Bristol - Notable Historical Events
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Bristol - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1497-05-02 |
John Cabot's expedition departs Bristol searching for new lands across the Atlantic |
1497-08-06 |
Italian explorer John Cabot returns to Bristol from North America (Newfoundland) - first European to do so since the Vikings |
1610-07-05 |
John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland. |
1645-09-11 |
Thomas Fairfax's 'New Model Army' occupies Bristol |
1748-06-24 |
The Kingswood School is opened by John Wesley and his brother Charles Wesley in Bristol. The school later moved to Bath. |
1838-04-08 |
Steamship "Great Western" maiden voyage (Bristol, England, to NYC) |
1845-03-17 |
Bristol man, Henry Jones, patents self-raising flour |
1890-05-12 |
The first-ever official cricket County Championship match begins. Yorkshire beats Gloucestershire by eight wickets at Bristol. George Ulyett scores the first century in the competition. |
1895-05-17 |
W G Grace completes his 100th 100 v Somerset at Bristol |
1909-05-24 |
Bristol University granted Royal Charter |
1909-08-26 |
Middlesex beat Gloucs (Bristol) by Inn & 31 in a single day |
1923-07-03 |
Dockers' strike in Hull/Grimsby/Cardiff/Bristol over to London |
1935-04-12 |
First flight of the Bristol Blenheim. |
1940-09-15 |
Luftwaffe bombs Bristol Aeroplane Company |
1943-10-16 |
US 1st Army establishes headquarter in Bristol |
1944-05-14 |
91 German bombers harass Bristol |
1952-05-05 |
Ron Necciai of Pitts Pirate's Bristol Twins Class D farm team, strikes out 27, as he no-hits Welch Minors, 4 Minors do reach base |
1952-05-13 |
Minor-league Bristol pitcher Ron Necciai strikes out 27 in 9-innings |
1956-08-05 |
WCYB TV channel 5 in Bristol-Kingsport, VA (NBC) begins broadcasting |
1958-12-05 |
Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD) is inaugurated in the UK by Queen Elizabeth II when she speaks to the Lord Provost in a call from Bristol to Edinburgh. |
1967-04-20 |
A Globe Air Bristol Britannia turboprop crashes at Nicosia, Cyprus, killing 126. |
1969-01-09 |
First trial flight of Concorde supersonic jetliner, Bristol, England |
1969-04-09 |
1st flight of Concorde 002 (Filton-Bristol) |
1993-09-09 |
Croupier of casino in Bristol, England, shoots a 4 a record eight times |
2003-11-26 |
Concorde makes its last ever flight over Bristol, England. |
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Bristol - Notable Birthdays
Bristol - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1612-02-22 |
George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English statesman (d. 1677) |
1662-05-18 |
George Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) |
1665-08-27 |
John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (d. 1751) |
1721-08-31 |
George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775) |
1724-05-19 |
Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779) |
1766-02-24 |
Samuel Wesley, Bristol England, composer/organist (Exultate Deo) |
1821-02-03 |
Elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman physician |
1824-02-10 |
Samuel Plimsoll, Bristol England, inventor (Plimsoll line for ships) |
1848-07-25 |
Arthur J. Balfour, A.J. Balfour at Bristol |
1886-06-17 |
Edith Bristol, Mother Knows Best |
1887-08-08 |
Malcolm Keen, Bristol England, actor (Uncle Chris-Mama) |
1902-08-08 |
Paul Dirac, Bristol, physicist (quantum mechanics, Nobel 1933), (d. 1984) |
1902-08-14 |
Howard Bristol, Rope |
1907-12-18 |
Christopher Fry, Bristol England, playwright (Ring Around the Moon) |
1908-03-20 |
Michael Redgrave, Bristol England, actor (Browning Version, Lady Vanishes) |
1913-08-31 |
Sir Bernard Lovell, Bristol England, radio astronomer, founded Jodrell Bank Observatory, (d. 2012) |
1915-05-11 |
Arthur Swinson, The Case of the Bristol Mail |
1919-02-13 |
Tennessee Ernie Ford, Bristol Tn, country vocalist/actor (pea picker) |
1931-07-14 |
Robert Stephens, Bristol England, actor (Uncle Kurt-Holocaust) |
1931-11-20 |
Iris Bristol, Mr. Flotsam |
1932-04-05 |
Henry Bruimaud, Bristol |
1939-02-03 |
Johnny Bristol, 54 |
1940-05-24 |
Gary Burghoff, Bristol CT, actor (Radar-M*A*S*H) |
1942-05-03 |
Lynn Farleigh, Bristol England, actress (Lovers of Their Time) |
1954-09-15 |
7th marquess of Bristol, English large landowner/multi-millionaire |
1957-07-25 |
Daniel W Bursch, Bristol PA, Lt Cmdr USN/Astronaut (STS 51, 68, 77) |
1958-12-17 |
Marc Bruimaud, Bristol |
1961-04-02 |
Keren Jane Woodward, Bristol England, rock vocalist (Bananarama-Venus) |
1963-09-05 |
John Elliot, Bristol CT, Nike golfer (1994 NIKE Miss Gulf Coast) |
1963-10-28 |
Lauren Holly, Bristol PA, actress (Picket Fences) |
1964-01-10 |
Karen Josephson, Bristol Ct, synchronized swimmer (Olympic-gold-1992) |
1964-01-10 |
Sarah Josephson, Bristol Ct, synchronized swimmer (Olympic-gold-1992) |
1966-01-17 |
Trish Johnson, Bristol England, LPGA golfer (1993 Las Vegas) |
1966-11-27 |
Chryssandra Hines, Bristol Conn, team handball wing (Olympics-1996) |
1969-01-24 |
Mark Lambert Bristol, Memento |
1972-01-20 |
Lawrence Walford, Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter |
1973-11-14 |
Caroline Hall, Bristol England, golfer (Curtis Cup 1992) |
1986-01-11 |
Gavin Bristol, Twilight |
1990-10-18 |
Bristol Palin, Week 3: The Results |
Bristol - Notable Weddings
Bristol - Weddings
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1795-10-04 |
Poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge (22) weds Sara Fricker in Bristol, England |
2012-10-28 |
Bristol Palin's former fiance Levi Johnston (21) weds Sunny Oglesby (20) at Settlers Bay Lodge in Wasilla, Alaska |
Bristol - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1677-05-20 |
George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (b. 1612) |
1719-09-27 |
George Smalridge, English Bishop of Bristol (b. 1662) |
1751-01-20 |
John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (b. 1665) |
1779-12-23 |
Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (b. 1724) |
1930-03-19 |
Arthur J. Balfour, A.J. Balfour at Bristol |
1946-02-16 |
Edith Bristol, Mother Knows Best |
2004-03-21 |
Johnny Bristol, 54 |
2010-03-25 |
Henry Bruimaud, Bristol |
