|
Apr16
|
1912 |
 Harriet
Quimby became the first woman to fly the English Channel |
|
Apr17
|
1980 |
 Rhodesia
became fully independent as Zimbabwe - NaTCH was an undergraduate
at North London Poly at the time and the next day we all shook hands with
Zac, the
new Zimbabwean of the class |
|
Apr18
|
1909 |
Joan of Arc was beatified |
Apr19
|
1951 |
The first Miss
World beauty contest was held |
| 1933 |
Cricket umpire 'Dickie'
Bird was born |
|
Apr20
|
1981 |
Steve Davis won
the world professional snooker championship for the first time
|
 |
|
1959 |
At the age of 13
Dolly Parton released her first record, Puppy Love |
| 1940 |
The electron microscope was first
demonstrated |
|
Apr21
|
1980 |
Sony (UK) became
the first Japanese owned firm to win a Queen's Award for Export
Achievement |
 |
| 1770 |
James Cook reached Australia |
|
Apr22
|
1884 |
The East Anglian earthquake, estimated
at 5.2 on the Richter scale, is thought to have killed 4 people |
|
Apr23
|
Saint
George's Day - the patron saint of England |
| 1965 |
The
Pennine Way long-distance footpath was opened |
