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Postby chenrezig » 29 Feb 2016, 06:55

1528 The death of Patrick Hamilton, Scottish churchman and an early Protestant Reformer in Scotland. He travelled to Europe, where he met several of the leading reforming thinkers, before returning to Scotland to preach. He was tried as a heretic by Archbishop James Beaton, and was burned at the stake in St Andrews.

1692 The birth, in Manchester, of John Byrom, English poet and the inventor of a revolutionary system of shorthand. It marked a significant development in the history of shorthand and was used by John and Charles Wesley, the founders of Methodism, in their coded diaries. He is also remembered as the writer of the lyrics of the hymn 'Christians Awake, salute the happy morn.'

1736 The birth of Ann Lee, also known as Mother Ann. A Manchester-born blacksmith's daughter, she emigrated with a handful of followers to the USA in 1774 and founded the American Society of Shakers, a development of the English religious group 'The Quakers'.

1796 The Jay Treaty between the United States and Great Britain came into force. It was credited with averting war, resolving issues remaining since the ending of the American Revolution and facilitated peaceful trade between the two nations.

1840 The birth of John Philip Holland, Irish engineer who developed the first submarine to be formally commissioned by the U.S. Navy, and the first Royal Navy submarine, named the Holland 1.

1864 The first Peabody Trust dwellings were opened in Commercial Street, London, for the "artisan and labouring poor".

1964 The Queen's cousin, Princess Alexandra, gave birth to a son at her home in Surrey. The baby, James Robert Bruce, who was more than a week overdue, is believed to be the first-ever royal baby to be born on 29th February.

1992 The death of Ruth Pitter, English poet. She was the first woman to receive the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry (1955). In 1974, she was named a 'Companion of Literature', the highest honour given by the Royal Society of Literature.

2012 44 year old PC David Rathband, the policeman shot at and blinded by gunman Raoul Moat who killed three people in two days (July 2010) committed suicide.
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Postby annie » 29 Feb 2016, 10:05

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