Events for January 2020

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Charles I sends soldiers to arrest members of Parliament

4th January 1642

Charles entered the House of Commons with an armed force on 4 January 1642, but found that his opponents had already escaped, with exception to Oliver Cromwell who had not fled the house, but avoided… Read more...

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Para Ian McKay is killed in the Battle for Mount Longdon

1st January 1982

At the height of the bitter battle for Mount Longdon during the Falklands War, 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment’s assault has stalled in the face of determined resistance. With his platoon held up by an Argentine… Read more...

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Funeral of Karl Dönitz

6th January 1981

Karl Dönitz was a German naval commander during WWII. In January 1943, Dönitz achieved the rank of Grand Admiral and replaced Grand Admiral Erich Raeder as Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy. On 30 April 1945,… Read more...

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Winston Churchill dies

24th January 1965

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill is known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War Two. He served as Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. A noted… Read more...

Royal Star & Garter Home opens

14th January 1916

The first 65 residents arrived at The Star & Garter Home for disabled ex-Service men and women. They were accommodated in the former banqueting hall and ballroom of the old Star & Garter Hotel which… Read more...

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Henry VIII dies, aged 55

28th January 1547

Henry VIII was King of England from 21st April 1509 until his death. He was also Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) and claimant to the Kingdom of France. Besides his six marriages, Henry… Read more...

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