Wellington - Notable Historical Events
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Wellington - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1812-01-19 |
Peninsular War: After a ten day siege, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, orders British soldiers of the Light and third divisions to storm Ciudad Rodrigo. |
1812-07-22 |
Duke of Wellington defeats French at Battle of Salamanca, Spain |
1812-08-12 |
Duke of Wellington's troops enter Madrid |
1812-10-22 |
Duke of Wellington seizes Burgos, Spain |
1815-06-18 |
Battle of Waterloo; Napoleon and France defeated by British forces under Wellington and Prussian troops under Blucher |
1827-01-17 |
Duke of Wellington appointed British supreme commander |
1830-09-15 |
Duke of Wellington opens Liverpool & Manchester Railway |
1840-01-22 |
New Zealand Company settlers arrive aboard the Aurora at Te Whanganui a Tara, which becomes Port Nicholson, Wellington |
1852-11-18 |
State funeral of Duke of Wellington (St Paul's Cathedral, London) |
1865-07-26 |
The capital of New Zealand moves from Auckland to Wellington |
1869-11-16 |
Hamiora Pere is hanged at the Terrace Gaol, Wellington and is the only New Zealander to have been executed after being convicted of treason |
1908-08-07 |
The first train to travel the length of New Zealand's North Island 'main trunk line', leaves Wellington |
1910-03-02 |
2 trains crash in snow storm in Wellington Washington, 118 die |
1930-01-24 |
J E Mills scores 117 on Test Cricket debut, NZ v England, Wellington |
1937-12-23 |
First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber. |
1953-03-07 |
Jackie McGlew scores 255* v NZ at Wellington |
1953-12-24 |
Wellington-Auckland (NZ) express train swept away in flood kills 166 |
1968-04-10 |
Ferry Wahine sinks in Wellington harbour, New Zealand on route from Lyttelton (51 killed) |
1973-02-02 |
Test Cricket debut of Richard John Hadlee, NZ v Pakistan, Wellington |
1974-03-01 |
Ian & Greg Chappell make 264 partnership v NZ cricket at Wellington |
1982-02-26 |
Test Cricket debut of Martin Crowe, v Australia Wellington, run out 9 |
1991-02-02 |
Aravinda De Silva scores 267 v NZ at Wellington |
1995-02-14 |
Wellington 2-498d & 4-475 beat Canterbury 496 & 2-476d |
1996-03-03 |
Auckland beat Wellington by 9 wickets to win Shell Trophy Final |
2004-11-11 |
New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior dedicated at the National War Memorial, Wellington. |
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Wellington - Notable Birthdays
Wellington - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1769-05-01 |
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington and British Prime Minister (Tory) (1828-30) |
1813-12-24 |
Henry Wellington Greatorex, composer |
1879-12-09 |
Wellington A. Playter, The Wicked Darling |
1887-04-03 |
Wellington Cross, The Grey Parasol |
1888-10-14 |
Katherine Mansfield (Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp Murry), Wellington New Zealand, short story writer (Aloe, Garden Party) |
1903-01-17 |
Wellington Honn, Spencer's Mountain |
1915-07-02 |
8th duke of Wellington, English large landowner/multi-millionaire |
1916-08-14 |
Wellington Mara, Co-Owner of the New York Giants (d. 2005) |
1916-08-14 |
Wellington Mara, Best Owners |
1921-02-06 |
Bob Scott [Robert], Wellington, NZ, Ruby player (All Black, 1946-54), (d. 2012) |
1930-04-18 |
Clive Revill, Wellington NZ, actor (Legend of Hell House) |
1937-06-01 |
Colleen McCullough, Wellington, Australian author (Tim, Indecent Obsession) |
1945-12-15 |
Michael King, Wellington, New Zealand historian and author (Penguin History of New Zealand) |
1946-03-29 |
Richard Holmes, Wellington: The Iron Duke |
1953-9-08 |
Wellington Amaral Jr., O Assalto |
1954-01-01 |
Helen Wellington-Lloyd, Jubilee |
1959-11-14 |
Valerie Wellington, Great Balls of Fire! |
1962-07-25 |
Paulo Rosa, Lines of Wellington |
1963-06-04 |
Klemens Niklaus Trenkle, The Wellington |
1964-04-07 |
Russell Crowe, Wellington, New Zealand, Australian/New Zealand actor (A Beautiful Mind, Gladiator) |
1966-9-07 |
Miguel Borges, Lines of Wellington |
1968-08-08 |
Matthew Lane, Wellington NZ, Nike golfer (1991 S Australian Open-4th) |
1970-11-09 |
Chantal Brunner, Wellington NZ, long jumper (Olympics-96) |
1971-08-18 |
Jonathan David Winter, Wellington NZ, 100m backstroker (Olympics-96) |
1973-02-23 |
Wellington Muniz, Tudo pela Audiência |
1975-05-02 |
Murray William Burdan, Wellington NZ, swimmer (Olympics-96) |
1975-08-09 |
Mathew James Coad, Wellington NZ, 100m/200m runner (Olympics-96) |
1977-02-18 |
Chrissie Wellington, British triathlete |
1978-05-06 |
Nuno Lopes, Lines of Wellington |
1978-07-05 |
Thomas G. Wellington, Straight Right |
1978-10-17 |
Fernando Wellington, História de Amor |
1982-05-21 |
Ma'a Nonu, Wellington, New Zealand rugby union player and All Black (2003-) |
1982-06-22 |
Soraia Chaves, Lines of Wellington |
1983-11-15 |
Franco Zilli, The Wellington |
1989-04-16 |
Victória Guerra, Lines of Wellington |
1992-06-05 |
Wellington Gonçalves, Cansados |
Wellington - Notable Deaths
Wellington - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1852-09-14 |
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington and British Prime Minister (Tory) (1828-30) dies at 83 |
1858-09-10 |
Henry Wellington Greatorex, composer, dies at 44 |
1937-07-15 |
Wellington A. Playter, The Wicked Darling |
1975-10-12 |
Wellington Cross, The Grey Parasol |
1993-01-02 |
Valerie Wellington, Great Balls of Fire! |
1998-02-23 |
Wellington Honn, Spencer's Mountain |
2005-10-25 |
Wellington Mara, Best Owners |
2011-04-30 |
Richard Holmes, Wellington: The Iron Duke |
2016-08-25 |
Veteran Wellington broadcaster Justin du Fresne dies aged 74 |
