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EventDate
Beau Sejour opens for business 11th December
Guernsey held its first full marathon 26th November
Footballer Matt Le Tissier was born 14th October
Guernsey hosted the second Island Games 10th September
A Guernseyman cycled to Herm 2nd September
Jersey swimmers set a round-Guernsey record 31st August
Guernsey won double-silver at the Commonwealth Games 2nd August
Racing yacht Westward is blown up off Guernsey 15th July
Guernsey hosted the Island Games 2003 closing ceremony 4th July
Guernsey joined the Football Association 20th June
Laura Kennington kicks off Channel Islands triathlon 11th June
Cricketer Charles Grieve died in Shropshire 1st June
Guernsey plays Tottenham Hotspur 12th May
A liberation celebration ended in disaster 11th May
Horse racing returns to L’Ancresse race course 2nd May
The first Muratti football match takes place 27th April
Death of Guernsey-born footballer Len Duquemin 20th April
Guernsey hosts its first Parkrun at Pembroke 9th April
Guernsey players set darts record 6th March
Guernsey wins gold at the Commonwealth Games 24th January
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The Guernsey Tapestry is completed

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Murder inquiry ends with suicide

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Guernsey celebrated Queen Victoria’s jubilee

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  • 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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