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:
| 11th October 1993 | Adwick Station reopened after being closed for 26 years. |
| 12th October 1966 | Elderly Care Unit opened at Tickhill Road Hospital by The Lord Amulree MD FRCP. |
| 12th October 1963 | The Everly Brothers, Bo Diddley & The Rolling Stones play The Gaumont in Doncaster. |
| 12th October 1926 | Prince of Wales lays foundation stone of Doncaster Royal Infirmary.» |
| 12th October 1738 | Eccentric local trickster Jemmy Hirst born in Rawcliffe.» |
| 12th October 0633 | The Battle of Hatfield Chase where a Welch and Mercian alliance beat King Edwin and the Northumbrians. |
| 14th October 1977 | Schoolboy Timothy Cox spotted a UFO in North Leverton.» |
| 14th October 1911 | The first turf is cut at Hatfield Main colliery. |
| 14th October 1858 | After four years, the new St Georges Church is opened costing £44,000.» |
| 15th October 1968 | Intake teacher John Sherwood wins a bronze medal in the 400m hurdles at the Mexico Olympics.» |
| 15th October 1942 | The badge of HMS Lightning, Doncaster's adopted warship, is presented to Doncaster Council.» |
| 15th October 1909 | The pioneering Windham Tractor Monoplane is broken by pilot Captain Walter George Windham when he sits in it.» |
| 16th October 1968 | Doncaster athlete Norman Hallows, who won a 1500m bronze medal at the London 1908 Olympics sadly passed away.» |
| 16th October 1909 | Doncaster Racecourse held the UK's first aviation meeting.» |
| 16th October 1786 | The first mail coach runs from London to the North via a change of horses at the Red Lion in Doncaster. |
