Historical Events

1707 Scilly Naval Disaster: shipwreck of four Royal navy warships and loss of 1400 men during a storm off the Scilly Isles - will prompt 1714 British Act of Parliament competition to find longitude at sea

Siege of Burgos

1812 Duke of Wellington seizes Burgos, Spain

1877 Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners. Widows and orphans unable to support themselves are evicted by the mine owners and likely sent to the Poor House.

1899 British troops flee Dundee, Natal South Africa

1904 Russian fleet shoots at British fishing ship

PGA Championship

1935 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Twin Hills CC: Johnny Revolta wins his only major title, defeating Tommy Armour , 5 & 4

1942 1st ships of invasion fleet for Oran (Algeria) leave Scotland

1946 2 Briti

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