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EventDate
Ebenezer Le Page author GB Edwards dies 29th December
Wombles author Liza Beresford dies 24th December
Author Mary Ann Shaffer is born 13th December
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society was published 19th August
Guernsey poet and painter Denys Corbet was born 22nd May
Hauteville House is bequeathed to the City of Paris 21st May
Guernsey guidebook pioneer Henry Inglis dies 20th March
The Book of Ebenezer Le Page is published 16th March
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Castle Cornet surrenders to Guernsey

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Telex, phones and telegram cables go quiet

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Guernsey plays Tottenham Hotspur

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The States of Guernsey proposes a new airport

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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