Interesting Facts

16th June 1487 – The Battle of Stoke Field was fought. The final battle of the Wars of the Roses. 1586 – Mary Queen of Scots recognizes Philip II of Spain as her heir. 1779 – Spain declared war on Great Britain, and the siege of Gibraltar began. 1871 – The University Tests Act allowed students to enter the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests, except for courses in theology. 1883 – Panic broke out at The Victoria Hall theatre, killing 183 children. 1903 – The Ford Motor Company was incorporated. 1915 – The British Women's Institute was founded. 1963 – Russian Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. 1972 – Red Army Faction member Ulrike Meinhof was captured by police in Langenhagen. 1976 – A non-violent march by 15,000 students in Soweto, South Africa turned into days of rioting when police opened fire on the crowd and kiled 566 children. 1992 - Andrew Morton's explosive new book about Princess Dian...

27th March 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicated Venice and all its population. 1625 - Charles I, ascended the English throne, with the title "Charles, by the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland..." Yes, he also claimed the title King of France. 1713 - Britain gained Menorca and Gibraltar under the Treaty of Utrecht. 1871 - The first international rugby game was played - Scotland 1, England 0. 1914 - The first successful blood transfusion was carried out (in Brussels). 1945 - The last German V2 rocket fell on England, killing a woman on Kynaston Road in Orpington, Kent 1964 - The first Pirate Radio station, Radio Caroline started broadcasting. 1964 - The Great Train Robbers were sentenced to a total of 307 years behind bars.