Historical Events for 2nd February 2012 | HistoryOrb.com
2nd Feb 2012
1550 - English Edward Seymour duke of Somerset, freed1762 - Thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes," premieres in London
1901 - Queen Victoria's funeral takes place.
1931 - 1st use of a rocket to deliver mail (Austria)
1957 - Liz Taylor's 3rd marriage (Mike Todd)
1962 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1990 - Marina Ogilvy (daughter of Engl princess Alexandra) weds Paul Mowatt
1992 - Kieren Perkins swims world record 1500m freestyle (14:32.40)
1992 - IRS and Willie Nelson settle on $9M tax bill (of $16.7M)
1992 - David Boon's 13 Test Cricket century, 107 v India at Perth
Specially commissioned joinery including an oak panelled entrance hall with Tudor arch, library, staircase and master bedroom are now fully installed alongside oak furniture, textiles and lighting. The brief was to restore the house to how it might have looked in the Jacobean period. Our clients comment: "We have great fun with some of our guests as they try to determine which parts of the house are original and which parts are new".
