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Sat 10th Feb 2018 9:32am
10th Feb 1920
Coventry built Mark IV tank, number 143, was officially presented to the city on this day, and placed on Greyfriars' Green. The tank remained on the green until its removal in 1938, when it is recorded that the Daimler engine started first time after lying idle for eighteen years!
10th Feb 1986
The New Central Library opens in the former Locarno dance hall building in Smithford Way. |
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Sun 11th Feb 2018 10:31am
11th Feb 1457
King Henry VI returns to Coventry "to his bedde" during one of his frequent bouts of illness - Margaret arrives the next day, quietly.
11th Feb 1918
Coventry started Tank Week. Tank number 119, powered by a Coventry Daimler engine and better known as 'Ole Willie', had been touring the country raising money in War Bonds. Amid thousands, it moved through the streets, through Broadgate heading towards Greyfriars' Green.
On 11th Feb 2018 1:09pm, Annewiggy said:
And here it is.
On 11th Feb 2018 1:17pm, Rob Orland said:
Excellent stuff, well found Anne!
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Mon 12th Feb 2018 7:28am
12th Feb 1889
Arthur Hutt VC, born in Earlsdon. (See 4th October for details of his heroic act.) |
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Tue 13th Feb 2018 7:29am
13th Feb 2000
First screening on Channel 4 of Time Team's visit to Coventry. They excavated our first cathedral, St. Mary's, and found so much that they broke their own '3 day rule' by returning for an unprecedented 4th day to finish the job. |
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Wed 14th Feb 2018 7:24am
14th Feb 1790
Capel Bond, considered one of the most remarkable 18th century composers, died in Coventry on this day and was buried at St. Bartholomew's church, Binley. He had been organist at both Holy Trinity and St. Michael's churches. |
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Thu 15th Feb 2018 7:24am
15th Feb 1457
Start of the Royal Council held in Coventry in front of King Henry VI & Queen Margaret. They are joined by the Archbishop of York, the bishops of Winchester, London, Lincoln, Norwich, Exeter, Worcester, Chester, Hereford & Salisbury. Also the Dukes of York, Exeter, Buckingham, Somerset, and the Earls of Shrewsbury, Stafford, Northumberland, Arundel and Devonshire, etc. |
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Fri 16th Feb 2018 7:24am
16th Feb 1953
Specials drummer and record producer, John Bradbury, born. |
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Fri 16th Feb 2018 8:45am
16th Feb 1942
A pair of Tiger Moths from 9 EFTS* collided at Ansty. LAC Skinner was fatally injured, while LAC Rodwell broke his left arm.
* At RAF Ansty, the first school used for flying training, which arrived on 6 Jan 1936, was the No. 9 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School which flew Ansons, Hawker Harts, Hawker Hinds, Tiger Moths and Clouds. The school was operated by Air Services Training at RAF Hamble, under contract from the Air Ministry. The school was renamed the No. 9 Elementary Flying Training School on 3 Sep 1939, days after World War II broke out. The school used Moths until 31 Mar 1944 which provided initial assessment before pupil pilots were sent abroad in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan which was operated by Air Service Training.
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Sat 17th Feb 2018 9:51am
17th Feb 2017
The section of A444 leading to the Ricoh Arena is renamed 'Jimmy Hill Way'. |
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Sun 18th Feb 2018 10:14am
18th Feb 1991
The sculpture known as 'Basilica' by Paul De Monchaux was unveiled by Lord Mayor, W. A. Hardy outside the combined Crown Court Centre in Much Park Street. It cost £20,000 and hints at the shape of a judge's wig. |
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Mon 19th Feb 2018 9:52am
19th Feb 1949
A Dakota DC3 and an RAF trainer plane collide in the sky above Exhall.
On 19th Feb 2018 11:14am, Midland Red said:
Anson VV243 2 ANS collided with a civilian Dakota, G-AHCW north of Coventry. On the Anson, pilot or navigation instructor S/Ldr. Anthony Ronald Rush, 2nd pilot Kazimierz Suwala, signaller George C. Tillian, pupil navigator Cadet John S. Mackison were all killed. Ten people died on the Dakota: captain Sidney McDermott, first officer Geoffrey D. Kershaw, radio officer George W. Stamper, steward John A.T. Smith, Eric M. Cairns, Frank Hauerslev, Peitrangelo Coia, Mr & Mrs Joseph E. Michaels and Henry C. Aitken.
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Mon 19th Feb 2018 11:08am
19th Feb 1942
Hurricane Z5232 of 79 Squadron crashed at Baginton attempting a slow roll at low altitude. Pilot F/Lt. P.F. Mayhew died in spite of the courageous efforts of Cpl. Harding to save him. |
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Tue 20th Feb 2018 7:26am
20th Feb 1460
The council gathered at St. Mary's Hall to order that forty men be armed and sent to join the king to prevent Richard, the late Duke of York, from re-entering the kingdom. |
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Wed 21st Feb 2018 7:25am
21st Feb 1743
Coventry's first newspaper, the Coventry Mercury, was renamed to the snappy title of 'Jopson's Coventry and Northampton Mercury, or the Weekly Country Journal'!
21st Feb 1941
The Armstrong-Siddeley works receives a visit from the Duke of Kent. |
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Thu 22nd Feb 2018 7:25am
22nd Feb 1958
Southampton beat Coventry City 7-1 - one of many results to consign The Bantams to the bottom half of Division 3 South. On the plus side it meant we became one of the founder members of the newly formed Fourth Division the following season! |
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