101 years ago today 28/1/1915: Serjeant J Goddard 6th Bn. Dranouter Churchyard, Belgium.

VC Winners….

1881: John Doogan of 1st King’s Dragoon Guards in First Boer War, Laing’s Nek, South Africa.

1881: Alan Hill of Northamptonshire Regiment in First Boer War, Laing’s Nek, South Africa.

1901: William Hardham of 4th New Zealand Contingent in 2nd Boer, Naauwpoort, South Africa.

1918: Geoffrey White of HMS E14 in WW1, Dardanelles, Turkey.

alos…

1547 – death of Henry VIII

1986 – space shuttle Challanger explodes just after take off (all aboard killed)