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... IN HISTORY 1809 Dartmoor Prison was opened to house French prisoners of war. From 1850 it was used for convicts. 1819 Queen Victoria was born at Kensington Palace. 1974 Death of jazz musician, bandleader and composer Edward ‘Duke’ Ellington. v ...
... Mitchell, right, actor, 76; Richard Briers, actor, 68; Trevor Nunn, theatre director, 62. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1878 Queen Victoria was given a demonstration of Alexander Graham Bell’s new invention, the telephone. 1938 Walt Disney’s first fulllength ...
... Rayner, right, agony aunt, 71; John Hurt, actor, 62; Malcolm McLaren, pop entrepreneur, 55. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1901 Queen Victoria died at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, aged 81. 1924 James Ramsay MacDonald became Britain’s first Labour PM. 1927 ...
... heresy. 1536 King Henry VIII married Jane Seymour, the third of his six wives. 1842 An attempt was made on the life of Queen Victoria as she drove down Constitution Hill. Uy iy s ...
... Andy Cole, footballer, 31; Stephen Tompkinson, actor, 37, The Duchess of York, right, 43. - ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY \ 1839 Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were betrothed. 1940 A 5001 b bomb hit Broadcasting House, London, killing seven people. 1987 The worst ...
... THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1861 Holidaymakers set off for Paris on the first Thomas Cook package trip. 1899 Queen Victoria laid the first stone of the Victoria and Albert Museum. 1969 Tom McClean completed the first solo transatlantic crossing in a rowing boat ...
... IN HISTORY 1491 Henry VIII, English monarch best known for his six wives and religious split from Rome, was born. 1838 Queen Victoria crowned in Westminster Abbey. 1930 Frank Whittle (later Sir) patented the jet engine. R ...
... food is Borscht? 2 Which London park is the name of a colour? 3 Who sang the theme song to Rawhide? Yesterday's answers 1 Queen Victoria by four days 2 Travel 3 Mont Blanc ...
... Minister for Work, 51; Malcolm McDowell, actor. 58; Andreas Whittam Smith journalist, 64. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1842 Queen Victoria travelled by train for the first time, from Slough to Paddington, accompanied by Prince Albert. She became the first British ...
... November 22 19807 3 Which former UK prime minister died in October 1995? Saturday’s answers 1 British airline pilots 2 Queen Victoria 3 King's Cross ...
... through 19 prime ministers ranging from the Marquess of Salisbury to Tony Blair, nine popes and six monarchs, including Queen Victoria. ...
... Quiz poses three general knowledge questions. The answers are published tomorrow. 1 Who was the oldest when they died: Queen Victoria or George I 11? 2 What sort of tickets would a bucket shop seil? 3 Which Alpine peak’'s name means White Mountain? Yesterday's ...