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 |
| 1839 | Thomas Hattersley of Sheffield was born. | nv |
| 1911 | The church, tower and spire and ring of six bells at St George's, Leicester, were destroyed by a fire that broke out in a hosiery factory on the edge of the churchyard. A congregation of 800 had gathered to hear the Dean of Lincoln preach at the Harvest Festival Service, but they all escaped safely, the service being abandoned. See January 5, 1857. | RW1991/303 |
| 1991 | A peal of 18,720 changes of Minor was rung at Marston Bigot, Somerset in 8 hours and 59 minutes, conducted by Donald B Carter. The twenty-six methods were all different, and each started with a different letter of the alphabet. | nv |
| Birthdays for 5th October | ||
| 1903 | Reginald G H Abbott born | |
| 1912 | Denis Dando born | |
| 1930 | J Martin Thorley born | |
| 1938 | John M Pearse born | |
| 1940 | Denis G Pearson born | |
| Personal Milestones for 5th October | ||
| 1973 | 1000th peal rung by Arthur V Pearson | |
| 1976 | 1000th peal rung by Geoffrey K Dodd | |
| First pealers for 5th October | ||
| 1926 | First peal rung by Harry Ward. Recorded peal total is 3. | |
| 1926 | First peal rung by Percy Massam. Recorded peal total is 9. | |
| 1930 | First peal rung by Thomas Rushton. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1946 | First peal rung by David E Parsons. Recorded peal total is 334. | |
| 1946 | First peal rung by Gillian R Parsons. Recorded peal total is 85. | |
| 1946 | First peal rung by Joseph Durham. Recorded peal total is 4. | |
| 1950 | First peal rung by John Roberts (Southport). Recorded peal total is 27. | |
| 1950 | First peal rung by Maurice Leach. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1950 | First peal rung by Ralph Wing. Recorded peal total is 3. | |
| 1951 | First peal rung by Dorothy Hicks. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1951 | First peal rung by Frederick R Scott. Recorded peal total is 968. | |
| 1953 | First peal rung by Brian Weare. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1956 | First peal rung by Frances Howison. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1957 | First peal rung by Ann E Pryke. Recorded peal total is 9. | |
| 1957 | First peal rung by David Harman. Recorded peal total is 4. | |
| 1957 | First peal rung by David W Friend. Recorded peal total is 1791. | |
| 1957 | First peal rung by Elizabeth Johnson. Recorded peal total is 107. | |
| 1957 | First peal rung by Gillian Perry. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1957 | First peal rung by Gordon Hedges. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1957 | First peal rung by Henry E Harper. Recorded peal total is 13. | |
| 1957 | First peal rung by Iris E Burford. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1957 | First peal rung by James Steadman. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1957 | First peal rung by John Brain. Recorded peal total is 114. | |
| 1957 | First peal rung by Pat M Tyson. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1957 | First peal rung by Patricia M Harper. Recorded peal total is 6. | |
| 1957 | First peal rung by Richard G Chater. Recorded peal total is 5. | |
| 1957 | First peal rung by Terence M Haines. Recorded peal total is 9. | |
| 1957 | First peal rung by William Howlett. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1962 | First peal rung by Christine H Crosier. Recorded peal total is 11. | |
| 1962 | First peal rung by Robin J Haines. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1963 | First peal rung by Anthony P White. Recorded peal total is 15. | |
| 1963 | First peal rung by Gillian P Blackwell. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1963 | First peal rung by J Albert Morrey. Recorded peal total is 3. | |
| 1963 | First peal rung by J George Goringe. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1963 | First peal rung by Jean Thomas. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1963 | First peal rung by Percy Griffiths. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1963 | First peal rung by Robert Pateman. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1964 | First peal rung by Anthony Douglas. Recorded peal total is 3. | |
| 1964 | First peal rung by Elizabeth J Foster. Recorded peal total is 148. | |
| 1964 | First peal rung by Michael Todd. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1967 | First peal rung by Linda M Jenkins. Recorded peal total is 16. | |
| 1968 | First peal rung by Angela A Hanlon. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1968 | First peal rung by Barbara Hooks. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 1968 | First peal rung by Dudley Coulson. Recorded peal total is 24. | |
| 1968 | First peal rung by Helen M Bestwick. Recorded peal total is 11. | |
| 1968 | First peal rung by Sylvia M Arscott. Recorded peal total is 14. | |
| 1969 | First peal rung by Judith E Beck. Recorded peal total is 9. | |
| 1974 | First peal rung by Edwin Hunter. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1974 | First peal rung by Lynda M Stringer. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1974 | First peal rung by M Jane Hayward. Recorded peal total is 15. | |
| 1974 | First peal rung by Malcolm E Evans. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1974 | First peal rung by Tiana J Harris. Recorded peal total is 3. | |
| 1975 | First peal rung by Freda L Moss. Recorded peal total is 3. | |
| 1975 | First peal rung by Ian Paul. Recorded peal total is 7. | |
| 1975 | First peal rung by Michael R McLean. Recorded peal total is 35. | |
| 1975 | First peal rung by Roger F Jamieson. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1977 | First peal rung by Ivan J Ludbrook. Recorded peal total is 252. | |
| 1980 | First peal rung by Brian Marshall. Recorded peal total is 8. | |
| 1980 | First peal rung by Fiona Marshall. Recorded peal total is 4. | |
| 1983 | First peal rung by Nicola J Crossley. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1985 | First peal rung by Hazel E Horobin. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1985 | First peal rung by Louise J Skelly. Recorded peal total is 10. | |
| 1985 | First peal rung by Malcolm L Merritt. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 1985 | First peal rung by Peter J Harris (Amersham). Recorded peal total is 4. | |
| 1985 | First peal rung by Richard C Last. Recorded peal total is 62. | |
| 1986 | First peal rung by A Michael D Whewell. Recorded peal total is 3. | |
| 1986 | First peal rung by Jean F Long. Recorded peal total is 11. | |
| 1986 | First peal rung by Jeff Roundell. Recorded peal total is 11. | |
| 1986 | First peal rung by Phillip Clare. Recorded peal total is 4. | |
| 1986 | First peal rung by Yvonne F Hall. Recorded peal total is 137. | |
| 1990 | First peal rung by Peter J Gardiner. Recorded peal total is 4. | |
| 1996 | First peal rung by Stephen N Sugden. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 2000 | First peal rung by Sarah J Willis. Recorded peal total is 4. | |
| 2002 | First peal rung by John G Watkins. Recorded peal total is 3. | |
| 2002 | First peal rung by Liz Charlett. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 2002 | First peal rung by Malcolm J Peters. Recorded peal total is 2. | |
| 2002 | First peal rung by Margaret Wise. Recorded peal total is 1. | |
| 2007 | First peal rung by Jane C Spencer. Recorded peal total is 155. | |
| 2013 | First peal rung by Anne Leigh Brown. 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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