At one time The Ringing World had a feature called On This Day where notable events from the past were listed.
Unfortunately, the events weren't related to ringing. This web page is a ringing version of On This Day.
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Bill Butler has agreed to supply his collection of events that happened on this day. These complement the automated extracts from PealBase.
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| Year | Event | Reference |
| 1666 | The spire and uppermost part of the tower of Holy Trinity, Coventry were destroyed in a great storm, although the bells were apparently unharmed. | nv |
| 1737 | The College Youths rang the first peal of College Bob Major at St Brides, Fleet Street. Benjamin Annable conducted it. | CY39 |
| 1770 | On a memorial stone at Wainfleet St Mary, Lincs is this epitaph:r this stone there is a vault and thereinthe Remains of Adlard Thorpe, Gent,ner and a Ringer, who departed this lifee 24th of January, 1770, aged 58 years.” | JRN191 |
| 1883 | Robert Stainbank died at his residence, Spring Lodge, Lawrie Park, Sydenham, aged 69. Having built up a fortune as a timber merchant he sought around for further fields of investment and first seriously contemplated purchasing The Daily Telegraph but finally settled for the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. He bought out George Mears in 1865, and after inscribing a few bells with only his name, traded as “Mears and Stainbank”. The Ancient Society of College Youths rang the whole pull and stand in his memory at St Mary-le-Bow on Thursday, February 1. | BN1883/351 |
| 1885 | A meeting to conclude the business of establishing The Sussex County Association was held. See December 13, 1884. | BN1885/524 |
| 1885 | William Wakeley conducted 6720 Superlative Surprise Major at Burton-on-Trent. This was the tenth peal to be rung in the method, and the longest peal to this date. See June 9, 1855. | BN1885/527 |
| 1931 | At a meeting in Leicester the National Police Guild was formed with William Bottrill as President and Harold J Poole as secretary. | RW1931/91 |
| Birthdays for 24th January | ||
| 1908 | Henry O Baker born | |
| First pealers for 24th January | ||
| 1931 | First peal rung by Harold V Frost. Recorded peal total is 74. | |
| 1934 | First peal rung by Barnabas G Key. Recorded peal total is 582. | |
| 1946 | First peal rung by Birley Walshaw. Recorded peal total is 9. | |
| 1946 | First peal rung by Mary Walshaw. Recorded peal total is 21. | |
| 1947 | First peal rung by Peter Baker. Recorded peal total is 77. | |
| 1948 | First peal rung by Denis F Wheeler. Recorded peal total is 12. | |
| 1948 | First peal rung by Reginald W Keyte. Recorded peal total is 4. | |
| 1948 | First peal rung by Stella P Wain. Recorded peal total is 9. | |
| 1949 | First peal rung by D Elaine Mattli. Recorded peal total is 5. | |
| 1950 | First peal rung by C Hollobon. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1950 | First peal rung by Colin H Ward (ANZAB). Recorded peal total is 28. | |
| 1950 | First peal rung by F Reeves. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1950 | First peal rung by G Nelson Sloan. Recorded peal total is 7. | |
| 1950 | First peal rung by Walter C Finney. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1953 | First peal rung by Bertie Ball. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1953 | First peal rung by David Cubitt. Recorded peal total is 746. | |
| 1953 | First peal rung by David G Lewis (Cadoxton). Recorded peal total is 3. | |
| 1953 | First peal rung by G Brian Dickinson. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1953 | First peal rung by Gillian A Rich. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1953 | First peal rung by James Reed. Recorded peal total is 3. | |
| 1953 | First peal rung by John Plummer. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1953 | First peal rung by John T Finey. Recorded peal total is 3. | |
| 1953 | First peal rung by Keith E Perritt. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1953 | First peal rung by Leonard W Allen. Recorded peal total is 8. | |
| 1953 | First peal rung by Lynn Jeffreys. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1953 | First peal rung by Nora Chadwick. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1953 | First peal rung by Warwick Rich. Recorded peal total is 5. | |
| 1954 | First peal rung by Muriel R Page. Recorded peal total is 348. | |
| 1959 | First peal rung by Barbara Shepherd. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1959 | First peal rung by Jackie Bolton. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1959 | First peal rung by Margaret A Jepson. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1963 | First peal rung by Margaret C Godfrey. Recorded peal total is 15. | |
| 1963 | First peal rung by Robert Rayfield. Recorded peal total is 3. | |
| 1965 | First peal rung by Charles T Davidson. Recorded peal total is 6. | |
| 1965 | First peal rung by Ian J Henderson. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1965 | First peal rung by J Mark Hutchinson. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1965 | First peal rung by John M Ascroft. Recorded peal total is 60. | |
| 1965 | First peal rung by Nigel W Rapley. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1965 | First peal rung by Peter S Muchlinski. Recorded peal total is 476. | |
| 1965 | First peal rung by Sandra L Claughton. Recorded peal total is 13. | |
| 1966 | First peal rung by A John Taylor. Recorded peal total is 48. | |
| 1966 | First peal rung by Eva Sheppard. Recorded peal total is 5. | |
| 1966 | First peal rung by Marcus J Davies. Recorded peal total is 7. | |
| 1968 | First peal rung by Jennifer Lees. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1970 | First peal rung by Dyson Scargill. Recorded peal total is 4. | |
| 1970 | First peal rung by Martin Petchey. Recorded peal total is 32. | |
| 1976 | First peal rung by Alyson Hill. Recorded peal total is 10. | |
| 1976 | First peal rung by Catherine A Wheeler. Recorded peal total is 38. | |
| 1976 | First peal rung by Ian Marchant. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1976 | First peal rung by Mark Woollen. Recorded peal total is 8. | |
| 1981 | First peal rung by David C Ockwell. Recorded peal total is 156. | |
| 1981 | First peal rung by David I Smith. Recorded peal total is 574. | |
| 1981 | First peal rung by Hazel C Bradshaw. Recorded peal total is 4. | |
| 1981 | First peal rung by Joanne Dykes. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1981 | First peal rung by Joanne Sockett. Recorded peal total is 4. | |
| 1981 | First peal rung by Jonathan H Fox. Recorded peal total is 14. | |
| 1981 | First peal rung by Julie A Tomlinson. Recorded peal total is 3. | |
| 1981 | First peal rung by Julie Wainwright. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1981 | First peal rung by Margaret Bottomley. Recorded peal total is 5. | |
| 1981 | First peal rung by Roger A Barber. Recorded peal total is 252. | |
| 1982 | First peal rung by Jo A Ellwood. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1987 | First peal rung by Christopher J Hawkins. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1987 | First peal rung by Claire F Haynes. Recorded peal total is 7. | |
| 1987 | First peal rung by John Matthews (Worle). Recorded peal total is 21. | |
| 1987 | First peal rung by Rachel E Cooke. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1987 | First peal rung by Susan E Shekelton. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1993 | First peal rung by Michael J Smith (Whitehaven). Recorded peal total is 15. | |
| 1997 | First peal rung by Victoria J Broughton-Head. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1998 | First peal rung by Becky C Towner. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1999 | First peal rung by Kirsten M L Crosby. Recorded peal total is 8. | |
| 2002 | First peal rung by Ellen P Dew. Recorded peal total is 26. | |
| 2003 | First peal rung by Heather J McMillan. Recorded peal total is 3. | |
| 2004 | First peal rung by Alan Smith (Meole Brace). Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 2004 | First peal rung by Anne M C Prentis. Recorded peal total is 9. | |
| 2004 | First peal rung by Katherine A Stonham. Recorded peal total is 10. | |
| 2004 | First peal rung by Rosemary Ditchman. Recorded peal total is 12. | |
| 2004 | First peal rung by Thomas C M Read. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 2009 | First peal rung by Kevin R Haseldine. Recorded peal total is 84. | |
| 2009 | First peal rung by Samuel Press. Recorded peal total is 3. | |
| 2009 | First peal rung by Thomas H O Evans. Recorded peal total is 6. | |
| 2009 | First peal rung by Timothy R Forster. Recorded peal total is 234. | |
| 2010 | First peal rung by Chris M Shaw. Recorded peal total is 4. | |
| 2010 | First peal rung by Clive Brooke. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 2010 | First peal rung by Elizabeth L Dennison. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 2012 | First peal rung by Esther Venables. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 2015 | First peal rung by Clarrie Scott. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 2015 | First peal rung by John A C Richards. Recorded peal total is 5. | |
| 2015 | First peal rung by Lorraine Fishwick. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
If you think an event should be included in On This Day or you believe that an event is incorrect please email otd@pealbase.co.uk
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