George Harrison Receives Radiation Treatment. Former Beatle George Harrison is undergoing radiation to treat a brain tumor, but experts say it won't stop the spread of cancer from his lungs. Earlier in the year Harrison had a tumor removed from his lung in the United States, and more recently received radiation therapy in Switzerland for a brain tumor.
Captain James Cook James Cook was born in the village of Marton, Yorkshire on 27 October 1728 (7 November in the Gregorian calendar), one of five children of Scottish migrant farm labourer James Cook and his Yorkshire wife Grace.
Captain James Cook. 1  Collection: FamilySearch Family Tree. 2  Birth: Oct 27 1728 - Marton, Yorkshire North Riding, England. 3  Death: Feb 14 1779 - Kealakekua, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States. 4  Parents: James Cook, Grace Pace. 5  Wife: Elizabeth Cook (born Batts) 6  Children: Joseph Cook, Hugh Cook, Nathaniel Cook, Elizabeth Cook, James Cook, George Cook.