27th July 1929
Author Jack Higgins is born
Jack Higgins was born Henry Patterson, on 27 July 1929. He is best known for his 1975 thriller, The Eagle Has Landed, although this wasn’t his first work: he’d already had several books published before that, under both his birth name and several pseudonyms. He moved to Jersey in the 1970s as a tax exile.
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Other events that occured in July
Channel Television switches to colour
- Channel Television switched from black and white to colour broadcasts in 1976, with a party in a tent beside its transmitter.
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Jersey to France tunnel under discussion
- The States of Jersey revealed that it was discussing the construction of a 14-mile tunnel to link the island to mainland France.
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Same-sex marriage becomes legal
- The States of Jersey voted in favour of marriage equality in February 2018 and the first same sex wedding took place in July.
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A dying man confesses to murder
- A dying man confessed to having killed a woman for which the victim's brother had earlier been tried, convicted, and hanged.
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