2001 Sir Fred Hoyle, "astronomer, science fiction writer", ", coined the term ""big bang"", ", dies at 86
2001 Sir Harry Secombe, actor, The Goon Show, dies at 79
2000 Sir Malcolm Bradbury, writer/teacher, dies at 68
2000 Sir Steven Runciman, historian, A History of the Crusuades, dies at 97
2000 Sir Alec Guinness, actor, Bridge on the River Kwai, dies at 86
2000 Sir John Gielgud, British actor, Arthur, dies at 96
1997 Sir Georg Solti, conductor, dies at 84
1997 Beatle McCartney knighted Sir Paul by Queen
1989 Ratu Sir George Cakobau, Fiji cricketer/Gov-General, dies
1987 Sir Rudolph Bing (of New York Met Opera) marries Lady Carroll Douglass
1979 Brit government identifies Sir Anthony Blunt as 4th man in Soviet spy ring
1979 Wings release "Old Siam, Sir"
1979 Jane Hylton, English actress (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 52
1977 Sir Freddie Laker begins cut-rate "Skytrain" service, London to NY
1975 Ian Hunter, actor (Sir Richard-Robin Hood), dies at 75
1973 Roger Delgado, actor (Adv's of Sir Francis Drake, Dr. Who), dies at 55
1973 Sir Mawn Wilson, NFL wide reciever, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32
1967 1st British ombudsman sir Edward Compton begins work
1966 Sir Francis Chichester begins 1st solo ocean voyage around the world
1965 Lester Matthews, (Sir Dennis-Adv of Fu Manchu), dies at 64
1963 English princess Alexandra marries sir Angus Ogilvy
1963 Cyril Smith, actor (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 70
1954 Sir Gordon Richards retires as a jockey with record 4,870 wins
1954 Joseph Welch asks Sen Joseph McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency, sir?" during Senate-Army hearings
1948 Lulu, born in Glasgow, Scotland, singer and actress, To Sir With Love
1948 Judy Geeson, Arundei Sussex England, actress, To Sir With Love, Berserk
1948 Sir Laurence Olivier on the cover of LIFE magazine
1944 Lt-gen Frederick Browning against Montgomery "But, sir, I think we might be going a bridge too far"
1944 John Rhys-Davies, Salisbury England, actor, Sir Edward-Quest, Sliders
1940 Augie Mayer, rocker, Sir Douglas Quintet
1936 Alexandra HEOC, English princess/daughter of sir Angus Ogilvy
1935 1st automobile to exceed 300 mph, Sir Malcolm Campbell (301.337 mph)
1935 Sir Watson-Watt patents RADAR
1932 Sir Hubert Ferdinand Opperman sets 24 hr record of 860 mi, 367 yds
1932 John Jakes, born in Chicago, writer, Sir Scoundrel, Great Women Reporters
1931 British Labour party removes fascist Sir Oswald Mosley
1928 1st U.S. to Australia flight lands (Sir Charles Kingford)
1926 Jane Hylton, born in London, England, actress, Adv of Sir Lancelot, Daybreak
1921 Terence Morgan, born in London, England, actor, Adv of Sir Francis Drake
1921 Jean Kent, born in London, England, actress, Adv of Sir Francis Drake
1919 51st Belmont: J Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:17.6 and Trip Crown
1919 45th Preakness: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 1:53
1919 45th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:09.8
1917 Peter Bennett, London, actor, Leonides-Adv of Sir Lancelot
1907 Sir Robert Baden-Powell forms Boy Scouts in England
1906 32nd Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Troxler aboard Sir Huon wins in 2:08.8
1900 Lester Matthews, Nottingham England, Sir Dennis-Adv of Fu Manchu
1900 Sir Arthur Evans finds old city of Knossus
1892 Cyril Smith, born in Peterhead, Scotland, actor, Adv of Sir Lancelot
1888 22nd Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Sir Dixon wins in 2:40
1887 Sir John Layton Jarvis, 1st British race horse trainer knighted
1877 British high director/governor sir Bartle Frere arrives in Capetown
1876 Sir Charles Gordon ends religious tolerance in Sudan
1875 "Snooker" (variation of pool) invented by Sir Neville Chamberlain
1858 Sir Richard Burton and John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa
1857 Sir Henry Havelock arrives at Battle of Cawnpore
1850 British ex-premier sir Robert Peel falls off his horse
1829 Sir Robert Peel found London Metropolitan Police (Bobbies)
1819 Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore
1819 Sir Stamford Raffles 1st lands in Singapore
1815 Sir Humphrey Davy of London patents miner's safety lamp
1806 British forces lay siege to French port of Boulogne using Congreve rockets, invented by Sir William Congreve
1794 John G Lockhart, [Scorpion], biographer, Life of Sir Walter Scott
1789 Sir William Herschel discovers Saturn's moon Enceladus
1781 Sir William Herschel sees "comet" (really discovered Uranus)
1775 Sir James Jay invents invisible ink
1751 English troops under sir Robert Clive occupy Arcot India
1643 Sir Thomas Fairfax takes Leeds for Parliamentarians
1629 King Charles I gives Bahamas to Sir Robert Heath
1621 King James of England gives Canada to Sir Alexander Sterling
1621 Sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night
1603 Sir Walter Ralegh arrested
1587 Sir Frances Drake sails into Cadiz Spain and sinks Spanish fleet
1586 Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England, from Colombia
1586 Sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe
1586 Sir Walter Raleigh brings 1st tobacco to England from Virginia
1584 Sir Walter Raleigh renews Humphrey Gilbert's patent to explore N Amer
1579 Sir Francis Drake lands on coast of California
1578 England grants Sir Humphrey Gilbert a patent to explore and colonize US
1577 Sir Francis Drake sets sail from England to go around world
1577 Sir Francis Drake aboard Pelican travels from Chile to Washington
1554 Battle at London: Sir Thomas Wyatt defeated
1554 Sir Thomas Wyatt gathers an army in Kent, rebels against Queen Mary
1535 Sir Thomas More goes on trial in England charged with treason
1534 Sir Thomas Moore confined in London Tower
1532 Sir Thomas More resigns as English Lord Chancellor
1517 Sir Thomas Pert reaches Hudson Bay
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