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‘disaster’

EventDate
Guernsey steamship SS Rossgull is wrecked 5th December
A Guernsey funeral takes place in Cornwall 4th December
Two cargo ships collide on their way to Guernsey 2nd December
President Garcia is re-floated in Saints Bay 20th July
Point Law runs aground off Alderney 15th July
Alderney residents lined the coast to watch Titanic pass 10th April
Oil rig stranded at Grandes Rocques 1st February
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07 July

Victor Hugo statue is unveiled in Candie Gardens

14 November

Jethou’s tenant fell off his own cliff

30 January

The States of Guernsey proposes a new airport

06 May

Alderney debated in the House of Commons

On this day in Jersey...


  • A priest is accused of infanticide
    Richard Averty was a loyal Catholic priest with a terrible secret: he also had a child, which he killed to keep his secret safe.
  • Colorado beetle arrives in Jersey
    Colorado beetles invaded the Channel Islands in 1947 and, on a larger scale, in 1963, with many arriving still alive.
  • Jersey issues £100 notes
    When Britain and beyond celebrated Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 years on the throne in 2012 Jersey produced £100 notes in her honour.

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