October 22nd in History
October 22nd1877 An explosion at the Blantyre mine in Scotland killed 207 miners the youngest aged 11. It remains Scotland’s worst mining accident.
1878 The first floodlit rugby match took place, between Broughton and Swinton, at Broughton, Lancashire.
1910 American born Doctor Hawley Crippen was convicted at the Old Bailey Central Criminal Court in London of poisoning his wife Cora. Crippen was hanged on November 23rd at Pentonville prison.
1930 The BBC Symphony Orchestra played their first concert, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult at the Queen’s Hall, London.
1937 The Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrived in Berlin to meet German leader Adolf Hitler, to study housing conditions.
1964 - ClassicBands.com
October 22
The Who, then known as The High Numbers, audition for the British record label, EMI, who turned them down
1878 The first floodlit rugby match took place, between Broughton and Swinton, at Broughton, Lancashire.
1910 American born Doctor Hawley Crippen was convicted at the Old Bailey Central Criminal Court in London of poisoning his wife Cora. Crippen was hanged on November 23rd at Pentonville prison.
1930 The BBC Symphony Orchestra played their first concert, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult at the Queen’s Hall, London.
1937 The Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrived in Berlin to meet German leader Adolf Hitler, to study housing conditions.
1964 - ClassicBands.com
October 22
The Who, then known as The High Numbers, audition for the British record label, EMI, who turned them down
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