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Castle Cornet is struck by lightning 30th December
Guernsey struck by an earthquake 22nd December
Archaeologists found a porpoise grave 17th September
Victor Hugo plants his United States of Europe oak 14th July
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21 March

Soldiers staged a mutiny at Fort George

05 February

Guernsey suffers its worst storm in 35 years

12 July

A Guernsey man posted himself to Sark

22 June

Guernsey celebrated Queen Victoria’s jubilee

On this day in Jersey...


  • Jersey judge and prosecutor find themselves prosecuted in court turn-around
    A bit of clever argument from the accused saw a court in Jersey reconsider who exactly was to blame in an unusual case.
  • Soldier kills colleague with a scrubbing brush
    When a fight broke out at a Jersey barracks, one of the two men involved ended up being killed, in part by a scrubbing brush.
  • Curious bottles wash up on Jersey's beaches
    Dozens of strange bottles washed up on beaches around the Channel Islands in 1893 as part of an experiment.

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