30 December 1937
Birth of Gordon Banks
Birth of Gordon Banks
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Sheffield in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Birth of Gordon Banks
Joe Cocker is born in Sheffield, Yorkshire.
Begins performing under the stage name Vance Arnold with the Avengers in Sheffield.
Jarvis Cocker is born in Sheffield, Yorkshire.
Performs with Vance Arnold and the Avengers as a support act for the Rolling Stones at Sheffield City Hall.
Returns to performing and develops the Grease Band with fellow Sheffield musician Chris Stainton.
Performs at the Black Swan in Sheffield with The Clash appearing as support.
After rehearsing with Strummer for less than a month, The Clash made their debut, supporting the Sex Pistols at the Black Swan in Sheffield
The band is named The Clash by Simonon who make their debut opening for the Sex Pistols at The Black Swan (a. k. a. The Mucky Duck, now known as the Boardwalk Sheffield, England)
The band is named The Clash by Simonon who make their debut opening for the Sex Pistols at The Black Swan (a. k. a. The Mucky Duck, now known as the Boardwalk Sheffield, England)
Founder Member of Human League
Founder Member of Human League
Founder Member of Human League
Founder Member of Human League
Founder Member of Human League
Takes over as manager at Sheffield Wednesday and took them to promotion from the 3rd Division
Founder Member of Def Leppard
Founder Member of Def Leppard
Founder Member of Def Leppard
Founder Member of Def Leppard
Founder Member of Def Leppard
Forms the school band Arabicus Pulp at age fifteen, beginning the group that becomes Pulp.
The Human League release the Album, "Dare"
Records a four-song Pulp demo at Studio Electrophonique that later helps secure a BBC session.
Gives Pulp's demo tape to John Peel at a Sheffield Polytechnic roadshow.
The Human League release the Album, "Hysteria"
The Human League release the Album, "Crash"
Elected Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside
Leads Liverpool through the aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster.
Elected Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside, majority of 19,954
It is announced at a press conference that Bryan Robson and Brian Kidd would be the new management team at Sheffield United
It is announced at a press conference that Bryan Robson and Brian Kidd would be the new management team at Sheffield United
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