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Events on Wednesday 17 November 1858 1
1771 – 1858Robert Owen (1771-1858)Died 17 November 1858, aged 87Owen was a Welsh social reformer and pioneer of the cooperative movement, known for his model industrial community at New Lanark. His ideas influenced early trade unionism and utopian socialism across Britain.