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Battle of Great Torrington, Devonthe last major battle of the first English Civil War. | Friday, February 16th, 1646 |
The Devil s Footprints mysteriously appear in southern Devon. | Thursday, February 8th, 1855 |
The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking the counties of Devon and Cornwall in England. | Wednesday, May 4th, 1859 |
Rockefeller Foundation: J.D. Rockefeller Jr. announces his retirement from managing his businesses so that he could devote full time to being a philanthropist. | Thursday, March 3rd, 1910 |
The United Kingdom s House of Commons passes the Home Rule Act for devolution in Ireland. | Monday, May 25th, 1914 |
Devon, United Kingdom A flashflood drenches the town of Lynmouth, killing 34 people. | Friday, August 15th, 1952 |
Prince Rainier III of Monaco revises the principality s constitution, devolving some of his power to advisory and legislative councils. | Friday, December 7th, 1962 |
The new Ivybridge railway station, costing ?380,000, opens in the town of Ivybridge, Devon, England. | Friday, July 15th, 1994 |
After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament, within the United Kingdom. | Thursday, September 11th, 1997 |
The Scottish Parliament is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth on the day powers are officially transferred from the old Scottish Office in London to the new devolved Scottish Executive in Edinburgh. | Thursday, July 1st, 1999 |
The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive. | Thursday, December 2nd, 1999 |
The strongest storm in the United Kingdom in 17 years kills 14 people, Germany sees the worst storm since 1999 with 13 deaths. Hurricane Kyrill, causes at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe. Other losses include the Container Ship MSC Napoli destroyed by the storm off the coast of Devon, England. | Thursday, January 18th, 2007 |