Events from BRITISH history on this day: 1216 King John lost his crown and jewels whilst crossing 'The Wash', on the north-west margin of East Anglia. 1521 Pope Leo X conferred the title of 'Defender of the Faith' (Fidei Defensor) on England's Henry VIII for his book supporting Catholic principles. 1649 After a ten-day siege, English New Model Army troops, under the command of Oliver Cromwell, stormed the town of Wexford, Ireland, killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians. 1727 The coronation of King George II. 1738 The birth of Arthur Phillip, English admiral and first governor of New South Wales, who founded the first penal colony at Sydney. 1821 The birth, in Dulverton, Somerset, of George Williams the founder of the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association). As a young man, he described himself as a 'careless, thoughtless, godless, swearing young fellow' but he eventually became a devout Christian. 1899 The start of the Boer War between the British Empire and the Republics of the Orange Free State and the Transvaal in southern Africa. 1915 Despite international protests, Edith Cavell, an English nurse in Belgium, was sentenced to death in Brussels by Germans, for aiding the escape of Allied prisoners. She was born in Swardeston, close to Norwich and there is a memorial to her outside Norwich Cathedral. 1919 The first airline meals were served on a Handley-Page flight from London to Paris. They were pre-packed lunch boxes at 3 shillings each (15p). 1937 Bobby Charlton, English footballer, was born. He played almost all of his club football (from 1956–1973) at Manchester United. 1951 Gordon Richards, champion British jockey, rode his 200th winner for the sixth successive season. 1957 The largest radio telescope in the world was switched on at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire. 1966 The Post Office announced that all home and business addresses in Britain were to be allocated postcodes. 1982 The Mary Rose, which had been the pride of Henry VIII's English fleet until it sank in the Solent in 1545, was raised, by the Mary Rose Trust. It was one of the most complex and expensive projects in the history of maritime archaeology. She was one of the largest ships in the English navy and was one of the earliest examples of a purpose-built sailing warship. Since the mid-1980s, the hull of the Mary Rose has been kept in a covered dry dock in Portsmouth whilst undergoing conservation. 1987 A huge sonar exploration of Loch Ness failed to find the world famous monster, known affectionately as Nessie. 1988 Girls began to study at Magdalene College, Cambridge for the first time. To mark the occasion male students wore black armbands and the porter flew a black flag. please log in to view this image Good place to visit for family day out.
Good morning ALL. Notable birthday. Les Dennis Henry Akinwande John Coleman Mia Honey Threapleton Ledley King Carlton Cole Others: 1942 - Melvin Franklin, Montgomery Alabama, rocker (Temptations) 1944 - Angela Rippon, British television personality 1945 - Aurore Clément, French actress 1946 - Ashok Mankad, cricketer (son of Vinoo, batted for India 1969-78) 1947 - Chris Wallace, Chicago Illinois, newscaster (NBC Weekend News) 1947 - George Lam, Hong Kong singer 1948 - Rick Parfitt, Surrey England, pop guitarist/singer (Status Quo-Wanderer) 1949 - Ilich RamÃrez Sánchez, Venezuelan international terrorist 1949 - Stan Hansen, American professional wrestler 1950 - Susan Anton, Oak Glen California, actress (Golden Girl, Spring Fever) 1950 - Robin Askwith, English actor 1950 - Dave Freudenthal, American politician 1950 - Kaga Takeshi, Japanese actor 1951 - Bernie Ruoff, West Germany, CFL kicker (Winnipeg, Hamilton) 1951 - Ed Royce, American politician (Rep-R-California) 1951 - Sally Little, Cape Town South Africa, LPGA golfer (1982 Dinah Shore) History today: October 12 1492 Christopher Columbus and his crew land in the Bahamas. 1576 Rudolf II, the king of Hungary and Bohemia, succeeds his father, Maximillian II, as Holy Roman Emperor. 1609 The song "Three Blind Mice" is published in London, believed to be the earliest printed secular song. 1702 Admiral Sir George Rooke defeats the French fleet off Vigo. 1722 Shah Sultan Husayn surrenders the Persian capital of Isfahan to Afgan rebels after a seven month siege. 1809 Meriwether Lewis, of the Lewis and Clark expedition, dies under mysterious circumstances in Tennessee. 1899 The Anglo-Boer War begins. 1872 Apache leader Cochise signs a peace treaty with General Howard in Arizona Territory. 1933 Alcatraz Island is made a federal maximum security prison. 1943 The U.S. Fifth Army begins an assault crossing of the Volturno River in Italy. 1949 Eugenie Anderson becomes the first woman U.S. ambassador. 1960 Inejiro Asanuma, leaders of the Japan Socialist Party, is assassinated during a live TV broadcast. 1964 1964 USSR launches Voskhod I, first spacecraft with multi-person crew; it is also the first mission in which the crew did not wear space suits. 1970 President Richard Nixon announces the pullout of 40,000 more American troops in Vietnam by Christmas. 1971 The House of Representatives passes the Equal Rights Amendment 354-23. 1984 The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonates at bomb at the Grand Hotel in Brighton, England, in an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; 5 others are killed and 31 wounded. 1994 NASA loses contact with the Magellan probe spacecraft in the thick atmosphere of Venus. 1999 Chief of Army Staff Perez Musharraf seizes power in Pakistan through a bloodless military coup. 2000 Suicide bombers at Aden, Yemen, damage USS Cole; 17 crew members killed and over 35 wounded. 2002 Terrorist bombers kill over 200 and wound over 300 more at the Sari Club in Kuta, Bali.
Notable birthday: Gilbert Shakespeare Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher David Haye Scott Parker Kele Okereke Edwina Currie Wes Brown John Snow History today: 1943 Italy declares war on Germany. 1944 Troops of the advancing Soviet Army occupy Riga, capital of Latvia. 1946 The Fourth Republic begins in France; will continue to 1958. 1958 First appearance of Paddington Bear, now a beloved icon of children's literature. 1967 First game of the fledgling American Basketball Association; Oakland Oaks beat Anaheim Amigos 134-129 in Oakland, Cal. 1972 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes Mountains, near the Argentina-Chile border; only 16 survivors (out of 45 people aboard) are rescued on Dec. 23. 1976 Dr. F.A. Murphy at Center for Disease Control obtains the first electron micrograph of an Ebola viral particle. 1983 The Space Shuttle Challenger, carrying seven, the largest crew to date, lands safely at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 1990 The Lebanese Civil War ends when a Syrian attack removes Gen. Michel Aoun from power. 2010 After being underground for a record 69 days, all 33 miners trapped in a Copiapo, Chile, mine are rescued.
Gilbert Shakespeare (baptised 13 October 1566, buried probably 3 February 1612) was a younger brother of William Shakespeare. His name is found in local records of Stratford-upon-Avon and London. Kelechukwu "Kele" Rowland Okereke (born 13 October 1981) is a British musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the indie rock[1] band Bloc Party.[2]
54 – Roman Emperor Claudius is poisoned to death under mysterious circumstances. His 17-year-old stepson Nero succeeds him to the Roman throne.
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Good morning ALL Happy birthday to Matthew Le Tissier Notable birthday. David "Dave" Moyes Richard John Harding 1644 William Penn, English Quaker leader and founder of Pennsylvania. 1888 Katherine Mansfield, short story writer. 1890 Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th U.S. President (1953-1961). 1930 Mobutu Sese Seko, President of the Congo / Zaire (1965-97); rose to power in coups that overthrew the first democratically elected president of the Republic of the Congo; the country was renamed Zaire in 1971. 1939 Ralph Lauren, noted fashion designer. 1940 Christopher Timothy, actor, director, writer; best known for portraying James Herriot in the British TV series All Creatures Great and Small (1978-80) and Brendan "Mac" McGuire in the BBC soap opera Doctors (2000-06). 1954 Mordechai Vanunu, Israeli nuclear technician who provided details of Israel's nuclear weapons program to the British press in 1986, citing his opposition to weapons of mass destruction. 1974 Natalie Maines, singer, songwriter, activist; lead vocalist of the Dixie Chicks, the top-selling all-female band and country group since Nielsen SoundScan tracking began in 1991; Maines' comments against the coming US invasion of Iraq in 2003 led to radio boycotts that virtually ended the group's career for several years. 1978 Usher (Usher Raymond IV), singer; among the top-selling artists in music history and multiple Grammy winner ("Nice & Slow," "OMG"). Today in History. 1066 William of Normandy defeats King Harold in the Battle of Hastings. 1651 Laws are passed in Massachusetts forbidding the poor to adopt excessive styles of dress. 1705 The English Navy captures Barcelona in Spain. 1773 Britain's East India Company tea ships' cargo is burned at Annapolis, Md. 1806 Napoleon Bonaparte crushes the Prussian army at Jena, Germany. 1832 Blackfeet Indians attack American Fur Company trappers near Montana's Jefferson River, killing one. 1884 Transparent paper-strip photographic film is patented by George Eastman. 1912 Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt is shot and wounded in assassination attempt in Milwaukee. He was saved by the papers in his breast pocket and, though wounded, insisted on finishing his speech. 1917 Mata Hari, a Paris dancer, is executed by the French after being convicted of passing military secrets to the Germans. 1930 Singer Ethel Merman stuns the audience when she holds a high C for sixteen bars while singing "I Got Rhythm" during her Broadway debut in Gershwin's Girl Crazy. 1933 The Geneva disarmament conference breaks up as Germany proclaims withdrawal from 1964 Rev. Martin Luther King is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for advocating a policy of non-violence. 1966 Montreal, Quebec, Canada, opens its underground Montreal Metro rapid-transit system. 1968 US Defense Department announces 24,000 soldiers and Marines will be sent back to Vietnam for involuntary second tours of duty. 1968 Jim Hines, USA, breaks the "ten-second barrier" in the 100-meter sprint at the Olympics in Mexico City; his time was 9.95. 1969 The British 50-pence coin enters the UK's currency, the first step toward covering to a decimal system, which was planned for 1971. 1983 Prime Minister of Grenada Maurice Bishop overthrown and later executed by a military coup. 1994 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Israel's Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres for establishing the Oslo Accords and preparing for Palestinian Self Government. 1998 Eric Robert Rudolph charged with the 1996 bombing during the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia; It was one of several bombing incidents Rudolph carried out to protest legalized abortion in the US. 2012 Felix Baumgartner breaks the world record for highest manned balloon flight, highest parachute jump, and greatest free-fall velocity, parachuting from an altitude of approximately 24 miles (39km).
1322 Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence
