937 married Simpson, who became the duchess of Windsor. At Winston Churchill's invitation, he served as governor of the Bahamas during World War II, and after 1945 the couple lived in Paris. Though they were counted among the social elite, not until 1967 were they invited to attend an official public ceremony with other members of the royal family. born Oct. 12, 1537, London, Eng. died July 6, 1553, London King of England and Ireland (1547-53). Son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, Edward succeeded to the throne after Henry's death. During the young king's reign, power was wielded first by his uncle the duke of Somerset (1547-49) and then by the duke of Northumberland. Facing death from tuberculosis, Edward was persuaded to exclude his two half sisters (later queens) Mary I and Elizabeth I from the succession and to put Northumberland's daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey, in line for the throne. Edward Teach Abbey Edward Acheson Edward Goodrich Albee Edward Franklin George Edward Arcaro Bax Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bellamy Edward Bernays Edward L. Charles Edward Anderson Berry Blake Edward Bliss Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bok Edward William Bowes Edward Braddock Edward Britten of Aldeburgh Edward Benjamin Britten Baron Burne Jones Sir Edward Coley Callaghan Morley Edward Edward Israel Iskowitz Carson of Duncairn Edward Henry Baron Clarendon Edward Hyde 1st earl of Clift Edward Montgomery Coke Sir Edward Cope Edward Drinker Coughlin Charles Edward Craig Edward Henry Gordon Cummings Edward Estlin Edward de Valera Derby Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley 14th earl of Du Bois William Edward Burghardt East Edward Murray Edward III Edward of Windsor Edward II Edward of Caernarfon Edward IV Edward I Edward Longshanks Edward the Black Prince Edward the Confessor Saint Edward VII Albert Edward Edward VIII Edward VI Edward Lake Eggleston Edward Elgar Sir Edward William Edward Kennedy Ellington Evans Pritchard Sir Edward Evan FitzGerald Edward Forbes Edward Forster Edward Morgan Frazier Edward Franklin Gibbon Edward Gorey Edward St. John Grey Sir Edward 3rd Baronet Griffin Merv Edward Halifax Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st earl of Harriman Edward Henry Heath Sir Edward Richard George Hicks Edward Edward Holland Hopper Edward House Edward Mandell Housman Alfred Edward Edward James Hughes Ives Charles Edward James Edward the Old Pretender James Francis Edward Stuart Jenner Edward Keillor Garrison Edward Kennedy Edward Moore Kienholz Edward Kirstein Lincoln Edward Koch Edward Irving Lanier Willie Edward Lawrence Thomas Edward Lear Edward Lee Robert Edward Lewis Edward B. Lorenz Edward Norton Luria Salvador Edward MacDowell Edward Alexander Edward Alexander McDowell Mackenzie Sir Edward Montague Compton Manning Henry Edward Merrill Charles Edward Moore George Edward Murrow Edward Egbert Roscoe Edward James Muggeridge O'Connor Feargus Edward Oglethorpe James Edward Olav Alexander Edward Christian Frederik Oxford Edward de Vere 17th earl of Edward de Vere Pickett George Edward Poynings Sir Edward Prince Edward Island Edward Rickenbacher Robinson Edward G. Rose Peter Edward Sabine Sir Edward Sagan Carl Edward Said Edward Wadie Saintsbury George Edward Bateman Salk Jonas Edward Sapir Edward Scripps Edward Willis Serling Edward Rodman Somerset Edward Seymour 1st duke of Spahn Warren Edward Spearman Charles Edward Squibb Edward Robinson Steichen Edward Jean Stettinius Edward Reilly Jr. Stone Edward Durell Stratemeyer Edward Sullivan Edward Vincent Tatum Edward Lawrie Teller Edward Thompson Edward Palmer Thorndike Edward Lee Titchener Edward Bradford Tolman Edward Chace Robert Edward Turner III Tylor Sir Edward Burnett Edward Chester Babcock Villella Edward Wakefield Edward Gibbon Weston Edward Whymper Edward Wilson Edward Osborne Winslow Edward Wright Sir Almroth Edward Younghusband Sir Francis Edward Acton of Aldenham John Emerich Edward Dahlberg Acton 1st Baron Bulwer Lytton Edward George Earl Charles Edward the Young Pretender Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Stuart
born July 12, 1947, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Wales Welsh Rugby Union player. Edwards, considered to be among the greatest rugby players, played scrum half on the great Welsh sides that won the Five Nations Championship 11 times in 16 seasons between 1964 and 1978. He played 53 tests for Wales and 10 for the British Lions (1967-78). Amazingly for a half scrum, he scored 20 tries for Wales
In 1727 he was named a pastor at his grandfather's church in Northampton, Mass. His sermons on "Justification by Faith Alone" gave rise to a revival in the Connecticut River valley in 1734, and in the 1740s he was also influential in the Great Awakening. In 1750 he was dismissed from the Northampton church over a disagreement on who was eligible to take communion, and he became pastor in Stockbridge in 1751. He died of smallpox shortly after accepting the presidency of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University). A staunch Calvinist, he emphasized original sin, predestination, and the need for conversion. His most famous sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," vividly evokes the fate of unrepentant sinners in hell
a US Christian theologian and religious leader, who succeeded in persuading large numbers of people to become Christians (1703-58). born Oct. 5, 1703, East Windsor, Conn. died March 22, 1758, Princeton, N.J. American theologian. The 5th of 11 children in a strict Puritan home, he entered Yale College at age
born June 9, 1913, Witney, Oxfordshire, Eng. died March 21, 1988, Canterbury, Kent born Sept. 27, 1925, Yorkshire British medical researchers. They perfected human in vitro fertilization, leading to the birth of the first "test-tube baby" in 1978. Steptoe had conducted research on sterilization and infertility and published Laparoscopy in Gynaecology (1967). Edwards succeeded in 1968 in fertilizing human ova outside the uterus. Their partnership, begun in 1968, resulted in the birth of more than 1,000 babies
born June 9, 1913, Witney, Oxfordshire, Eng. died March 21, 1988, Canterbury, Kent born Sept. 27, 1925, Yorkshire British medical researchers. They perfected human in vitro fertilization, leading to the birth of the first "test-tube baby" in 1978. Steptoe had conducted research on sterilization and infertility and published Laparoscopy in Gynaecology (1967). Edwards succeeded in 1968 in fertilizing human ova outside the uterus. Their partnership, begun in 1968, resulted in the birth of more than 1,000 babies
born Oct. 14, 1900, Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. died Dec. 20, 1993, Washington, D.C. U.S. statistician, educator, and advocate of quality-control methods in industrial production. He received his Ph.D. in mathematical physics from Yale University, and he subsequently taught at New York University for 46 years. From the 1930s he employed statistical analysis to achieve better industrial quality control. In 1950 he was invited to Japan to teach executives and engineers. His ideas, which centred on tallying product defects, analyzing and addressing their causes, and recording the effects of the changes on subsequent quality, were eagerly adopted there and eventually helped Japanese products dominate the market in much of the world. In 1951 Japan instituted the Deming Prize, awarded to corporations that win a rigorous quality control competition. Deming's ideas were taken up by U.S. corporations in the 1980s, particularly under the rubric of Total Quality Management
born Oct. 14, 1900, Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. died Dec. 20, 1993, Washington, D.C. U.S. statistician, educator, and advocate of quality-control methods in industrial production. He received his Ph.D. in mathematical physics from Yale University, and he subsequently taught at New York University for 46 years. From the 1930s he employed statistical analysis to achieve better industrial quality control. In 1950 he was invited to Japan to teach executives and engineers. His ideas, which centred on tallying product defects, analyzing and addressing their causes, and recording the effects of the changes on subsequent quality, were eagerly adopted there and eventually helped Japanese products dominate the market in much of the world. In 1951 Japan instituted the Deming Prize, awarded to corporations that win a rigorous quality control competition. Deming's ideas were taken up by U.S. corporations in the 1980s, particularly under the rubric of Total Quality Management