* 1559 – Anthony St. Leger, Lord Deputy of Ireland ( b. 1496 )

* Irish St. Leger ( IRE )

The Cup currently has a $ 500, 000 bonus for the owner of the winner if it has also won the group one Irish St. Leger run the previous September.

One especially influential Thoroughbred was Perfectionist, by Persimmon, who won the Epsom Derby and the St Leger in 1896.

* March 16 – Anthony St. Leger, Lord Deputy of Ireland ( b. 1496 )

The western pincer, under the command of Barry St. Leger, was repulsed when the Siege of Fort Stanwix failed, and the southern pincer, which was to progress up the Hudson valley from New York City, never started since General William Howe decided instead to capture Philadelphia.

The 7th Earl of Ormond died in 1515, leaving his daughters, Margaret Boleyn and Anne St Leger, as co-heiresses.

In 1896, his horse Persimmon won both the Derby Stakes and the St. Leger Stakes.

In 1900, Persimmon's brother, Diamond Jubilee, won five races ( Derby, St. Leger, 2, 000 Guineas Stakes, Newmarket Stakes and Eclipse Stakes ) and another of Edward's horses, Ambush II, won the Grand National.

While stationed in London, Milland met dancer Margot St. Leger, and through her was introduced to American actress Estelle Brody.

* ' The critical assessment, in as objective a manner as possible, of the degree to which a service or its component parts fulfils stated goals ' ( St Leger and Walsworth-Bell ).

The race serves as the middle leg of the Triple Crown, preceded by the 2, 000 Guineas and followed by the St Leger, although the feat of winning all three is now rarely attempted.

Examples of a stakes / conditions race are the Breeders ' Cup races, the Dubai World Cup, the 2, 000 Guineas Stakes, the 1, 000 Guineas Stakes, the Epsom Derby, the Epsom Oaks, the St. Leger Stakes, the Kentucky Derby, the Kentucky Oaks, the Preakness Stakes, the Belmont Stakes, the Travers Stakes, and the Prix de l ' Arc de Triomphe.

Nijinsky appeared to recover fully after being placed on a " rich " diet including raw eggs and Irish Stout, and was sent to Doncaster for the St. Leger in September.

It also serves as the opening leg of the Triple Crown, followed by the Derby and the St Leger, although the feat of winning all three has been rarely attempted in recent decades.

The St. Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies.

Established in 1776, the St. Leger is the oldest of Britain's five Classics.

The St. Leger is the final leg of the English Triple Crown, which begins with the 2, 000 Guineas and continues with the Derby.

The St. Leger has rarely featured Triple Crown contenders in recent decades, with the only one in recent years being the 2012 2000 Guineas and Derby winner Camelot, who finished second in the St Leger.

The event was devised by Anthony St. Leger, an army officer and politician who lived near Doncaster.

The title St. Leger Stakes was decided at a dinner party held in 1777 to discuss the following year's race.

It was suggested that it should be called the Rockingham Stakes in honour of the host, the Marquess of Rockingham, but the Marquess proposed that it should be named instead after Anthony St. Leger.

Only CF, CH, CI, CJ and CK are currently in common use, although four radio stations in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador retained call letters beginning with VO when Newfoundland joined Canadian Confederation in 1949.

A remnant of these earlier cardinals is retained by the Church of England, where the title of " cardinal " is still held by the two senior members of the College of Minor Canons of St Paul's Cathedral.

His title was a matter of dispute with the governor of St Helena, who insisted on addressing him as " General Bonaparte ", despite the " historical reality that he had been an emperor " and therefore retained the title.

He retained some of his father's ministers, such as Elisachar, abbot of St. Maximin near Trier, and Hildebold, Archbishop of Cologne.

It retained this status until the late 19th century, despite a myriad of attacks by the French throughout the 18th century, including the battle of St. Kitts in 1782.

The French First Army and British 2nd and 5th Armies attacked on 9 October on a 13, 500 yards front, from south of Broodseinde to St Jansbeek, to advance half of the distance from Broodseinde ridge to Passchendaele on the main front, led to heavy casualties on both sides, with advances in the north of the attack being retained by British and French troops and most of the ground taken in front of Passchendaele and on the Becelaere and Gheluvelt spurs being lost to German counter-attacks.

Following the latter conflict, France retained control of Guadeloupe, Martinique, Marie-Galante, St. Barthélemy, and its portion of St. Martin ; all remain part of France today.

Carib resistance delayed the settlement of Dominica by Europeans, and the Carib communities that remained in St. Vincent and Dominica retained a degree of autonomy well into the 19th century.

In 1962, Roy Grounds split from his partners Frederick Romberg and Robin Boyd, retained the commission, and designed the gallery at 180 St Kilda Road ( now known as NGV International ).

St Kilda retained their colours, name and ground, as well as picking up a number of Prahran players.

The Residents ' Association in St Andrews Ward and the Conservatives in Squirrels Health Ward each retained one seat, the Residents ' Association lost South Hornchurch to an independent candidate.

East St. Louis was named an All-America City in 1959, having retained prosperity through the decade as its population reached a peak of 82, 295 residents.

McDonnell Douglas retained McDonnell Aircraft's headquarters location at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, in Berkeley, Missouri, near St. Louis.

Among the many buildings destroyed the parish church of St. Nicholas was levelled however was rebuilt with a modern flavour-the nave retained its original arched windows however the steeple now appears as a crown.

Roberts contended that the Bishops of St David's were never themselves conquered and retained their ancient temporal possessions.

The Utraquist churches had retained the use of relics and images in church, but Scultetus now launched an iconoclastic crusade against images: beginning on 21 December 1619, images were removed from St. Vitus Cathedral, and on 27 – 28 December, a famous altarpiece by Lucas Cranach the Younger depicting the Virgin Mary was destroyed.

The relics ( remains of his head ) of St Simon Stock are retained at the friary, having been preserved in Bordeaux for centuries before being returned to Aylesford in July 1951.

* St Luke's churchtower clock was supplied by Vulliamy, the Royal Clockmaker, in 1825 for £ 357 and was retained by Street when he rebuilt the church in 1870, new tubular bells being added in 1892.

From 1910 until 1934, St. Thomas College retained its original status as a High School and Junior College.

The Society of St. Pius X ( SSPX ) and other traditionalist Catholic bodies in dispute with the Holy See, such as sedevacantists, have also retained the subdiaconate, without seeking authorization to do so.

A chapel dedicated to St Dionysius was built on the route, whilst St Mary in Arden retained Parish Church status.

The United States is effectively guaranteed control of any land it is able to gain possession of in North America, besides the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon which France had retained possession of after the Seven Years War, and of the Islands of Bermuda due to King Louis XVI of France, renouncing " for ever the possession of the Islands of Bermudas as well as of any part of the continent of North america which before the treaty of Paris in 1763. or in virtue of that Treaty, were acknowledged to belong to the Crown of Great Britain, or to the United States heretofore called British Colonies, or which are at this Time or have lately been under the Power of The King and Crown of Great Britain.

A Benedictine priory was founded around 1170, and part of the building is retained in the church of St. Mary.