Also on 9th April ;
2005 Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles
1940 Germany invades Denmark and Norway
1860 The world's first recording of the human voice is created
1898 Paul Robeson born
193 Septimius Severus Is Proclaimed As Emperor
1413 Henry V Is Crowned King Of England
1806 Isambard Kingdom Brunel born ........
NONE of which, including the original post, has anything to do with Steel Navy.
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