What happened on THIS day in Coventry's history?

21st Mar 1421 King Henry V came to Coventry with his French Queen, Catherine. 21st Mar 2014 Businessman Joe Elliott receives his MBE at Buckingham Palace from Prince Charles. The award was for Services to Museums.

Telegraph photos taken on 22nd March

22nd Mar 1924 The body of T. E. Dunville (see 29th July 1867) was found in the Thames at Caversham Lock near Reading. As his popularity waned he'd suffered from depression and committed suicide. 22nd Mar 1939 Alfred Herbert carried out a successful excavation exercise - a total of 1,260 people were evacuated to trenches at the back of the offices. War was obviously becoming a real probability.

Telegraph photos taken on 23rd March

23rd Mar 1939 The IRA cause four explosions in underground telephone inspection chambers, the first in Cheylesmore, as part of their mainland campaign. 23rd Mar 1956 Foundation stone for the New Coventry Cathedral laid by Queen Elizabeth II.

Telegraph photos taken on 24th March.

24th Mar 1917 Charity football match to raise money for the Mayor's Prisoner of War Fund in WW1 took place at Spencer Park, between teams representing the Rudge Birmingham Rea Street factory and the Coventry Rudge Works.

Telegraph photos taken on 25th March

25th Mar 1973 Elton John performed at Coventry Theatre - thousands had besieged the box office in an attempt to get tickets.

Telegraph photos taken on 26th March

26th Mar 2008 Jaguar was taken over by huge Indian automotive company, Tata. At the same time Tata also acquired the Daimler, Lanchester and Rover names.

26th Mar 1919 DH10 F8421 lost its starboard wings while taking off from Radford. Flight Sergeant Charles William Wright of Wells, Norfolk, was killed. He was a ferry pilot and mechanic with the Central Despatch Pool. The aircraft had been built at Norwich and was being delivered to Hooton Park. It isn't clear why it had landed at 1 Aircraft Acceptance Park.

27th Mar 1958 The Belgrade Theatre is opened by the Duchess of Kent with the Lord Mayor and Pearl Hyde. 27th Mar 1959 Speedway legend Nigel Boocock made his debut for the Coventry Bees at Oxford.

27/28th Mar 1959 The second half of the Oxford meeting featured a Junior Challenge between the home side and Bees. In the evening, attention turned to Banister Court where Southampton staged a Challenge Match to start their season, against "The Rest", which included Bees Arthur Forrest and Jim Lightfoot. This was followed by another Junior Challenge, Saints v Bees. Sadly, in heat 2 of this match, Bees' Alan Pearce collided with one of the young home riders, John Edwards, who had been directly in front of him. Pearce was thrown from his bike and took a heavy fall, with his helmet taking the full impact of the track surface. The local track doctor attended the stricken unconscious rider and immediately dispatched him off to hospital without fully realising the seriousness of the accident. Sadly Pearce never regained consciousness and passed away through the night, due to the severe head injuries he had sustained in the track crash. He was 23.

28th Mar 1985 The Queen Mother visits Coventry's Jaguar plant and meets Ted Cross, who showed her a photo from when they met previously in 1941 at Coventry & Warwickshire Hospital.