Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1884 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:
Wesley’s First Open-Air Sermon - 1739, Battle of Copenhagen - 1801, Man Utd-Liverpool Match-Fixing Scandal, - 1915, Faversham TNT Disaster - 1916, Founding of Sandhurst Royal Military Academy - 1946, Panda Crossing Launched - 1962, Red Rum wins the national for 3rd time - 1977, Argentina invades Falklands - 1982, 1st G20 Summit held - 2009
Famous and historic events from 1884
First Lord’s Test Match
Great Colchester Earthquake
NSPCC Founded
Oxford English Dictionary 1st published
Precedent for Cremation Set
Women permitted at Oxford University
World adopts Greenwich Meantime
Famous Britons born in 1884
Alfred Piccaver
Arthur Ransome
Bronislaw Malinowski
Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett
Edward Mellanby
Emmanuel Shinwell
John Squire
Percy Lewis
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