George Grey

Sir George Grey, KCB was a British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer. He served in a succession of governing positions: Governor of South Australia, twice Governor of New Zealand, Governor of Cape Colony, and the 11th premier of New Zealand. He played a key role in the colonisation of New Zealand, and both the purchase and annexation of Māori land.

14 April 1812

Born on the same birth day (14 April): Abraham Darby I • Anne Sullivan • Augustus Pitt Rivers • Bobbi Brown • Charles Collé • Geoffrey Dalton • John Oliver (bishop) • Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock • Mikhail Pletnev • Nadine Faustin-Parker • Otto Lasanen • Paul Devlin (footballer)

Born in the same month (April 1812): Alexander Herzen • Frederick Whitaker • Friedrich von Flotow • Solomon Caesar Malan • William W. Snow