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Francis Light (c. 1740 – 21 October 1794) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for founding the colony of Penang and its capital city of George Town in 1786. Light was the father of William Light , who founded the city of Adelaide in South Australia in 1836.
The Francis Light Memorial is a memorial about Francis Light in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. The memorial, located underneath the dome, reads: "In memory of Francis Light ESQ who first established this island as an English settlement and was many years governor. Born in the county of Suffolk in England and died October 21st, 1794. In his ...
The Francis Light statue is a memorial to Captain Francis Light (1740–1794), the founder of the British colony of Penang in 1786. It is situated in the grounds of Fort Cornwallis , George Town , Penang, Malaysia.
"Take Me to the Light" is a song by American pop project Francis and the Lights featuring Bon Iver and Kanye West. [2] [3] [4] It is the lead single from their forthcoming album, Same Night Different Dream. The song marks the second collaboration between all three artists following the 2016 single "Friends."
Francis and the Lights is an American music project created by Francis Farewell Starlite. [1] The term "and the Lights" refers both to the lights on a stage and pixels on a computer screen. [ 2 ] Francis Farewell Starlite (born Abe Morre Katz-Milder, June 14, 1981) is an American musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, and dancer.
Elizabeth Franics, a 114-year-old Houston woman has become the oldest living person in the U.S., according to LongeviQuest, an organization that tracks human longevity across the globe.
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August 11 – Captain Francis Light acquires the island of Penang from the Sultan of Kedah on behalf of the British East India Company, renaming it Prince of Wales Island in honour of the heir to the British throne, [76] and establishing the settlement of George Town. This is the first colony of the British Empire in Southeast Asia.