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Today's Events
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Wednesday 27 March
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Dalai Lama born today in 1921, 1856, 1764, 1687 and 1599.
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Forthcoming Events
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Thursday 28 March
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St. Neot's Day
St. Neot (after whom the town in Huntingdonshire was named) was a dwarf
who was made a saint for the miracle he performed, which was that of
bringing back to life two fried fish which someone had thrown down a well.
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Friday 29 March
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Saturday 30 March
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Sunday 31 March
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Anniversary 1950
British Government at last recognised the People's Republic of China.
The Foreign Secretary was quoted as saying that the British Government
would have liked to recognise it earlier, but the problem was that all
Chinese Republics looked the same to them.
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Monday 1 April
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Tuesday 2 April
Roistering Day
The British Army experienced their worst massacre in its history at
Kabul in Afganistan.
It was shortly after this incident that the British Army terminated
the practice of standing in straight lines and shouting "Come on then
Johnny Afghan, let's see what you're made of".
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Wednesday 3 April
ANNIVERSARY:
The Great Fire of Eton (1872). Someone left a fag burning.
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