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27th April 1749 George Frederic Handel’s Fireworks played in Green Park London

On the 27th April 1749, the first performance of George Frederic Handel’s Fireworks music was played in Green Park, London, marking a momentous occasion in the history of music and celebration in the city. The performance was commissioned by King George II to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, which ended the War

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Emmeline Pankhurst Statue Victoria Tower Gardens London

14th July 1858 Birth day of Emmeline Pankhurst

1858 Birth date of Emmeline Pankhurst Suffragette Campaigner She was born at Sloane St 9 Alpha Terrace, Moss Side Manchester. Pankhurst later moved to 60-62 Nelson St, Manchester, which is now the Pankhurst Centre. Many suffragettes do not appear on the 1911 census, the idea of boycotting the census data by either hiding or refusing to

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