March 28: 25 years ago Jim Davidson spent 12 hours in a police cell for attacking his wife
28 March: We look back at the last 100 years, 50 years and 25 years and bring you what happened on this day in history
In 1990, comedian Jim Davidson spent 12 hours in a police cell
1915 – A woman informs the magistrate at the Thames Police Court that she is the mother of 25 children, adding: ‘Thank god 19 of them are alive’
1940 – The only man in the RAF who has flown while sitting astride the tail of a 380mph Spitfire plane offers to repeat the experience for a £5 bet
1965 – A baby is mauled to death in West Thurrock, Essex, after the family’s pet, a Himalayan bear, grabs the child through the bars of its cage
1990 – TV comic Jim Davidson spends 12 hours in police cells after being questioned over reportedly attacking his wife Tracie and their nanny while drunk
2005 – Wayne Rooney is apparently holding ‘showdown’ talks with fiancé Coleen McLoughlin over her antics during a wild girls’ holiday to Tenerife
2010 – Britain is preparing to be hit by Arctic weather conditions over the Easter weekend bringing freezing temperatures and causing travel chaos