Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1895 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 1895
Birth of Rugby League
First Car Ride in Britain
First Motoring Offences in Britain
First Prom Concert
National Trust founded
Trial of Oscar Wilde begins
W.G. Grace Scores his Hundredth Hundred
Famous Britons born in 1895
Anna Freud
Anne Redpath
Charles Sorley
F R Leavis
George VI
L P Hartley
Lancelot Hogben
Ove Arup
Ralph Cochrane
Robert Graves
Sir Malcolm Sargent
William Gerhardie
William Roberts
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