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June 12, 1980
Billy Butlin, South African-English businessman, founded the Butlins Company (born 1899)
Billy Butlin
Sir William Heygate Edmund Colborne Butlin was an entrepreneur whose name is synonymous with the British holiday camp. Although holiday camps such as Warner's existed in one form or another before Butlin opened his first in 1936, it was Butlin who turned holiday camps into a multimillion-pound industry and an important aspect of British culture.
Butlin's
Butlin's is a chain of large seaside resorts in the United Kingdom, incorporated as Butlins Skyline Limited. Butlin's was founded by Billy Butlin to provide affordable holidays for ordinary British families.
June 12
June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 202 days remain until the end of the year.