On this Day... 22nd January 1528 England & France declare war on Emperor Charles V. 1561 Birth of Sir Francis Bacon, philosopher,statesman and writer, Pioneer of scientific thought. 1575 English Queen Elizabeth I grants Thomas Tallis & William Byrd music press monopoly. 1689 Prince William of Orange (future King William III of Britain), summons Convention Parliament to discuss ruling jointly with his wife Mary. 1771 Spain cedes Falkland Islands to Britain. 1775 Introduction of the umbrella to Europe from the Middle East. 1788 Birth of Lord Byron, romantic poet, best known for Don Juan. The Prime Ministers wife coined the phrase Mad, Bad and dangerous to know (she was his lover for a short spell!) 1858 Birth of Beatrice Potter Webb, Social reformer who founded the Fabian society with her husband, Sydney Webb. 1901 Death of Queen Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Empress of India. 1925 Ramsay MacDonald became the 1st Labour Prime Minister in Britain. 1941 British/Australian troops capture Tobruk from Italians. 1971 John Lennon & Yoko Ono record Power to the People. 1979 10,000s UK public sector workers go on strike. 2001 The British government launches pro-vaccine campaign.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 07:07:00 +0000
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