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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Victor Hugo flees France and heads for Jersey
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Jersey holds elections during the Occupation
- Whatever the outcome of the elections of 1940, ultimate authority would still remain with the occupying forces.
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Dolmen discovered on Le Mont de la Ville
- The dolmen below Le Mont de la Ville was discovered when the area was cleared to create a parade ground in August 1785.
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Two parachute deaths in two days
- Two men were killed in accidents involving parachutes on consecutive days in Jersey in August 1975.
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