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EventDate
Guernsey and Jersey newspapers agree to merge 9th December
The Star was published for the first time 29th June
Birth of Stone de Croze, the original Guernseyman 6th April
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02 February

Birth of Generaloberst Friedrich Dollmann

27 March

Condor Liberation enters service

26 September

Trudy, Guernsey’s biggest ever import, was installed

02 July

Alderney is occupied by German forces

On this day in Jersey...


  • Napoleon lays into Jersey in the French press
    Napoleon accused Jersey of granting asylum to criminals condemned to death, then sending them on raiding missions back into France.
  • St Helier burned by a huge fire
    Dense clouds of smoke billowed above Fort Regent when commercial buildings caught fire in St Helier in August 1891.
  • Gerald Durrell features on Desert Island Discs
    When Jersey Zoo founder Gerald Durrell appeared on the BBC's Desert Island Discs he chose writing materials as his luxury.
  • Jersey Bulls FC is formed
    With a home ground at St Helier’s Springfield Stadium, the Bulls signed up 30 players for its first season.

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