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1987 In England
Events from 1987 in England Incumbent Events * 31 August – Docklands Light Railway is formally opened by the Queen and Prince Philip. Births *6 January – Gemma Gibbons, judoka * 11 March – Jordan Page, rugby union player * 1 June – Billy Beechers, former professional footballer * 27 June – Ed Westwick, actor and musician * 29 August – Elliot Benyon, footballer *22 September Events Pre-1600 * 904 – The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government. *1236 – The Samogitians defeat the L ... – Tom Felton, actor and musician See also * 1987 in Northern Ireland * 1987 in Scotland * 1987 in Wales References {{DEFAULTSORT:1987 In England *England Years of the 20th century in England 1980s in England 1987 in Europe 1987 by country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It shares Anglo-Scottish border, a land border with Scotland to the north and England–Wales border, another land border with Wales to the west, and is otherwise surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south, the Celtic Sea to the south-west, and the Irish Sea to the west. Continental Europe lies to the south-east, and Ireland to the west. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the population was 56,490,048. London is both List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, the largest city and the Capital city, capital. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic. It takes its name from the Angles (tribe), Angles, a Germanic peoples, Germanic tribe who settled du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliot Benyon
Elliot Paul Benyon (born 29 August 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Hanwell Town as a striker. Career Benyon began his career as a trainee at Bristol City after being spotted playing local football in High Wycombe. Despite making no first team appearances for the club, impressive loan spells to National Conference sides St Albans City and Crawley Town in the 2006–07 season caught the eye of Paul Buckle, who signed Benyon in June 2007 to play for Torquay United, who had themselves just been relegated from the Football League. Despite struggling to gain a regular starting place in his first season with the Gulls, Benyon still managed a total of 22 appearances, scoring five times in the 2007–08 season and also made a second-half substitute appearance at Wembley in Torquay's 1–0 defeat to Ebbsfleet United in the 2008 FA Trophy final. Benyon found more regular places in the starting line-up for Torquay in the 2008–09 season, making a total of 36 league app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980s In England
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai, Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. 249) Deaths * Li Jue, Chinese warlord and regent * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Years Of The 20th Century In England
A year is a unit of time based on how long it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun. In scientific use, the tropical year (approximately 365 solar days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 45 seconds) and the sidereal year (about 20 minutes longer) are more exact. The modern calendar year, as reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar, approximates the tropical year by using a system of leap years. The term 'year' is also used to indicate other periods of roughly similar duration, such as the lunar year (a roughly 354-day cycle of twelve of the Moon's phasessee lunar calendar), as well as periods loosely associated with the calendar or astronomical year, such as the seasonal year, the fiscal year, the academic year, etc. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by changes in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are generally recogn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 In The United Kingdom
Events from the year 1987 in the United Kingdom. The major political event of this year is the re-election of Margaret Thatcher in June's 1987 United Kingdom general election, general election, making her the longest continuously serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since Lord Liverpool in the early 19th century. The year is also marked by six disasters: the 1987 United Kingdom and Ireland cold wave, the sinking of the ferry , the Hungerford massacre, the "Great storm of 1987, Great Storm", the Remembrance Day bombing and the King's Cross fire. Incumbents * Monarch of the United Kingdom, Monarch – Elizabeth II * Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister – Margaret Thatcher (Conservative Party (UK), Conservative) Events January * January – 1987 United Kingdom and Ireland cold wave: Most of Britain is affected by heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures. * 1 January ** Personal equity plans permitting tax-free investments in shares are introduced. ** Release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 In England
Events from 1987 in England Incumbent Events * 31 August – Docklands Light Railway is formally opened by the Queen and Prince Philip. Births *6 January – Gemma Gibbons, judoka * 11 March – Jordan Page, rugby union player * 1 June – Billy Beechers, former professional footballer * 27 June – Ed Westwick, actor and musician * 29 August – Elliot Benyon, footballer *22 September Events Pre-1600 * 904 – The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government. *1236 – The Samogitians defeat the L ... – Tom Felton, actor and musician See also * 1987 in Northern Ireland * 1987 in Scotland * 1987 in Wales References {{DEFAULTSORT:1987 In England *England Years of the 20th century in England 1980s in England 1987 in Europe 1987 by country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 In Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1987 to Wales and its people. Incumbents *Secretary of State for Wales – Nicholas Edwards (until 13 June); Peter Walker *Archbishop of Wales – George Noakes, Bishop of St David's (elected) *Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales ** Elerydd (outgoing) ** Emrys Deudraeth (incoming) Events * 12 January - The lowest daytime maximum temperature ever recorded in Wales (-8.0 °C) is recorded at Trecastle, Powys. *12 February - The Roman Catholic Church in Wales creates a new Diocese of Wrexham and moves the Diocese of Menevia to Swansea. *5 March - The High Court declares Dorothy Squires a vexatious litigant. * 15 March - Roy Jenkins is elected Chancellor of the University of Oxford. * 14 April - Oakwood Leisure Park opens near Narberth, Pembrokeshire. *7 May - District council elections take place across Wales (and England). The Conservatives lose control of Cardiff City Council. *24 May - Neil Kinnock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 In Scotland
Events from the year 1987 in Scotland. Incumbents * Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Malcolm Rifkind Law officers * Lord Advocate – Lord Cameron of Lochbroom * Solicitor General for Scotland – Peter Fraser Judiciary * Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Emslie * Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Ross * Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Elliott Events * 20 May – The Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 and the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 both receive Royal Assent. * 11 June – UK general election: the Conservatives win just 10 of the 72 seats in Scotland, but are re-elected for a third consecutive term in office due to the scale of their election victory in England. Amongst the new MPs elected in Scotland are: future First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond, who gains Banff and Buchan for the Scottish National Party from the Conservative Party, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 In Northern Ireland
Events during the year 1987 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents * Secretary of State - Tom King Events *8 May - Loughgall ambush: The British Army Special Air Service (SAS) kills 8 Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) members and a civilian in an ambush at Loughgall. *3 July - Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand become the first people to complete a transatlantic flight in a hot air balloon aboard the balloon ''Virgin Atlantic Flyer'', first touching down in Northern Ireland. *8 November - Remembrance Day bombing: 11 civilians are killed in an IRA explosion during a Remembrance Day service in Enniskillen. *5 December - Downpatrick & Ardglass Railway begins public operation, the first Irish gauge heritage railway in Ireland. Arts and literature *Ciarán Carson's ''The Irish for No'' poetry collection is published and wins the Alice Hunt Bartlett Award. Sport Football * Irish League ::Winners: Linfield *Irish Cup ::Winners: Glentoran 1 - 0 Larne * Warrenpoint Town F.C. f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Felton
Thomas Andrew Felton (born 22 September 1987) is an English actor. Born in Surrey, Felton began appearing in commercials and made his screen debut in the role of Peagreen Clock in ''The Borrowers'' (1997). He portrayed Louis T. Leonowens in '' Anna and the King'' (1999) before being cast as Draco Malfoy in the film adaptations of the ''Harry Potter'' fantasy novels by J. K. Rowling, starting with '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' (2001) and finishing with '' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2'' (2011). Felton appeared in the sci-fi film '' Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' (2011). He was subsequently cast in indie films '' From the Rough'' (2011) and '' The Apparition'' (2012). Felton starred as Viscount Trencavel in the historical miniseries ''Labyrinth'' (2012) and as James Ashford in the period drama ''Belle'' (2013), which released to critical acclaim. In 2015, he recurred as a murder suspect in TNT's '' Murder in the First''. He appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
22 September
Events Pre-1600 * 904 – The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government. *1236 – The Samogitians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the Battle of Saule. *1359 – An Aragonese cavalry force defeats a superior Castilian cavalry force in the Battle of Araviana during the War of the Two Peters. *1499 – The Treaty of Basel (1499), Treaty of Basel concludes the Swabian War. *1586 – Eighty Years' War: A Spanish force led by the Alfonso Félix de Ávalos Aquino y Gonzaga, Marquis del Vasto, Marquis del Vasto successfully fights its way past a joint Kingdom of England, English/Dutch Republic, Dutch ambush in the Battle of Zutphen. 1601–1900 *1692 – Martha Corey, Mary Eastey, Alice Parker (Salem witch trials), Alice Parker, Mary Parker (Salem witch trials), Mary Parker, Ann Pudeator, Wilmot Redd, Margaret Scott (Salem wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
29 August
Events Pre-1600 * 708 – Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708). * 870 – The city of Melite surrenders to an Aghlabid army following a siege, putting an end to Byzantine Malta. *1009 – Mainz Cathedral suffers extensive damage from a fire, which destroys the building on the day of its inauguration. * 1219 – The Battle of Fariskur occurs during the Fifth Crusade. * 1261 – Pope Urban IV succeeds Pope Alexander IV, becoming the 182nd pope. * 1315 – Battle of Montecatini: The army of the Republic of Pisa, commanded by Uguccione della Faggiuola, wins a decisive victory against the joint forces of the Kingdom of Naples and the Republic of Florence despite being outnumbered. *1350 – Battle of Winchelsea (or Les Espagnols sur Mer): The English naval fleet under King Edward III defeats a Castilian fleet of 40 ships. *1475 – The Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
