115 Years Ago Today Mexborough's Heavyweight boxer Iron William Hague sensationally knocks out Jim Moir in the 1st round to become England's Heavyweight Champion.»
238 Years Ago Today Major General Anthony St Leger, soldier, MP and founder of the horse race, passed away.
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Events: What's On in Doncaster on December 8th 2018
Saturday 8th December 2018
On This Day in Doncaster History more»1688: King James II changes the town's charter again, giving Doncaster it's 3rd mayor in a year! 1864: Father of computing, mathematician and inventor of algebra George Boole, who taught in Doncaster, passed away in Cork. 1912: Cadeby Colliery disaster relief fund set up to support families and widows. 1981: The Doncaster Power Signal Box (PSB) officially opened to help British Rail modernise. 2012: The middle 2 cooling towers at Thorpe Marsh Power Station is spectacularly demolished. 2012: The last 2 cooling towers at Thorpe Marsh Power Station is spectacularly demolished. |
115 Years Ago Today Mexborough's Heavyweight boxer Iron William Hague sensationally knocks out Jim Moir in the 1st round to become England's Heavyweight Champion.»
238 Years Ago Today Major General Anthony St Leger, soldier, MP and founder of the horse race, passed away.
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