August 12th in History
August 12th
1336 English King Edward III bans wool export to Flanders and later grants a company of merchants a monopoly on selling wool in attempt to maximise taxes.
On 12th August 1399, King Richard II was taken prisoner by Henry Percy at Conwy Castle, during negotiations to give up his crown. He later surrendered to the future King Henry IV at Flint Castle prior to his death at Pontefract Castle in February 1400.
1492 Christopher Columbus arrives in the Canary Islands on his first voyage to the New World
1865 British surgeon Joseph Lister performs the first antiseptic surgery using carbolic spray on instruments and bandages.
'A Gossiping Guide to Wales' written by antiquary, journalist, and author, Askew Roberts was published in 'The Spectator' on 12th August 1871. It is a record of his travels to places in Wales such as Snowdon, Cader Idris and the Wye Valley and it recommended long weeks of leisurely travel for Victorian tourists, to appreciate the true beauty of Wales.
1877 To his amazement, Thomas Edison records himself reciting "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on his newly completed cylinder phonograph, a device that records sound onto tinfoil cylinders.
The Welsh Intermediate Education Act which was enacted on 12th August 1889 allowed for the opening in February 1894 of Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen in Caernarfon, Wales’ first intermediate school.
The school is named after the education reformer Sir Hugh Owen, who recognising the need for improvements in education in Wales, was instrumental in the demand for action from the government.
Prior to this, the education of children up to the school leaving age of 10 was the responsibility of local school boards, but the new legislation replaced them with joint education committees in every Welsh county, responsible for establishment of the new intermediate schools..
On 12th August 1912, chemists Humphrey Owen Jones and Muriel Gwendolen Edwards were killed on their honeymoon in Switzerland while climbing in the Alps. Their guide slipped and fell on Jones and all three dropped nearly 1,000 feet to their death. The north summit of the Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey was named La Pointe Jones in his honour.
Humphrey Owen Jones from Goginan, Cardiganshire was one of the most productive British chemists of his day, and published more than 60 papers between 1900 and 1912. Muriel Gwendolen Edwards was the first woman to be elected a Fellow of the University of Wales.
12 Aug 1960
Pete Best auditioned to become The Silver Beatles' drummer and was asked to travel to Hamburg in Germany for the bands next set of dates. Before leaving for Hamburg, The Silver Beatles changed their name to simply, "The Beatles".
1336 English King Edward III bans wool export to Flanders and later grants a company of merchants a monopoly on selling wool in attempt to maximise taxes.
On 12th August 1399, King Richard II was taken prisoner by Henry Percy at Conwy Castle, during negotiations to give up his crown. He later surrendered to the future King Henry IV at Flint Castle prior to his death at Pontefract Castle in February 1400.
1492 Christopher Columbus arrives in the Canary Islands on his first voyage to the New World
1865 British surgeon Joseph Lister performs the first antiseptic surgery using carbolic spray on instruments and bandages.
'A Gossiping Guide to Wales' written by antiquary, journalist, and author, Askew Roberts was published in 'The Spectator' on 12th August 1871. It is a record of his travels to places in Wales such as Snowdon, Cader Idris and the Wye Valley and it recommended long weeks of leisurely travel for Victorian tourists, to appreciate the true beauty of Wales.
1877 To his amazement, Thomas Edison records himself reciting "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on his newly completed cylinder phonograph, a device that records sound onto tinfoil cylinders.
The Welsh Intermediate Education Act which was enacted on 12th August 1889 allowed for the opening in February 1894 of Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen in Caernarfon, Wales’ first intermediate school.
The school is named after the education reformer Sir Hugh Owen, who recognising the need for improvements in education in Wales, was instrumental in the demand for action from the government.
Prior to this, the education of children up to the school leaving age of 10 was the responsibility of local school boards, but the new legislation replaced them with joint education committees in every Welsh county, responsible for establishment of the new intermediate schools..
On 12th August 1912, chemists Humphrey Owen Jones and Muriel Gwendolen Edwards were killed on their honeymoon in Switzerland while climbing in the Alps. Their guide slipped and fell on Jones and all three dropped nearly 1,000 feet to their death. The north summit of the Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey was named La Pointe Jones in his honour.
Humphrey Owen Jones from Goginan, Cardiganshire was one of the most productive British chemists of his day, and published more than 60 papers between 1900 and 1912. Muriel Gwendolen Edwards was the first woman to be elected a Fellow of the University of Wales.
12 Aug 1960
Pete Best auditioned to become The Silver Beatles' drummer and was asked to travel to Hamburg in Germany for the bands next set of dates. Before leaving for Hamburg, The Silver Beatles changed their name to simply, "The Beatles".
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