22nd December 1135 Stephen of Blois becomes King of England. 1696 The birth of James Oglethorpe, English general and founder of the state of Georgia. 1715 James Edward Stuart, son of James II, the deposed Catholic King of England, landed at Petershead in north-east Scotland, after his exile in France, to lead a Jacobite rebellion against England. 1909 The birth of Patricia Hayes, English comedy actress. 1919 The Government of Ireland Act of Power (Home Rule for Ireland) came into being. 1943 The childrens writer, Beatrix Potter, died. 1949 The birth, in the Isle of Man, of the twin brothers Maurice and Robin Gibb, musicians with The Bee Gees. 1951 The birth of Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster. 1962 Pop group the Tornados started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with their record Telstar. 1965 The government introduced an experimental speed limit of 70mph on motorways in England. The limit is still in force. 1965 Richard Dimbleby, British broadcaster, died. 1973 Elton John started a two week run at No.1 on the UK chart with the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. 1974 The Provisional IRA threw a bomb onto the 1st floor balcony of the home of the Conservative leader and former Prime Minister Edward Heath. He arrived home 10 minutes after the bomb exploded. 1997 An independent inquiry into the BSE disaster and the devastation it wreaked on British farming was announced by the government. 2000 The American singer Madonna married British film maker Guy Ritchie at an exclusive ceremony in Skibo Castle near Dornoch in Sutherland, hours after their son was christened.
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