July 9th in History
July 9th
Powis Castle, Welshpool is where Sir Gruffydd Vychan was beheaded on this day 1447.
1443 - At a joust at Caus Castle, Sir Gruffydd pierced the heart and killed Sir Christopher Talbot, the champion tilter of England. Talbot'ss father John, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, fearing Sir Gruffydd would become a 'second Glyndwr', outlawed him and offered 500 marks reward for his capture.
1447 - Sir Gruffydd was summoned to Powis castle in Welshpool and under the impression he was being offered safe conduct, he attended. But on entering the courtyard, he was beheaded on the spot.
1745 French ships carrying Bonnie Prince Charlie to Scotland, the Du Teillay and the Elizabeth, battle HMS Lion, eventually escaping with 107 killed on both sides.
On this day in 1853, an unusual weather event hit the area around Builth Wells.
The first week of July 1853 saw a period of unusually hot summer sunshine. The weather became increasingly humid and inevitably a thunderstorm threatened. On the evening of Friday the 9th, the storm eventually broke with terrific force in the area of Builth Wells. Torrential rain fell throughout the night, which was followed by hailstones to a depth of up to 5 inches. The streams and rivers failed to cope with the ensuing surge of water and it is estimated that 20 bridges were either damaged or swept away. It is known that at least 8 people died.
An extract from Kilvert's Diary records "The great rainstorm and waterspout which fell on the Epynt hills in the summer of 1853 in July, and swept away the Lawrence's house on the Dihonn Brook near Builth".
1867 An unsuccessful expedition led by E.D Young sets out to search for Dr David Livingstone (Scottish missionary and explorer).
July 9, 1877 — Play began on this day in the world’s first official lawn tennis tournament. It was the Gentlemen’s Singles competition in a championship organised by the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club at Wimbledon, in West London. This would later be recognised as the first Grand Slam tournament or “Major”.
The first Wimbledon men’s champion was Londoner Spencer Gore, aged 27. After rain delayed their match for three days he beat 28-year old William Marshall in three straight sets that lasted 48 minutes and were played before a crowd of about 200. Entry for each spectator cost one shilling (5p or 60 cents).
1900 The Commonwealth of Australia is established by the British House of Commons
On 9th July 1929, the Royal Navy submarine H47 sank off the Pembrokeshire coast, killing 21 of the 24 crewmen on board.
Mettoy introduced Corgi Toys model cars on 9th July 1956. The manufacturing base was at Fforestfach in South Wales.
1968 BBC-TV broadcasts "Farewell," folk-rock band The Seekers' final performance, drawing 10 million viewers.
I remember watching that.
They did perform again though.
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Powis Castle, Welshpool is where Sir Gruffydd Vychan was beheaded on this day 1447.
1443 - At a joust at Caus Castle, Sir Gruffydd pierced the heart and killed Sir Christopher Talbot, the champion tilter of England. Talbot'ss father John, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, fearing Sir Gruffydd would become a 'second Glyndwr', outlawed him and offered 500 marks reward for his capture.
1447 - Sir Gruffydd was summoned to Powis castle in Welshpool and under the impression he was being offered safe conduct, he attended. But on entering the courtyard, he was beheaded on the spot.
1745 French ships carrying Bonnie Prince Charlie to Scotland, the Du Teillay and the Elizabeth, battle HMS Lion, eventually escaping with 107 killed on both sides.
On this day in 1853, an unusual weather event hit the area around Builth Wells.
The first week of July 1853 saw a period of unusually hot summer sunshine. The weather became increasingly humid and inevitably a thunderstorm threatened. On the evening of Friday the 9th, the storm eventually broke with terrific force in the area of Builth Wells. Torrential rain fell throughout the night, which was followed by hailstones to a depth of up to 5 inches. The streams and rivers failed to cope with the ensuing surge of water and it is estimated that 20 bridges were either damaged or swept away. It is known that at least 8 people died.
An extract from Kilvert's Diary records "The great rainstorm and waterspout which fell on the Epynt hills in the summer of 1853 in July, and swept away the Lawrence's house on the Dihonn Brook near Builth".
1867 An unsuccessful expedition led by E.D Young sets out to search for Dr David Livingstone (Scottish missionary and explorer).
July 9, 1877 — Play began on this day in the world’s first official lawn tennis tournament. It was the Gentlemen’s Singles competition in a championship organised by the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club at Wimbledon, in West London. This would later be recognised as the first Grand Slam tournament or “Major”.
The first Wimbledon men’s champion was Londoner Spencer Gore, aged 27. After rain delayed their match for three days he beat 28-year old William Marshall in three straight sets that lasted 48 minutes and were played before a crowd of about 200. Entry for each spectator cost one shilling (5p or 60 cents).
1900 The Commonwealth of Australia is established by the British House of Commons
On 9th July 1929, the Royal Navy submarine H47 sank off the Pembrokeshire coast, killing 21 of the 24 crewmen on board.
Mettoy introduced Corgi Toys model cars on 9th July 1956. The manufacturing base was at Fforestfach in South Wales.
1968 BBC-TV broadcasts "Farewell," folk-rock band The Seekers' final performance, drawing 10 million viewers.
I remember watching that.
They did perform again though.
[media=https://youtu.be/2XR34gwnFMI]
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