Richard Cavendish

The first performance of The Tempest on record was at court on All Hallows’ Day, on 1 November 1611.

The 264 inhabitants of the island of Tristan da Cunha were evacuated to Cape Town on October 10th, 1961.

Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility was first published in London by Thomas Egerton on October 30th, 1811.

One of the architects of the British Empire resigned on 5 October 1761.

The Russian prime minister was shot during festivities to mark the centenary of the liberation of Russia's serfs on 14 September 1911.

The creator of Meccano, Hornby model railways and Dinky toys died on September 21st, 1936, aged 73 and a millionaire.

George III was crowned on September 22nd, 1761, aged 22. One of the longest reigns in English history was under way.

José de San Martín and his forces liberated Peru and proclaimed its independence from Spain on 28 July 1821. 

Queen Anne ordered a racecourse to be built on Ascot Heath in 1711. It was officially opened on August 11th.