26th August 1912
A labourer is killed by lightning
On the same day that flimsy, canvas-covered planes were racing to and from Jersey, a fearsome storm was brewing. When it broke, it killed a French labourer. The Nottingham Evening post reported the following day that “a hole was practically drilled through his head.”
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Jersey Bulls FC is formed
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Two men drown at St Ouen’s bay
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Two parachute deaths in two days
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