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It all happened here on the streets of Doncaster, to the people of Donny, these are the historic events that happened here once upon a time in our history:

14th April 2012	Doncaster Rovers lose cruelly to Portsmouth 4-3 and are relegated to League One.
15th April 1749	Doncaster's Mansion House is officially opened with lavish furnishings and fittings.»
17th April 1873	Doncaster Corn Exchange was formally opened.»
17th April 1844	Great Northern Railway London-York rail project back on, as announced in The Times.»
18th April 2012	Stainforth FE Centre relaunched as Doncaster College East.
18th April 1997	Suspected IRA bomb in Doncaster was a bird hitting power lines.
19th April 1909	Mexborough's Heavyweight boxer Iron William Hague sensationally knocks out Jim Moir in the 1st round to become England's Heavyweight Champion.»
19th April 1786	Major General Anthony St Leger, soldier, MP and founder of the horse race, passed away.
20th April 1983	Fashion presenter Tan France was born in Doncaster.

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