2014 Event Fossils of a new species of giant penguin, named Palaeeudyptes klekowskii, have been found on Seymour Island in Antarctica; the penguins lived about 40 million years ago and likely weighed about 250 pounds 2014 Event Drug maker Pfizer, Inc. has raised its offer to buy AstraZeneca Plc; the current offer of over 63 billion pounds was made after AstraZeneca rejected Pfizer's offer of 58.8 billion pounds in January 2014 Event The government of the U.K. has announced that it will put 11 million pounds into the funding of the Square Kilometer Array project, a radio telescope that will collect massive amounts of data from space, requiring immense computing resources 2012 Event The United Kingdom freezes 100 million pounds of assets of Syrian leaders 2012 Event A painting by Francis Bacon sells at Christies for 21.3 million pounds; 'The Portrait of Henrietta Moraes' is the second most valuable post-war contemporary art sold at the auction house 2012 Event Elizabeth Taylor's collection of artworks by Vincent Van Gogh, Camille Pissarro and Edgar Degas sell for over 13.7 million pounds at Christie's in London 2011 Event Northern Rock bank, nationalized in 2008 by the British Government, is sold to Virgin Money for 747 million pounds 2011 Event The Bank of England pumps an additional 75 billion pounds into the British economy via quantitative easing 2011 Event In Britain, a ticket holder wins 161,653,000 pounds, the largest EuroMillions jackpot in history 2011 Event A large, rare, Andy Warhol self-portrait in red and white sells for $10.79 million pounds at Christie's auction house in London, England 2010 Event Students in Britain plan a nationwide protest against a proposal to charge up to $9,000 pounds per year for tuition fees 2010 Event German Chancellor Angela Merkel agrees to spread $80 million pounds in savings across four years with her coalition cabinet 2010 Event Film confirms Sarah, Duchess of York's involvement in a scandal showing she asked for a $40,000 handshake in cash and for 500,000 pounds to be paid in return for access to Prince Andrew 1995 Death Davie Cooper, David 'Davie' Cooper, professional soccer player, signed by Ranger for 100,000 pounds, won Scottish Cup with Motherwell in 1991, dies at 39 1994 Event In Denmark the largest lollipop, weighing 3,011 pounds, made 1993 Event S van Ruysdael's "Winter Landscape" sold for 705,500 pounds in London 1992 Event Hurricane Inuki pounds Hawaii 1992 Event Vinson Pike fined 1000 pounds for distributing obscene computer pictures 1990 Birthday Emma Watson, born in Paris, France, British actress, model, known for role as Hermione in 'Harry Potter' film series, earning her more than $10 million pounds 1987 Event Duchess of Windsors jewels auctioned for 31,380,197 pounds 1987 Event Vincent van Goghs "Sunflowers" sells for record 22.5M pounds ($39.7 million) 1986 Birthday Charlotte Church, born in Cardiff, Wales, singer, songwriter, actress, classical crossover singer, host of 'The Charlotte Church Show', worth $20 million pounds 1983 Event World's greatest robbery 25,000,000 pounds of gold, Heathrow, England 1983 Event Highest price paid for painting by a living artist 960,200 pounds - Miro 1982 Event Laker Airways collapse owing 270M pounds ($351M) 1976 Event Joseph William Turner watercolor auctioned for 340,000 pounds 1976 Event British pounds falls below $2 for 1st time 1973 Event George Harrison pays 1,000,000 pounds tax on his Bangladesh concert and album 1973 Event Paul and Linda McCartney are fined 100 pounds for growing cannabis 1972 Event Police fine Paul and Linda McCartney 800 pounds in Sweden cannabis possession 1970 Event John Lennon pays 1,344 pounds fine for 96 protesting South African rugby team playing in Scotland 1969 Event George Harrison and Patti Boyd are fined 250 pounds each for illegal drugs 1968 Event John Lennon is fined 150 pounds for unauthorized drug possession 1967 Event British government devalues pounds from U.S. equivalent of $2.80 to $2.40 1967 Event George Harrison is fined 6 pounds for speeding 1965 Birthday Damien Hirst, born in Bristol, England, artist, richest living artist to date, 'For the Love of God' a diamond-encrusted scull sculpture, sold for 50 million pounds in 2007 1965 Event Rolling Stones fined 5 pounds each for public urination 1963 Event Paul McCartney is fined 31 pounds and his license is suspended for one year for speeding 1963 Event Great Train Robbery - 2.5 M pounds ($3.25 M) robbed 1960 Event Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at United Nations General Assembly 1956 Birthday Davie Cooper, born in Hamilton, Scotland, David 'Davie' Cooper, professional soccer player, signed by Ranger for 100,000 pounds, won Scottish Cup with Motherwell in 1991 1954 Birthday Constantine Phipps, born in England, Constantine Edmund Walter Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby, sold Warter Priory estate in 1998 for 48 million pounds, leases Mulgrave Castle to supermodel Elle MacPherson 1948 Event 1st locomotive to carry 1,000,000 pounds (450,000 kg) operates 1915 Event CH Chubb buys Stonehenge for 6,600 pounds 1888 Event Ndebele-king Lobengula grants Cecil Rhodes, Mashonaland 100 pounds per month 1883 Event A papyrus offered to British Museum for 10,000 pounds, forgery 1829 Event Madman Jonathan Martin sets York Cathedral afire, does 60,000 pounds damage 1789 Event John Odell signs contract for 336 pounds to build St. Peter's church (Bronx) 1659 Event 1st known check (400 pounds) (on display at Westminster Abbey) 1647 Event Scots agree to sell King Charles I to English Parliament for 40 pounds 1583 Event Richard Martin of London takes out 1st life insurance policy, on William Gibbons, premium was 383 pounds 1578 Event Queen Elizabeth I gives Johan Casimir 20,000 pounds to aid Dutch rebellion
