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British inventor
Robert Cocking (1776 – 24 July 1837) was a British watercolour artist who died in the first known fatal parachute accident. Robert Cocking was a professional
Robert_Cocking
English singer (1944–2014)
John Robert "Joe" Cocker (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that
Joe_Cocker
Scottish explorer (1801–1871)
Robert Cock (25 May 1801 – 23 March 1871) was one of the first European explorers of the Adelaide region of South Australia following the establishment
Robert_Cock
Robert Cocks & Co. was a London-based music publisher founded in 1823 by Robert Cocks (12 October 1797, in Norfolk, England – 7 April 1887, in London)
Robert_Cocks_&_Co.
Adage to assume stupidity over malice
explanations for human behavior, purportedly named after the American writer Robert J. Hanlon, who submitted the statement to Murphy's Law Book Two: More Reasons
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Surname list
Janis Cocking, Australian metallurgist John Cocking (born 1944), English footballer Lewis Cocking (born 1992), British politician Robert Cocking (1776–1837)
Cocking_(surname)
than intended and crashing the balloon. Robert Cocking (1776–1837) died when his homemade parachute failed. Cocking failed to include the weight of the parachute
List of inventors killed by their own invention
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Historical industrial site in England
of Cocking, West Sussex, close to the South Downs Way. The works are on land owned by the Cowdray Estate and are not open to the public. Cocking was
Cocking_Lime_Works
British painter
also was involved the fatal ascent and jump of Robert Cocking the following year. Cocks painted Cocking's parachute, for the attempt of 24 June 1837. One
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in the German Duchy of Nassau, setting a record unbeaten until 1907. Robert Cocking, an artist, devised a parachute based upon Garnerin’s prototype (in
History_of_ballooning
Blood sport between domesticated roosters
gamecock, denoting use of the cock as to a "game", a sport, pastime or entertainment, was recorded in 1634, after the term "cock of the game" used by George
Cockfighting
Historical industrial site
at Cocking village. (This was removed for scrap during World War II as the mill had ceased commercial milling in 1918.) In the churchyard at Cocking there
Cocking_Foundry
Area of south east London, England
them 15 miles further on the journey to Dover." Lee is where, in 1837, Robert Cocking died in the first parachute accident. In the early nineteenth century
Lee,_London
Surname list
century Robert Cocks, see Cocks baronets Roger Cocks (fl. 1635), Church of England clergyman Seymour Cocks (1882–1953), British Labour MP Cock, Cocks, Cockx
Cocks_(surname)
American balloonist
parachute, which feat he successfully accomplished. After the death of Robert Cocking in the first modern parachuting accident, questions were raised over
John_Wise_(balloonist)
Australian politician
Australia. Cock was born in Fifeshire, Scotland, and was the youngest son of Robert Cock, whose family emigrated to South Australia on HMS Buffalo, one of the
James_Cock
Discography of English singer Joe Cocker
This Joe Cocker discography lists the recordings plus live appearances of John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014), the English
Joe_Cocker_discography
British aeronaut (1819–1900)
aeronauts he admired and envied as a boy were Mrs Graham, Charles Green, Robert Cocking and the parachutist John Hampton. The successful voyage of Green's balloon
Henry_Tracey_Coxwell
Dog breed
The English Cocker Spaniel is a breed of gun dog. It is noteworthy for producing one of the most varied numbers of pups in a litter among all dog breeds
English_Cocker_Spaniel
ballooning distance record that will stand until 1907 in aviation#1907. 1837 Robert Cocking jumps from a balloon piloted by Charles Green at a height of 2,000 m
Timeline of aviation in the 19th century
Timeline_of_aviation_in_the_19th_century
Talmadge fired Walter Cocking, who was dean of the College of Education at the University of Georgia. Talmadge accused Cocking of championing integration
Cocking_affair
English balloonist (1785–1870)
July, Green having with him Edward Spencer and Robert Cocking. At a height of five thousand feet Cocking liberated himself from the balloon, and descending
Charles_Green_(balloonist)
Extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of England
1665–6. He was created a baronet in 1666. Sir Richard Cocks, 2nd Baronet (c. 1659–1726) Sir Robert Cocks, 3rd Baronet (c. 1660–1736) was a younger brother
Cocks_baronets
Dog breed
spaniels. By 1801, the smaller variety of land spaniel was called the Cocker or Cocking Spaniel, so named for its use in flushing woodcock. According to historical
American_Cocker_Spaniel
integrated into the Blackburn Buccaneer. Pioneer of parachute design – Robert Cocking The first human-powered aircraft to make an officially authenticated
List of British innovations and discoveries
List_of_British_innovations_and_discoveries
Irish composer (1812–1865)
Patrick's Day' (London: Robert Cocks, 1859) Recollections of Switzerland (London: Robert Cocks, 1859) Air de ballet (London: Robert Cocks, 1864) Air russe (London:
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English pianist and composer (1867–1919)
Books. Amy Elise Horrocks” appears in an advertisement for the publisher Robert Cocks. When Mortals are at Rest This arrangement is favourably reviewed in
Amy_Horrocks
String instruments built by the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio
Instrument and its Most Eminent Professors... (Fourth ed.). London: Robert Cocks and Co. pp. 356–357. Retrieved 21 July 2011. Belluck, Pam (7 April 2014)
Stradivarius
Lists of people and groups who died in plane/helicopter crashes
Corporation. Associated Press. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015. Hanley, Robert (11 October 1989). "Copter Crash Kills 3 Aides Of Trump". The New York Times
List of fatalities from aviation accidents
List_of_fatalities_from_aviation_accidents
Type of musical scale and characteristic behaviors
fourth edition of the original German by August Heinrich Wehrhan. London: Robert Cocks and Co.; Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel. Mathiesen, Thomas J. (1983).
Mode_(music)
1904, Augener purchased Robert Cocks & Co. from Robert Cocks's descendants, Robert Macfarlane Cocks and Strould Lincoln Cocks. George Augener retired
Augener_&_Co.
1969 studio album by Joe Cocker
all around. And the thought of Cocker's next album [...] is an exceptionally pleasant one." In The New York Times, Robert Christgau wrote: With a Little
With a Little Help from My Friends (Joe Cocker album)
With_a_Little_Help_from_My_Friends_(Joe_Cocker_album)
Rugby player
John Robert Cocks (born 9 April 1936) is an Australian former international rugby union player. Born in Sydney, Cocks captained the Barker College 1st
John_Cocks_(rugby_union)
Pioneering contribution to parachute design made by Robert Cocking (1776–1837); aged 61, Cocking was the first person to be killed in a parachuting accident
List of English inventions and discoveries
List_of_English_inventions_and_discoveries
Firearm with a cylinder holding cartridges
self-cocking mode. The accepted meaning of "double-action" has come to be the same as "self-cocking", so modern revolvers that cannot be pre-cocked are
Revolver
1969 studio album by Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker! is the second studio album by English singer Joe Cocker, released in November 1969. Following the template of his first LP, the album features
Joe_Cocker!
2009 play by Mike Bartlett
Cock is a 2009 British play by Mike Bartlett. It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London in November 2009 and centres on John, a gay man who feels
Cock_(play)
2022 local election in Waltham Forest
Katherine Pollard 255 11.6 TUSC Nancy Taaffe 174 7.9 Liberal Democrats Robert Cocking 168 7.6 Conservative Munish Chopra-Evans 161 7.3 Conservative Muhammad
2022 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election
2022_Waltham_Forest_London_Borough_Council_election
English singer and musician (born 1963)
Pitchfork. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2009. Ferguson, Robert (9 June 2009). "Jarvis Cocker: Further Complications". Drowned in Sound. Archived from
Jarvis_Cocker
English nursery rhyme
"Who Killed Cock Robin" is an English-origin folk song and nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 494. The earliest record of the rhyme
Cock_Robin
Surname list
engraver Jack Cock (John Gilbert Cock), English footballer James Cock (1833–1901), politician in South Australia, son of Robert John Cock (MP died 1557)
Cock_(surname)
Church in Clackmannanshire, Scotland
fourteen cwt. John Smith of Alloa was awarded the building contract. Robert Cock, along with his four sons, carried out the original slate work. The paint
St_Mungo's_Parish_Church
English composer and songwriter
in the 19th century, obtaining an exclusive contract with publisher Robert Cocks in London. She died in Betteshanger, Kent. Lindsay composed sacred and
Maria_Lindsay
English musician (born 1944)
Christopher Robert Stainton (born 22 March 1944) is an English session musician, keyboard player, bassist and songwriter, who first gained recognition
Chris_Stainton
English wrestler (born 1982)
Trevor Roberts. Cocker first got into martial arts after training with local instructor Trevor Roberts, and gained his first dan black belt in Roberts' Tetsu-no-otoko-ryu
Mark_Cocker_(wrestler)
Air Pistol
suitable for informal target shooting and plinking. Weight: 1.15kg (2.54lbs) Cocking Effort: 8 kg (17.6 lb) Overall Length: 28cm (11inches) Barrel Length: 17cm
Weihrauch_HW45
City in South Australia
Hobart Town"). Four weeks later, on 25 December 1837, four colonists, Robert Cock, William Finlayson, A. Wyatt, and G. Barton, left Adelaide to examine
Mount_Barker,_South_Australia
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters
Bob_Dylan
Fictional character
example being his habit – introduced in the pilot episode, "One" – of cocking his head at odd angles in order to maintain eye contact with someone who
Robert_Goren
Former British Army weapon
improvements to the Adams revolver which allowed them to be cocked and fired either by manually cocking the hammer as in single-action revolvers or by just pulling
Beaumont–Adams_revolver
Line of twin-lens reflex cameras by Mamiya
1956–Mar 1959. Can be mounted on C33 and later auto-cocking bodies, but will interfere with auto-cocking mechanism. Shutter speeds range from 1 to 1⁄500 sec
Mamiya_C
British instrument maker
Christopher Cock was a London instrument maker of the 17th century, who supplied microscopes to Robert Hooke. These microscopes were compound lens instruments
Christopher_Cock
British trader (1565–1624)
Chad's, Seighford, Staffordshire, the fifth of the seven children of Robert Cocks of Stallbrook, yeoman, and his wife, Helen. He was apprenticed in London
Richard_Cocks
German-British composer (1685–1759)
Victor (1857). The Life of Handel. Translated by Lowe, James. London: Robert Cocks & Co. Young, Percy Marshall (1966). Handel. New York: David White Company
George_Frideric_Handel
Prussian musicologist and silk manufacturer
Pianofortes and Organs by the Metronome in Particular, p.45-6. London: Robert Cocks. Helmholtz, Hermann L. F Von (1885/2007). On the Sensations of Tone,
Johann_Scheibler
Archaic English ale made with chicken
Cock ale, popular in 17th- and 18th-century England, was an ale whose recipe consisted of normal ale, to which was later added a bag stuffed with a parboiled
Cock_ale
Bowed string instrument
Florenus, 1990. ISBN 88-85250-01-7 The Violin, by George Dubourg (1854), Robert Cocks & Co. Violin Technique and Performance Practice in the Late 18th and
Violin
Town in South Australia
point where bullock teams crossed Cox Creek (named after the explorer Robert Cock, who led an expedition through this area in December 1837). An early
Bridgewater,_South_Australia
British violinist
Dubourg, 4th edition published in 1852, Robert Cocks & Co, London, pages 304-5 Christopher Murray, ‘Elliston, Robert William (1774–1831)’, Oxford Dictionary
Charles_Frederick_Hall
Australian businessman
their 500 acres (200 ha) Magill property, purchased sight unseen from Robert Cock and William Ferguson. He had borrowed £200 from his cousin Thomas Brooks
Thomas_Francis_Hyland
American singer (1958–2009)
Jackson 5. They won a talent show that year in which Michael danced to Robert Parker's "Barefootin'" and sang the Temptations' "My Girl". From 1966 to
Michael_Jackson
Church in Suffolk, England
May 2026. "Provincial. Hadley, Suffolk". Musical News. XIV. London: Robert Cocks & Co.: 504 21 May 1898. Retrieved 18 May 2026. "St Mary's Church – Slow
St_Mary's_Church,_Hadleigh
Mock castle in Eastnor, Herefordshire
19th-century mock castle. Eastnor was built for John Cocks, 1st Earl Somers, who employed Robert Smirke, later the main architect of the British Museum
Eastnor_Castle
English politician
of Richard Cocks, eldest son of Sir Richard Cocks, 1st baronet of Dumbleton and Mary, daughter of Sir Robert Cooke of Highnam. He inherited the baronetcy
Sir Richard Cocks, 2nd Baronet
Sir_Richard_Cocks,_2nd_Baronet
English pornographic double act
The Cock Destroyers were a pornographic double act comprising Rebecca More and Sophie Anderson. After meeting at a British porn awards show, the pair set
The_Cock_Destroyers
English footballer
Leslie James Robert Cocker (18 September 1939 – February 2017) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played one game in
Les Cocker (footballer, born 1939)
Les_Cocker_(footballer,_born_1939)
First ships to sail from England to South Australia
Nepean Bay. George Kingston gives the date of the arrival as 28 July whereas Robert Russell, the second mate, gives the date as 27 July. Not a passenger list
First Fleet of South Australia
First_Fleet_of_South_Australia
2006 studio album by Revolting Cocks
Cocked and Loaded is an LP released February 14, 2006 by the Revolting Cocks on 13th Planet Records. All track numbers refer to the retail version. Alien
Cocked_and_Loaded
English actress (born 1987)
films Wild Child along with actress Emma Roberts and Enemies Closer alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme. Cocker also performed in a BBC drama series, Waterloo
Linzey_Cocker
English organist and composer (1865–1934)
initially make any money out of it; when it was published in 1892 by Robert Cocks in London, he received a flat fee of three guineas. Lemare did not call
Edwin_Lemare
Association football club in Port Talbot, Wales
Manager: Richard Ryan Coach: Michael Chaves Coach: Phil Williams Coach: Robert Cockings Coach: Jonathan Hubschmid Physio : Lilly Richardson Stephen Llewellyn
Port_Talbot_Town_F.C.
Irish British writer (1797–1849)
taken from Cocks' Musical Almanac for 1849. Messrs Robert Cocks & Co. 1849. Happy Days, duett, written by Richard Ryan. Messrs Robert Cocks & Co. 1849
Richard_Ryan_(biographer)
Dance
Retrieved 2025-05-20. Alphonse Leduc, Varsoviana Nationale, (London: Robert Cocks & Co. 1853) [London, British Library, BLL01004473596, h.721.n.(24.)]
Varsovienne
Sources, Contexts and Performance. Routledge. Cocks (1861). Organ and church music published by Robert Cocks and Co. London. p. 6. Iain Quinn (2013). Woolley
William_Crathern
1972 studio album by Joe Cocker
Blues" – 4:37 "Something to Say" (Joe Cocker, Peter Nicholls) – 5:00 Side two "Midnight Rider" (Gregg Allman, Robert Payne) – 4:00 "Do Right Woman" (live)
Joe_Cocker_(album)
Australian river
with the large home, are heritage-listed on the SA Heritage Register. Robert Cock emigrated with his family to South Australia on HMS Buffalo, arriving
Cox_Creek_(South_Australia)
Archipelago in South Australia
film recordings of the tern colony were made. Penguins were noted by Robert Cock on a visit to the islands in 1839. He noted "plenty" of little penguin
Sir_Joseph_Banks_Group
Robert Wornum (1780–1852) was a piano maker working in London during the first half of the 19th century. He is best known for introducing small cottage
Robert_Wornum
in Georgia history is sometimes known as the "Cocking affair." In brief, Talmadge fired Walter Cocking who was dean of the College of Education at the
A_Scholar_Under_Siege
Bolt-action rifle
Externally, it was similar to M1903 Springfield, using the same type of cocking piece, swivel and front-side band but kept the Mauser 98 action of the
Mexican_Mauser_Model_1936
Welsh composer (1841–1903)
Music". Retrieved 13 May 2016. Parry, Joseph Haydn (1893). "Cigarette". Robert Cocks & Co. Retrieved 13 May 2016. "Death of Mr. J Haydn Parry". South Wales
Joseph_Parry
Australian watercolour artist (1866–1939)
R. Sidney Cocks (1866 – 1939) was an Australian artist who painted primarily in watercolour. Robert Sidney Cocks was born in Bathurst on 24 January 1866
R._Sidney_Cocks
British organist and composer
recorded his Eight Piano Duets, Op. 5 (1913-15). Cocker was also an amateur magician and a good cook. Evans, Robert (1997). Dictionary of Composers for the Church
Norman_Cocker
English composer, conductor and pianist (1852–1935)
Deux Morceaux together with a piano duet arrangement of Symphony No.3. Robert Cocks & Co., London, issued the vocal score of The Fairies Spring. Many of
Frederic_Hymen_Cowen
Church in West Sussex , England
at Cocking to the Priory of St Nicholas at Arundel on condition that the Arundel monks should pay twenty shillings per annum to the Vicar of Cocking, in
St Catherine of Siena Church, Cocking
St_Catherine_of_Siena_Church,_Cocking
Experiment in which information about the test is masked to reduce bias
Instrument and its Most Eminent Professors... (Fourth ed.). London: Robert Cocks and Co. pp. 356–357. Retrieved 2011-07-21. Stolberg, M. (December 2006)
Blinded_experiment
Sexual slang for penises of black men
years. Robert Mapplethorpe's 1980 work, Man in a Polyster Suit, is an example of an artist's critical engagement with the trope of the big black cock, offering
BBC_(sexual_slang)
and in 1855 converted his land title to freehold. He was a member of Robert Cock's 1837 exploration party that climbed Mount Barker and reached Lake Alexandrina
William_Finlayson_(churchman)
British actor (1925–2017)
Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy (29 October 1925 – 3 August 2017) was an English actor who had a long career in theatre, film and television. He began his
Robert_Hardy
American Western television series (1958–1963)
him to cycle the action with one hand using a technique known as "spin-cocking". Lucas McCain is a Union Army veteran of the American Civil War and widower
The_Rifleman
Australian politician
moving it to Beauchamp Street. In 1887 McKenna joined with competitor Robert Cock to form the Kyneton Brewing & Malting Co. Ltd. He also became a substantial
Martin_McKenna_(politician)
Historic house in Adelaide, South Australia
subdivision of the section (i.e. bisection) by Glen Osmond Road, it passed to Robert Cock; Shipster purchased section 300 in 1844 from J. Grainger, but died on
Benacre,_Glen_Osmond
River in South Australia
The river was named on 31 December 1837, during the exploration by Robert Cock, William Finlayson, A. Wyatt and G. Barton from Adelaide to Lake Alexandrina
River_Angas
1971 American film
"'Mad Dogs' and..." Chicago Tribune. Section 2, p. 7. Hilburn, Robert (March 30, 1971). "Cocker Concert in 'Englishmen' Film". Los Angeles Times. Part IV,
Mad_Dogs_&_Englishmen_(film)
Castle Rock (2019). As a director, Robbins has directed the films Bob Roberts (1992), Dead Man Walking (1995), and Cradle Will Rock (1999). For Dead
Tim_Robbins_filmography
as a poet. Glover was born Jane Cocking to William (1760–1820) and Ann (née Hind, formerly Worsley, 1750–1834) Cocking at Doddington, Lincolnshire. The
Jane_Cocking_Glover
Royal Navy storeship (1813–1840)
passengers on HMS Buffalo to South Australia in 1836 included: James Cock, Robert Cock (James father), William Ferguson, Osmond Gilles, Charles Beaumont
HMS_Buffalo_(1813)
1989 studio album by L.A. Guns
Cocked & Loaded is the second studio album by American glam metal band L.A. Guns. Recorded at Hollywood studios One on One, Music Grinder and Conway Recording
Cocked_&_Loaded
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1721 to 1742
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (/ˈwɔːlpoʊl/; 26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), known between 1725 and 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British Whig
Robert_Walpole
Historical assembly rooms in Hanover Square, London
nieces no longer alive, the Rooms were acquired by the music publisher Robert Cocks. Hector Berlioz narrated a performing visit he made in 1853: The day
Hanover_Square_Rooms
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