2013 Event The painting, 'Three Studies of Lucian Freud' by Sir Francis Bacon, sells for a record-high price of $142 million at Christie's auction in New York 2012 Event A pop concert celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee takes place at Buckingham Palace, featuring artists Stevie Wonder, Sir Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, among others 2011 Event New Zealand's highest mountain, the south ridge of Aoraki/Mount Cook, is renamed Hillary Ridge after Sir Edmund Hillary, first to conquer Mt. Everest 2011 Event The auction record for paintings by Sir Stanley Spencer were broken twice within minutes at Sotheby's in London 2001 Death Sir Fred Hoyle, "astronomer, science fiction writer", ", coined the term ""big bang"", ", dies at 86 2001 Death Sir Harry Secombe, actor, The Goon Show, dies at 79 2000 Death Sir Malcolm Bradbury, writer/teacher, dies at 68 2000 Death Sir Steven Runciman, historian, A History of the Crusuades, dies at 97 2000 Death Sir Alec Guinness, actor, Bridge on the River Kwai, dies at 86 2000 Death Sir John Gielgud, British actor, Arthur, dies at 96 1997 Death Sir Georg Solti, conductor, dies at 84 1997 Event Beatle Paul McCartney knighted Sir Paul by the Queen 1989 Death Ratu Sir George Cakobau, Fiji cricketer/Governor-General, dies 1987 Event Sir Rudolph Bing (of New York Met Opera) marries Lady Carroll Douglass 1979 Event British government identifies Sir Anthony Blunt as 4th man in Soviet spy ring 1979 Event Wings release "Old Siam, Sir" 1979 Death Jane Hylton, English actress (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 52 1977 Event Sir Freddie Laker begins cut-rate "Skytrain" service, London to NY 1975 Death Ian Hunter, actor (Sir Richard-Robin Hood), dies at 75 1973 Death Roger Delgado, actor (Adv's of Sir Francis Drake, Dr. Who), dies at 55 1973 Birthday Sir Mawn Wilson, NFL wide reciever, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1971 Birthday Stella McCartney, born in London, England, fashion designer, daughter of Sir Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, designed clothing lines for the Gap, H&M, Target 1967 Event 1st British ombudsman sir Edward Compton begins work 1966 Event Sir Francis Chichester begins 1st solo ocean voyage around the world 1965 Death Lester Matthews, (Sir Dennis-Adv of Fu Manchu), dies at 64 1963 Event English princess Alexandra marries sir Angus Ogilvy 1963 Death Cyril Smith, actor (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 70 1954 Event Sir Gordon Richards retires as a jockey with record 4,870 wins 1954 Event Joseph Welch asks Senator Joseph McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency, sir?" during Senate-Army hearings 1949 Birthday James Sempill, born in Scotland, born James William Stuart Whitemore Sempill, Lord Sempill, 21st Lord Sempill, Peerage of Scotland, created in 1489 for Sir John Sempill 1948 Birthday Lulu, born in Glasgow, Scotland, singer and actress, To Sir With Love 1948 Birthday Judy Geeson, Arundei Sussex England, actress, To Sir With Love, Berserk 1948 Event Sir Laurence Olivier on the cover of LIFE magazine 1948 Birthday Peter Mond, born in England, 4th Baron Melchett, Lord Melchett, heir to Sir Alfred Mond's fortune, Labor Party whip, researched cannabis addition, Greenpeace activist 1946 Birthday Paul Beresford, born in Levin, New Zealand, Sir Alexander Paul Beresford, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Mole Valley 1944 Event Lieutenant-general Frederick Browning against Montgomery "But, sir, I think we might be going a bridge too far" 1944 Birthday John Rhys-Davies, Salisbury England, actor, Sir Edward-Quest, Sliders 1940 Death W. H. Davies, Wales, poet, writer, related to actor, Sir Henry Irving, cared for by paternal grandparents, wrote, 'The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp', dies 1940 Birthday Augie Mayer, rocker, Sir Douglas Quintet 1937 Birthday Christopher Rose, born in England, Lord Justice Rose, Sir Christopher Rose, judge, member, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, served Court of Appeal of England and Wales 1936 Birthday Alexandra HEOC, English princess/daughter of sir Angus Ogilvy 1935 Event 1st automobile to exceed 300 mph, Sir Malcolm Campbell (301.337 mph) 1935 Event Sir Watson-Watt patents RADAR 1932 Birthday Graham Arnold, born in England, artist, founder of Brotherhood of Ruralists, other members include Jann Haworth, Sir Peter Blake, worked with oil and mixed media, realistic and surrealistic elements 1932 Birthday John Jakes, born in Chicago, writer, Sir Scoundrel, Great Women Reporters 1932 Birthday John Nott, born in Bideford, Devon, Sir John William Frederic Nott, Conservative Party, served as Secretary of State for Defense 1981 - 1983, was Member of Parliament for St. Ives in Cornwall 1966 - 1983 1931 Event British Labour party removes fascist Sir Oswald Mosley 1928 Event 1st U.S. to Australia flight lands (Sir Charles Kingford) 1927 Birthday Richard Body, born in England, Sir Richard Bernard Frank Stewart Body, politician, Member of Parliament for Billericay from 1955 to 1959 1926 Birthday Jane Hylton, born in London, England, actress, Adv of Sir Lancelot, Daybreak 1926 Birthday John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, born in England, 11th Duke of Marlborough, justice of the peace, cousin of Sir Winston Churchill 1925 Birthday Rhodes Boyson, born in Lancashire, England, Sir Rhodes Boyson, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Brent North 1923 Birthday Pamela Sharples, born in England, Baroness Sharples, BConservative Party, made a Life Peer of Chawton in the County of Hampshire, after husband, Sir Richard Sharples, was assassinated 1922 Birthday John Farr, born in Nottingham, England, Sir John Arnold Farr, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Harborough 1959 - 1992, served with Royal Navy during World War II 1921 Birthday Terence Morgan, born in London, England, actor, Adv of Sir Francis Drake 1921 Birthday Jean Kent, born in London, England, actress, Adv of Sir Francis Drake 1919 Event 51st Belmont: J Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:17.6 and Trip Crown 1919 Event 45th Preakness: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 1:53 1919 Event 45th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:09.8 1917 Birthday Peter Bennett, London, actor, Leonides-Adv of Sir Lancelot 1907 Birthday Leon Edel, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, biographer, literary critic, wrote biography of Henry James, won Pulitzer Prize, wrote on James Joyce, taught literature at Sir George Williams University, now Concordia University 1907 Event Sir Robert Baden-Powell forms Boy Scouts in England 1906 Event 32nd Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Troxler aboard Sir Huon wins in 2:08.8 1900 Birthday Lester Matthews, Nottingham England, Sir Dennis-Adv of Fu Manchu 1900 Event Sir Arthur Evans finds old city of Knossus 1892 Birthday Cyril Smith, born in Peterhead, Scotland, actor, Adv of Sir Lancelot 1888 Event 22nd Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Sir Dixon wins in 2:40 1887 Event Sir John Layton Jarvis, 1st British race horse trainer knighted 1877 Event British high director/governor sir Bartle Frere arrives in Capetown 1876 Event Sir Charles Gordon ends religious tolerance in Sudan 1875 Event "Snooker" (variation of pool) invented by Sir Neville Chamberlain 1871 Birthday W. H. Davies, born in Newport, Monmouthsire, Wales, poet, writer, related to actor, Sir Henry Irving, cared for by paternal grandparents, wrote, 'The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp' 1858 Event Sir Richard Burton and John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa 1857 Event Sir Henry Havelock arrives at Battle of Cawnpore 1850 Event British ex-premier sir Robert Peel falls off his horse 1829 Event Sir Robert Peel found London Metropolitan Police (Bobbies) 1819 Event Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore 1819 Event Sir Stamford Raffles 1st lands in Singapore 1815 Event Sir Humphrey Davy of London patents miner's safety lamp 1806 Event British forces lay siege to French port of Boulogne using Congreve rockets, invented by Sir William Congreve 1794 Birthday John G Lockhart, Scorpion, biographer, Life of Sir Walter Scott 1789 Event Sir William Herschel discovers Saturn's moon Enceladus 1781 Event Sir William Herschel sees "comet" (really discovered Uranus) 1775 Event Sir James Jay invents invisible ink 1751 Event English troops under sir Robert Clive occupy Arcot India 1643 Event Sir Thomas Fairfax takes Leeds for Parliamentarians 1629 Event King Charles I gives Bahamas to Sir Robert Heath 1621 Event King James of England gives Canada to Sir Alexander Sterling 1621 Event Sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night 1603 Event Sir Walter Ralegh arrested 1587 Event Sir Frances Drake sails into Cadiz Spain and sinks Spanish fleet 1586 Event Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England, from Colombia 1586 Event Sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe 1586 Event Sir Walter Raleigh brings 1st tobacco to England from Virginia 1584 Event Sir Walter Raleigh renews Humphrey Gilbert's patent to explore N Amer 1579 Event Sir Francis Drake lands on coast of California 1578 Event England grants Sir Humphrey Gilbert a patent to explore and colonize US 1577 Event Sir Francis Drake sets sail from England to go around world 1577 Event Sir Francis Drake aboard Pelican travels from Chile to Washington 1554 Event Battle at London: Sir Thomas Wyatt defeated 1554 Event Sir Thomas Wyatt gathers an army in Kent, rebels against Queen Mary 1535 Event Sir Thomas More goes on trial in England charged with treason 1534 Event Sir Thomas Moore confined in London Tower 1532 Event Sir Thomas More resigns as English Lord Chancellor 1517 Event Sir Thomas Pert reaches Hudson Bay
