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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Other events that occured in August
Boy falls into Jersey Zoo gorilla enclosure
- Jambo, a 25 stone gorilla, protected a five year old boy who had fallen into his enclosure from the other apes.
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Painter John Everett Millais dies
- Although born in Southampton, John Everett Millais was of Jersey stock, and he spent much of his childhood in the island.
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The Beatles tour Jersey and Guernsey
- The Beatles played four dates at Jersey’s Springfield Ballroom in August 1963 for a fee of £1000, and popped to Guernsey for two dates.
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Bailiff Philippe de Carteret II dies
- Philippe de Carteret II was the third Seigneur of Sark and from 1627 until his death was also Bailiff of Jersey.
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