31st October

[chenrezig]

1795 - The birth of John Keats, English Romantic poet

1828 - The birth of Sir Joseph Swan, English chemist and inventor.

1888 - Scottish inventor John Boyd Dunlop patented pnuematic bicycle tyres.

1915 - For the first time in WW1 British troops wore steel helmets.

1940 - The Battle of Britain ended.

1941 - A fire in a clothing factory in Huddersfield, Yorkshire kiiled 49.

1955 - Princess Margaret called off plans to marry Group Captain Peter Townsend

1964 -The Windmill Theatre off London's Picadilly Circus finally closed after 32 years. Their slogan "We never closed" was a tribute to them staying open during WW2.

1982 - The Thames Barrier, part of London's Flood defences, was raised for the first time.

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