History

Decimal currency introduced, abandoning 12 pennies to a shilling and 20 shillings to a pound
Decimal currency introduced, abandoning 12 pennies to a shilling and 20 shillings to a pound …

David Jones Welsh poet and artist died.
David Jones Welsh poet and artist died. David Michael Jones was born on November 01, 1895, at Brockley in Kent, England. His childhood was spent sketching animals and illustations from boys magazines and Old Royal Academy catalogues. Some of these sketches, most notably the Dancing Bear of …

Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh
Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh Scotland first hosted the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in 1970 then held them again in 1986, making Edinburgh the first city to host the games twice. …

Several days of rioting following Easter rising commemorations in Ireland end on this date
Several days of rioting following Easter rising commemorations in Ireland end on this date Following an Orange Order march, intense riots erupted on the Springfield Road in Belfast. Violence lasted for three days, and the British Army used CS gas for the first time in large quantities. About 38 soldiers and dozens of civilians were injured. …

Sunningdale Agreement (Council of Ireland)
Sunningdale Agreement (Council of Ireland) The Sunningdale Agreement refers to a political agreement that was reached in 1973, aimed at addressing the political and constitutional issues in Northern Ireland. …

The, 50 pence decimal coin was first issued, replacing the ten shilling note.
The, 50 pence decimal coin was first issued, replacing the ten shilling note. …

Welsh Office approves limited use of bilingual road signs in Wales
Welsh Office approves limited use of bilingual road signs in Wales …

Everyone in Britain over the age of 18 was allowed to vote in parliamentary elections
Everyone in Britain over the age of 18 was allowed to vote in parliamentary elections The Representation of the People Act 1969 lowered the voting age from 21 to 18, the first major country to do so. The Representation of the People Act 1985 gave British citizens abroad the right to vote for a five-year period after they had left the United Kingdom. The Representation of the People Act 1989 extended the period to 20 years; and citizens who were too young to vote when they left the country also became eligible. …

Longhope lifeboat sank in the Pentland Firth with the loss of eight men on board, all from the small island of Hoy.
Longhope lifeboat sank in the Pentland Firth with the loss of eight men on board, all from the small island of Hoy. An RNLI lifeboat has been stationed at Longhope since 1874; the old lifeboat house is now a museum with a former Longhope lifeboat Thomas McCunn on display. On 17 March 1969 the station suffered one of the worst tragedies in British lifeboat history when its 47-ft wooden lifeboat, T.G.B., capsized with the loss of all eight crew after answering a mayday call from the Liberian cargo vessel Irene during a gale of Force 9. …

Willie Clancy, Irish folklorist and traditional Uilleann bagpiper, died
Willie Clancy, Irish folklorist and traditional Uilleann bagpiper, died Willie Clancy was an iconic figure in the revival of the Uilleann pipes and traditional music from the 1960’s onwards. Willie Clancy possessed amazing talents - whistle player, flute player, singer, story teller, philosopher and wit. …