John Gillatt was an English comic book artist born in Peterborough on August 17, 1929. He studied at the Leicester College of Art and initially worked as an advertising artist. From 1957 until 1990, he illustrated various comic strips published by IPC/Fleetway and continued to create artwork until 2003. Collaborating with writer Fred Baker, he produced the football comic 'Billy's Boots.' Gillatt worked on other titles like 'Johnny Cougar,' 'Jet-Ace Logan,' and 'Dan Dare.' He passed away on November 4, 2016, after suffering from strokes.
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Time Zone - Europe/London (1:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - John
God is gracious
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John Gillatt belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Peterborough
Educated At: Leicester College of Art
Occupation: comics artist
Spouses: Josephine Wright
Children: 3
Employers: IPC/Fleetway | Daily Mail
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 17, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for August 17, 2025 |
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Sun | 24 Leo 2 | 24 Leo 48 | 28 Scorpio 40 |
Moon | 21 Capricorn 8 | 11 Gemini 5 | 29 Cancer 10 |
Mercury | 10 Virgo 18 | 6 Leo 28 | 25 Scorpio 11 |
Venus | 13 Cancer 47 | 20 Cancer 13 | 10 Scorpio 8 |
Mars | 27 Virgo 10 | 6 Libra 35 | 2 Sagittarius 5 |
Jupiter | 12 Gemini 38 | 15 Cancer 7 | 12 Gemini 52 |
Saturn | 24 Sagittarius 22 | 0 Aries 48 | 29 Sagittarius 21 |
Uranus | 10 Aries 59 | 1 Gemini 19 | 7 Aries 42 |
Neptune | 0 Virgo 51 | 1 Aries 41 | 3 Virgo 32 |
Pluto | 18 Cancer 51 | 2 Aquarius 3 | 19 Cancer 26 |
Rahu | 16 Taurus 10 | 19 Pisces 23 | 11 Taurus 5 |
Ketu | 16 Scorpio 10 | 19 Virgo 23 | 11 Scorpio 5 |
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