7th November 1911
Ralph Vibert is born
Ralph Vibert was Jersey’s solicitor general from 1948 until 1955 and, for two years from 1957, a deputy representing St Brelade. In 1959 he was elected a senator and remained in post until his retirement in 1987. He spent the Second World War as a cypher instructor in the New Forest before instructing Special Operations Executive recruits in India. He died on 10 November 2008, aged 97.
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Other events that occured in November
Equestrian Simon Laurens is born
- Simon Larens won gold in Team Open Dressage and silver in individual freestyle at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.
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The States votes to flood Queen’s Valley
- The States of Jersey votes in favour of flooding Queen's Valley to create a new reservoir to meet the island's water needs.
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Jersey is struck by unusually low tides
- The tide was so low on the morning of 25 November 1909 that the mailboat couldn’t dock, leaving passengers stranded onboard.
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Fort Regent construction work begins
- Fort Regent was built at one of the highest point of Jersey, where it could keep watch over St Helier and the harbour.
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