Updated at November 17, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Toke Townley |
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Birthdate | November 06, 1912 |
Birth Place | England |
Age (in 2024) | 112 Years Old |
Zodiac | Scorpio |
Occupation | Soap Opera Actor |
Toke Townley is best known as Soap Opera Actor who has born on November 06, 1912 in England. Currently, Toke Townley is 112 years, 0 months and 11 days old. Toke Townley will celebrate 113th birthday on Thursday, 6th of November 2025. Below the countdown to Toke Townley upcoming birthday.
During the 1950s and '60s, this British actor appeared in almost three dozen films, including Doctor at Sea, The Admirable Crichton, and H.M.S. Defiant. His most well known role, however, was on television: beginning in the early 1970s, he portrayed Sam Pearson in close to one thousand episodes of the soap opera Emmerdale Farm.
He began his professional acting career in his thirties, initially appearing on the BBC and in productions at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
A musician as well as an actor, he often showcased his skill as a flautist on the big and small screens.
Born John Antony Townley, he grew up in Great Dunmow, Essex, England. His parents, deciding that they wanted to honor an ancestor with their son's first name, changed it from John to Toke sometime after his birth.
He played the father of Sheila Mercier's Emmerdale character.
Toke Townley is 112 years old today.
Toke Townley was born on November 06, 1912 in England.
Toke Townley zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Toke Townley was best known as Soap Opera Actor.
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Below are historical events that coincided with Toke Townley's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
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1936 | Spanish Civil War: The republican government flees from Madrid to Valencia, leading to the formation of the Madrid Defense Council in its stead. |
1943 | World War II: The 1st Ukrainian Front liberates Kyiv from German occupation. |
1947 | Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television. |
1963 | Nguyá» n Ngá»c ThÆĄ is appointed to head the South Vietnamese government by General DÆ°ÆĄng VÄn Minh's junta, five days after the latter deposed and assassinated President NgĂŽ ÄĂŹnh Diá»m. |
1971 | The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians. |
1977 | The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above Toccoa Falls College near Toccoa, Georgia, fails, killing 39. |
1985 | Colombian conflict, leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in BogotĂĄ. |
1986 | Sumburgh disaster: A British International Helicopters Boeing 234LR Chinook crashes 2.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}1â2 miles east of Sumburgh Airport killing 45 people. It is the deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record. |
1988 | Lancang-Gengma earthquakes: At least 938 are killed after two powerful earthquakes rock the China-Myanmar border in Yunnan Province. |
1995 | Cleveland Browns relocation controversy: Art Modell announces that he signed a deal that would relocate the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore. |
2002 | Jiang Lijun is detained by Chinese police for signing the Open Letter to the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. |
2002 | A Fokker 50 crashes near Luxembourg Airport, killing 20 and injuring three. |
2004 | An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 150. |
2012 | Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate. |
2016 | Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launch an offensive to capture the city of Raqqa from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). |
1989 | The birth of Aaron Hernandez, American football player (d. 2017) |
1990 | The birth of AndrĂ© SchĂŒrrle, German footballer |
1990 | The birth of Akua ShĆma, Japanese sumo wrestler |
1990 | The birth of Bowen Yang, Australian-born American actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer |
1992 | The birth of Rebecca Allen, Australian basketball player |
1992 | The birth of Nasya Dimitrova, Bulgarian volleyball player |
1992 | The birth of Paula Kania, Polish tennis player |
1992 | The birth of Kim Ah-young, South Korean singer and actress |
1993 | The birth of Josh Wakefield, English footballer |
1994 | The birth of Isaah Yeo, Australian rugby league player |
1995 | The birth of Addin Fonua-Blake, Australian-Tongan rugby league player |
1997 | The birth of Aliona Bolsova, Spanish-Moldovan tennis player |
1997 | The birth of Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Romanian tennis player |
1997 | The birth of Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, English actor and model |
2001 | The birth of Day'Ron Sharpe, American basketball player |
2009 | The death of Ron Sproat, American screenwriter and playwright (b. 1932) |
2010 | The death of Robert Lipshutz, American soldier and lawyer, 17th White House Counsel (b. 1921) |
2012 | The death of Joel Connable, American journalist and actor (b. 1973) |
2012 | The death of Clive Dunn, English actor (b. 1920) |
2012 | The death of Frank J. Prial, American journalist and author (b. 1930) |
2013 | The death of Tarla Dalal, Indian chef and author (b. 1936) |
2013 | The death of Ace Parker, American football and baseball player (b. 1912) |
2014 | The death of Maggie Boyle, English singer and flute player (b. 1956) |
2014 | The death of Tommy Macpherson, Scottish soldier and businessman (b. 1920) |
2014 | The death of Rick Rosas, American bass player (b. 1949) |
2015 | The death of Bobby Campbell, English footballer and manager (b. 1937) |
2015 | The death of Yitzhak Navon, Israeli author, playwright, and politician, 5th President of Israel (b. 1921) |
2017 | The death of Richard F. Gordon Jr., American naval officer, aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (b. 1929) |
2018 | The death of Bernard Landry, Canadian lawyer, politician and Premier of Quebec (b. 1937) |
2020 | The death of Ken Spears, American writer (b. 1938) |
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