Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1887 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:
Charles II hides in an Oak tree - 1651, Britains 1st free Library opens - 1852, Farnborough Air Show Disaster - 1952, Munich Olympics Terror - 1972, Funeral of Princess Diana - 1997
Famous and historic events from 1887
Exeter Theatre Royal Fire
Work starts on the Manchester Ship Canal
Famous Britons born in 1887
Alan Ogilvie
Barnes Wallis
Bernard Montgomery
Boris Karloff
Dame Edith Sitwell
Hesketh Pearson
Joseph Hislop
L S Lowry
Lady Violet Bonham Carter
Rupert Brooke
Walter McLennan Citrine
Recommended Books:
A Picture of Britain |
Ashes Fever |
Coast |
Churchill |
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