5 April 1879 ► #Nottingham and District Tramways Co Ltd opened its second tram route between the Market Place and Mansfield Road in Carrington.
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4 April 1984 ► #Nottingham’s Highfields Science Park project was launched with a time capsule being buried by Tomorrow’s World TV presenter Judith Hann (name spelt incorrectly on the plaque).
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April 1796 ► The #Nottingham Canal was completed, 14¾ miles to Langley Mill, causing the price of coal to be halved in the city.
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2 April 2003 ► Edwin Starr (born 21 Jan 1942) was an American singer and songwriter. He moved to the UK in the 1970s and died at his #Nottingham home on 2 April 2003. Edwin's grave is at Southern Cemetery, West Bridgford, Nottingham.
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2 April 1926 ► A widened portion of #Nottingham's Trent Bridge was opened, making it 80ft wide.
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2 April 1827 ► The last execution was carried out at the old gallows site on Gallows Hill, near the top of Mansfield Road, #Nottingham. The culprit was a man named William Wells, condemned for highway robbery.
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2 April 1817 ► Daniel Diggle was executed by hanging on the steps of #Nottingham’s Shire Hall, after being convicted of firing a pistol at his employer, George Kerry, during a Luddite frame breaking disturbance.
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1 April 2000 ► The #Nottingham Arena and Arena Rink of the National Ice Centre were opened by local ice skating legend Jayne Torvill.
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1 April 1933 ► #Nottingham’s boundary was extended to Bilborough and Wollaton, parts of Bestwood Park, Colwick and part of Beeston.
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1 April 1889 ► #Nottingham became a county borough under the Local Government Act 1888.
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Queer Nottingham 1991 to 2020 Book Launch. Join us and step back in time with talks, DJs, conedy, stalls and more! 22 May, 7pm at Central Library. Tickets through Five Leaves Bookshop.
#BookLaunch for @cjdebarra's new book, a second volume exploring Nottingham's #QueerHistory. Central Library, 22 May at 7pm. Get tickets from @fiveleavesbookshop
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1927 ► #Nottingham’s Carmelite Friary (White Friary) was demolished when Friar Lane was widened. It had been replaced or partly rebuilt in the 17th century.
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30 March 1878 ► Henry ‘Harry’ Goodley ‘the forgotten pioneer of Italian football’ was born in Basford, Nottingham. Goodley took a job in Turin and established himself as a key figure at Juventus and widely within Italian football.
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28 March 1933 ► The John Lewis Partnership, which until this point had traded out of its two London based stores, agreed to take over Jessop & Son of #Nottingham.
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28 March 1194 ► King Richard I, the Lionheart, captured #Nottingham Castle from his younger brother John after a three-day siege.
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26 March 2024 ► Construction of the country’s largest fish pass was completed at Colwick in #Nottingham. The £12m fish pass at Colwick Country Park opened up the River Trent for migratory fish, such as salmon, trout and eels.
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26 March 1906 ► The first motor omnibus route on Carlton Road, #Nottingham, with the opening of the Nottingham and Carlton Road District Motor Omnibus Service.
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25 March 1975 ► #Nottingham’s Broad Marsh Shopping Centre was opened by H.R.H, The Duke of Gloucester.
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25 March 1880 ► #Nottingham Corporation Water Department took over responsibility for the city’s water supply.
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25 March 1194 ► King Richard I, the Lionheart, arrived with great fanfare in #Nottingham to start the siege of the castle, held by supporters of his younger brother John.
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24 March 1910 ► #Nottingham’s first purpose built cinema, Victoria Electric Palace, opened on Milton Street.
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23 March 1993 ► Brian Clough O.B.E., M.A. was made a Freeman of the City of #Nottingham.
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23 March 1961 ► #Nottingham’s new People’s College of Further Education was formally opened.
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23 March 1829 ► Norman Robert Pogson was born in #Nottingham. An astronomer, who worked in India at the Madras observatory. He discovered several minor planets and made observations on comets. He introduced a mathematical scale of stellar magnitudes referred to as Pogson’s ratio.
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21 March 1997 ► Queen Elizabeth visited #Nottingham during the city's Centenary Year.
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21 March 1785 ► Henry Kirke White, the English poet who died at the very young age of 21, was born in #Nottingham.
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Early 1920s ► Hyson Green, #Nottingham. Looking towards the junction of Gregory Boulevard and Radford Road, with the Repertory Theatre (formerly the Grand Theatre) in the centre left.
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18 March 2005 ► #Nottingham’s award-winning Attenborough Nature Centre was opened by Sir David Attenborough.
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17 March 1976 ► #Nottingham born Everest Mountaineer Doug Scott was made a Freeman of the City of Nottingham.
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