On This Day

9th April

1413 – Henry V was crowned King of England.

1483 – King Edward IV of England died.

1413 – Henry V is crowned King of England.

1626 – Francis Bacon died.

1860 – Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville created the oldest known recording of an audible human voice.

1940 – Vidkun Quisling seized power in Norway.

1967 – The first Boeing 737 made its maiden flight.

1969 – The first British-built Concorde made its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford.

2005 – Charles, Prince of Wales married Camilla Parker Bowles.

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