Benjamin Waugh

Benjamin Waugh was a Victorian era social reformer and campaigner who founded and directed the UK charity, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) in the late 19th century. He was also a journalist, public speaker and organiser who helped secure Britain’s first legislation on children’s rights.

20 February 1839

Born on the same birth day (20 February): Ansel Adams • Artur Boruc • Clarke Schmidt • Cui Yongyuan • Cándido Muatetema Rivas • Dwayne McDuffie • French Stewart • Jan Blahoslav • Joel Hodgson • John Charles Daly • Johnny Checketts • Jon Brant • Justin Verlander • Ki Bo-bae • Lauren Ambrose • Lim Kit Siang • Roy Cohn • Ryan Sweeney (baseball) • Steve Lundquist • Willem van Hanegem

Born in the same month (February 1839): Eduard Hitzig • Josiah Willard Gibbs • Silas Adams