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This date is celebrated as | This date is celebrated as '''May Day''' in the [[UK]] and several other countries on the [[planet]] [[Earth]]. | ||
== Events == | == Events == | ||
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=== History of the ''Doctor Who'' Universe === | === History of the ''Doctor Who'' Universe === | ||
*[[1643]] - The | *[[1643]] - The May Day celebration in [[Little Hodcombe]] turns especially bloody as the village's Queen of the May is burned at the stake, an event instigated by the [[Malus]] and recounted by [[Will Chandler]] to [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] in [[1984]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Awakening]]''). | ||
*[[1707]] - The Act of Union formally unites [[Scotland]] and [[England]] as the [[United Kingdom]] of Great Britain. This is one of the events leading towards the Highlander Uprising in which [[Jamie McCrimmon]] will participate ( | *[[1707]] - The Act of Union formally unites [[Scotland]] and [[England]] as the [[United Kingdom]] of Great Britain. This is one of the events leading towards the Highlander Uprising in which [[Jamie McCrimmon]] will participate ([[DW]]: ''[[The Highlanders]]''). | ||
* [[1957]] - The first ''[[Sputnik]]'' [[satellite]] is launched by the [[Soviet Union]], but is destroyed before it completes its first orbit. Neither the launch nor the satellite's destruction is ever made public ( | * [[1957]] - The first ''[[Sputnik]]'' [[satellite]] is launched by the [[Soviet Union]], but is destroyed before it completes its first orbit. Neither the launch nor the satellite's destruction is ever made public ([[NA]]: ''[[First Frontier]]''). | ||
* | *Circa [[1970s]] - [[the Master|The Master]] finally captured by [[UNIT]], but only temporarily ([[DW]]: ''[[The Daemons]]'') | ||
*[[1984]] - The events of | *[[1984]] - The events of ([[DW]]: ''[[The Awakening]]'') occur on this date. | ||
=== History of ''Doctor Who'' === | === History of ''Doctor Who'' === | ||
*[[1923]] - [[James Copeland]], who played [[Selris]] in | *[[1923]] - [[James Copeland]], who played [[Selris]] in ([[DW]]: ''[[The Krotons]]''), is born. | ||
*[[1946]] - [[Joanna Lumley]], who played [[the (Female) Thirteenth Doctor]] in | *[[1946]] - [[Joanna Lumley]], who played [[the (Female) Thirteenth Doctor]] in [[The Curse of Fatal Death]], is born in Srinagar, Kashmir, [[India]]. | ||
*[[1965]] - "The Dimensions of Time" First Broadcast ([[The Space Museum]] Episode 2) | *[[1965]] - "The Dimensions of Time" First Broadcast ([[The Space Museum]] Episode 2) | ||
*[[2006]] - [[Series 2 (Doctor Who)|Series 2]] is released on DVD in the [[UK]] with volume one containing | *[[2006]] - [[Series 2 (Doctor Who)|Series 2]] is released on DVD in the [[UK]] with volume one containing ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'' and ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]''. | ||
Revision as of 08:53, 6 November 2008
This date is celebrated as May Day in the UK and several other countries on the planet Earth.
Events
History of the Doctor Who Universe
- 1643 - The May Day celebration in Little Hodcombe turns especially bloody as the village's Queen of the May is burned at the stake, an event instigated by the Malus and recounted by Will Chandler to the Doctor in 1984 (DW: The Awakening).
- 1707 - The Act of Union formally unites Scotland and England as the United Kingdom of Great Britain. This is one of the events leading towards the Highlander Uprising in which Jamie McCrimmon will participate (DW: The Highlanders).
- 1957 - The first Sputnik satellite is launched by the Soviet Union, but is destroyed before it completes its first orbit. Neither the launch nor the satellite's destruction is ever made public (NA: First Frontier).
- Circa 1970s - The Master finally captured by UNIT, but only temporarily (DW: The Daemons)
- 1984 - The events of (DW: The Awakening) occur on this date.
History of Doctor Who
- 1923 - James Copeland, who played Selris in (DW: The Krotons), is born.
- 1946 - Joanna Lumley, who played the (Female) Thirteenth Doctor in The Curse of Fatal Death, is born in Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
- 1965 - "The Dimensions of Time" First Broadcast (The Space Museum Episode 2)
- 2006 - Series 2 is released on DVD in the UK with volume one containing The Christmas Invasion and New Earth.
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