What happened on THIS day in Coventry's history?

27th Jun 1940 Coventry's first civilian casualties of WW2 - 16 killed in Hillfields. 27th Jun 1855 The Coventry Times newspaper first printed.

Telegraph photos taken on 27th June

28th Jun 1469 The Earl of Warwick chose Coventry as the place to publicly announce the forthcoming marriage of his daughter to the Duke of Clarence and asked for an armed guard to take him to the king.

Telegraph photos taken on 28th June

Nice pic of Courtaulds design centre.

29th Jun 1929 Miss Muriel Mellerup is the first 'non-actress' to play the part of Lady Godiva in the procession of 1929. The press described Muriel as the 'perfect Godiva'.

Telegraph photos taken on 29th June

I hope I can speak for many of us forum members and thank MR for the daily views of the Coventry news pics. I have started to look forward to these every day, those of which I have never seen before. Thank you MR.

30th Jun 1954 The first Stock Car meeting at Coventry Stadium, with heat one being won by Percy 'Hellcat' Brine. I only ever went to see a couple of stock-car races, but I do remember cheering on the well known Willie Harrison when I was a young lad taken to Brandon by my dad. Let's all hope that the place will one day soon open again for two and four wheel racing.

Telegraph photos taken on 30th June

Blimey, here I am still up after midnight (and haven't turned into a pumpkin yet, although I'm starting to become that shape!), so I might as well put up tomorrow's (I mean, "today's") offering.... 1st Jul 1978 The "Earlsdon Village Festival" marked 125 years of the foundation of Earlsdon. 1st Jul 1423 Mayor Henry Peyto and his brethren ordained that a new Coventry Cross should be built. (I wonder if the aldermen did "pinch, punch, it's the first of the month" on him beforehand?)

Telegraph photos taken on 1st July

Telegraph photos taken on 2nd July

2nd Jul 1939 8 Refreshment staff had a lucky escape when the IRA bomb a cloakroom at Coventry Railway Station. 2nd Jul 1904 Railway carriages derailed on Albany Road bridge run down the embankment and across Broomfield Road.

3rd Jul 1839 St. John's Parish Schools foundation stone laid by benefactor Richard Rotherham. 3rd Jul 2008 Reverend Canon Dr Christopher John Cocksworth BA, PhD, PGCE consecrated as the 9th Bishop of Coventry.