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Tue 20th Jun 2017 7:54am
Telegraph photos taken on 18th, 19th, 20th June
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Wed 21st Jun 2017 7:27am
21st Jun 1846
St. Osburg's church consecrated and quickly became one of the best attended Catholic churches in the county, recorded as having congregation up to 1,000 in 1851.
21st Jun 1974
H.M.S. Coventry is launched. (Sadly we all know what happened just under eight years later.)
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Thu 22nd Jun 2017 7:26am
22nd Jun 1845
Coventry's most famed prize-fighter, William 'Paddy' Gill, fought and beat London fighter Young Reed the 'Invincible' after 59 (yes, fifty nine!
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Thu 22nd Jun 2017 11:44am
On 22nd June 1963, Coventry Bees entertained Swindon Robins in a National League fixture at Rugby Road, and completed a 44-34 victory, with a 12 point maximum from Nigel Boocock
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Fri 23rd Jun 2017 7:28am
23rd Jun 1911
Thousands of school children gather in Pool Meadow to celebrate the Coronation of King George V.
23rd Jun 1951
The first Godiva pageant for 25 years takes place to celebrate the Festival of Britain, with actress Ann Wrigg playing the part of Lady Godiva - with no body stocking.
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Fri 23rd Jun 2017 12:40pm
Telegraph photos taken on 23rd June
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Fri 23rd Jun 2017 12:57pm
On this day in 2016, in the National Referendum, voters in Coventry came out in favour of leaving the European Union.
67,967 votes were cast in favour of remaining (44.4%), 85,097 to leave (55.6%)
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Fri 23rd Jun 2017 1:03pm
On 23rd Jun 2017 7:28am, Rob Orland said:
23rd Jun 1951
The first Godiva pageant for 25 years takes place to celebrate the Festival of Britain, with actress Ann Wrigg playing the part of Lady Godiva - with no body stocking.
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Sat 24th Jun 2017 7:54am
Telegraph photos taken on 24th June
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Sat 24th Jun 2017 10:15am
24th Jun 1998
GPT, one of Coventry's largest employers at that time, and originally a merger of GEC & Plessey Telecommunications in 1988, merged with, and took the name of, Marconi Communications.
Ah, the good old days, I remember it well!
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Sat 24th Jun 2017 10:41am
Hi Rob, Hi all,
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Sat 24th Jun 2017 11:57am
There's a photo on Alamy of Coventry Carnival procession on 24th June 1933 at the bottom of Warwick Road
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Sun 25th Jun 2017 8:11am
Telegraph photos taken on 25th June
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It looks like the West Orchard car park was only just large enough for the Lord Mayor's Daimler (CET photo 25 June 1962) - the left rear wheel appears to be riding over the kerb!
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Sun 25th Jun 2017 10:06am
25th Jun 1940
The first bombs of WW2 to be dropped in the vicinity of Coventry - 5 fell on Ansty Aerodrome.
25th Jun 1945
Winston Churchill visits Coventry shortly before losing the general election of that year.
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Mon 26th Jun 2017 7:30am
Telegraph photos taken on 26th June
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