15th October 1905
Debussy’s La Mer performed for the first time
La Mer, by French composer Claude Debussy, had its first public performance in Paris in October 1905. It had taken 18 months to compose, with work starting in Burgundy and drawing to a close in Eastbourne. Between these, a portion was also completed in Jersey where the sea proved a source of inspiration.
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Other events that occured in October
Channel Islands’ king sails for the mainland
- William the Conqueror was already king of the Channel Islands, including Jersey, before he set sail for England.
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Entrepreneur Charles Robin is born
- Jersey born Charles Robin was a wealthy man by the age of 20 when he already had a shipping business dealing in cargo and fresh fish.
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Fort Regent construction approved
- Construction of the leisure and entertainment centre at Fort Regent was authorised in 1961 but it would take several years to complete.
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Parliamentarians land at St Ouen’s Bay
- Jersey was strongly in favour of the monarch during the English Civil War, which led to an invasion by 84 ships, that landed 3000 Parliamentarian forces at St Ouen’s Bay.
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