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Myles Standish ( c. 1584 – October 3, 1656 ; sometimes spelled Miles Standish ) was an English military officer hired by the Pilgrims as military advisor for Plymouth Colony.
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* 1621 – Myles Standish is appointed as first commander of Plymouth colony.
Both were buried in the Myles Standish Burial Ground in Duxbury, Massachusetts.
Myles Standish Burial Ground, the final resting place of John and Priscilla Alden
Another rejection of Peary's claim arrived in 2009, when E. Myles Standish of the California Institute of Technology, an experienced referee of scientific claims, reported numerous alleged lacunae and inconsistencies.
* E. Myles Standish.
* October 3 – Myles Standish, Mayflower colonist ( b. c. 1584 )
Myles Standish was born in Lancaster
* Myles Standish ( c. 1584-Oct 3, 1656 ) Soldier-Captain Passenger on The Mayflower, Founding member of the Plymouth Colony ( America ) Signer of the Mayflower Compact.
Others, such as Myles Standish, had been hired by the Separatists specifically for their expertise in certain areas.
A competing theory focuses on Standish's mention of the Isle of Man and argues that Myles belonged to a Manx branch of the Standish family.
In the summer of 1620, Myles and Rose Standish embarked with the Pilgrims for the New World.
Myles Standish was the fourth to sign the compact.
Later, Morton wrote a book, New English Canaan, in which he referred to Myles Standish as, " Captain Shrimp ," and wrote, " I have found the Massachusetts Indians more full of humanity than the Christians.
The Alexander Standish House ( still standing ) built by Myles Standish's son on the Captain's farm in Duxbury, Massachusetts
Standish grave site in the Myles Standish Burial Ground | Myles Standish Cemetery in DuxburyThere are indications that, by 1635 ( after the Penobscot expedition ), Standish began to seek a quieter life, maintaining the livestock and fields of his Duxbury farm.
He was buried in Duxbury's Old Burying Ground, now known as the Myles Standish Cemetery.
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* January 20 – Myles Coverdale, English Bible translator ( b. c. 1488 )
Myles Coverdale ( also spelt Miles Coverdale ) ( c. 1488 – 20 January 1569 ) was a 16th-century Bible translator who produced the first complete printed translation of the Bible into English.
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The work of Beachcomber is in some ways parallel to that of Myles na gCopaleen, and the influence of both writers is evident in the Peter Simple columns in the Daily Telegraph.
Published in 1544, it borrowed greatly from Martin Luther's Litany and Myles Coverdale's New Testament and was the only service that might be considered to be " Protestant " to be finished within the lifetime of King Henry VIII.
* 1884 – Andrew Watson Myles, Canadian politician ( d. 1970 )
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1949 ; translated by Myles Dillon.
* 1905 – Myles Horton, American educator and activist ( d. 1990 )
Jones, Page and Bonham looked for a replacement for Plant, considering singers including Steven Tyler and Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge, but in January 2009 it was confirmed that the project had been abandoned.
* 1840 – Myles Keogh, American soldier of fortune ( d. 1876 )
Her father, Myles Gahan, was a doctor from Ireland ; her mother, Julia Watts, was from England.
* February 18 – Andrew Watson Myles, Canadian politician ( d. 1970 )
Music by Ted Dicks, lyrics by Myles Rudge.
Knox's two sons, Nathaniel and Eleazar, were born in Geneva, with Whittingham and Myles Coverdale their respective godfathers.
The delegation included Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness, Sean Mac Stiofain ( IRA Chief of Staff ), Daithi O ' Conaill, Seamus Twomey, Ivor Bell and Dublin solicitor Myles Shevlin.
** Myles Coverdale, English Bible translator ( d. 1568 )
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* 1978 – Eve Myles, Welsh actress
* 1980 – Sophia Myles, English actress
* Myles Brand 2003 – 2009
* Myles Byrne ( 1780 – 1862 ), Irish revolutionary soldier
* Myles Thomas ( 1897 – 1963 ) – former Major League Baseball pitcher
# " Ramblin ' On My Mind "/" Have You Ever Loved a Woman " ( Robert Johnson / Traditional )( Billy Myles ) – 8: 48
* Myles Horton, 1932 – 1969
In 1649 John Myles ( 1621 – 1683 ) and Thomas Proud led in the formation of a congregation at Ilston, before Myles emigrated to Swansea, Massachusetts in 1663.
* December 25 – Alannah Myles, singer-songwriter
* Dillon, Myles, " The consecration of Irish kings ", in Celtica 10 ( 1973 ): 1 – 8.
Joyce's high modernism had its influence on coming generations of Irish novelists, most notably Samuel Beckett ( 1906 – 1989 ), Brian O ' Nolan ( 1912 – 1966 ), who published as both Flann O ' Brien and Myles na Gopaleen, and Aidan Higgins ( born 1927 ).
* James Hugh Myles Borwick, 4th Baron Borwick ( 1917 – 2007 )
Board Member – The Myles Robinson Memorial Heart Fund
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