Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1894 that have shaped Britain and its peoples and affected its history. If you feel we have left something out please don't hesitate to let us know.
More dates from British history
On this day:
Alfred Becomes King of Wessex - 0871, English order of knighthood founded - 1348, Birth of Shakespeare - 1564, Death of Shakespeare - 1616, Charles II is crowned - 1661, First Broadcast by British Monarch - 1924, Death of Blair Peach - 1979
Famous and historic events from 1894
Blackpool Tower Opened
Death Duties Introduced
First British Cable Car Opens
First international terrorist attack on Britain?
Manchester Ship Canal Opens
Famous Britons born in 1894
Aldous Huxley
Anne Loughlin
Arthur Horner
Baroness Stella Swanborough
Ben Nicholson
Billy Rootes
Edward VIII
Elinor Brent-Dyer
F L Lucas
Gwilym Lloyd-George
Harold Macmillan
Herbert Sutcliffe
J B Priestley
John Lennard-Jones
Max Miller
Roy Thomson
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