On this day in UK history – 20th February

On this day in UK history:

20^th February 1673 - The first recorded wine auction took place in London. 

On this day in UK history – 19th February

On this day in UK history:

19th February 1995 - Linford Christie ran both an indoor World record 200m at 20.25 seconds and also an indoor European record 60m at 6.47 seconds in Lievin – France.

On this day in UK history – 18th February

On this day in UK history:

18^th February 1968 - David Gilmour replaced Syd Barrett in Pink Floyd. Barrett had checked himself into a psychiatric hospital and then gone into seclusion. 

On this day in UK history – 17th February

On this day in UK history:

17^th February 1795 - Thomas Seddal harvests a 8.3-kg potato from his garden in Chester – England.

On this day in UK history – 16th February

On this day in UK history:

16^th February 1824 – The Athenaeum club was founded in London.

The Athenaeum was a gentlemen’s club (originally) when it was founded in London in 1824. It has had many well known persons as members and today includes lady members.

The distinctive clubhouse is located at 107 Pall Mall (at the corner of Waterloo Place) and was designed by Decimus Burton. The club's facilities include an extensive library / a dining room known as the Coffee Room / a Morning Room / a Drawing Room on the first floor / a newly restored Smoking Room - where smoking is not permitted and a suite of bedrooms.

On this day in UK history – 15th February

On this day in UK history:

15^th February 1971 (otherwise known as Decimal Day) - the United Kingdom and Ireland decimalised their currencies.

Post-decimal money

Pre-decimal money 

On this day in UK history – 14th February

On this day in UK history:

14^th February 1970 - The Who taped a concert at Leeds University in Leeds (England) - for their forthcoming album "Live at Leeds."