9th July 1744
Jersey invader Philippe de Rullecourt is born
Philippe de Rullecourt led and was killed in the French invasion of Jersey that later became known as the Battle of Jersey. He had been born in Artois, close to Calais and died in the building that later became St Helier’s The Pierson pub.
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Other events that occured in July
Body in a trunk inquiry moves to Jersey
- The body of a woman in her mid-20s was found in a trunk at Brighton Railway Station, leading to an inquiry that reached Jersey.
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Bergerac creator Robert Banks Stewart is born
- Edinburgh-born screenwriter and producer Robert Banks Stewart devised the Jersey-set BBC police drama, Bergerac.
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Author and actor Anthony Faramus is born
- Anthony Faramus, who became an author and actor, was working as a hairdresser in St Helier when arrested early in the occupation.
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Jersey’s Theatre Royal burns down
- Jersey lost its theatre on the morning of 31 July 1863. It was discovered ablaze at 4am and, by 9am, nothing was left of the £5000 building.
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