Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1901 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 1901
Brit Patents Vacuum Cleaner
Britains 1st Cinema Opens
Caister Lifeboat Disaster
Churchill’s Maiden Speech
Kipling publishes Kim
Marconi sends 1st transatlantic wireless message
Queen Victoria dies
Queen Victorias Funeral
Royal Navy launches 1st submarine
Famous Britons born in 1901
Barbara Cartland
Christopher Hinton
Dilys Powell
Edmund Rubbra
Francis Chichester
Gertrude Hermes
Harry Godwin
Joe Davis
Lewis Gibbon
Michael Oakeshott
Rosamund Lehmann
Stanley Hayter
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