Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1908 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:
The Battle of Myton-on-Swale - 1319, Vegetarian Society Formed - 1847, Jack the Ripper Kills twice in one Day - 1888, The discovery of penicillin - 1928, BBC begins TV Transmissions - 1929, Chamberlain Proclaims Peace for our Time, - 1938, Bourne End Rail Crash - 1945, Thunderbirds Are Go! - 1965, Radio 1 goes on air - 1967
Famous and historic events from 1908
Britain’s first female mayor elected
British Cops’ 1-2-3 in Olympic Tug o’ War
British Find Oil in Persia
First international Beauty Contest
White City Stadium Opens
Famous Britons born in 1908
Anthony Tudor
Celia Johnson
Dan Maskell
David Lean
George Rodger
Ian Fleming
Jeannie Robertson
John Mills
Kenneth Mellanby
Max Wall
Michael Redgrave
Olivia Manning
Quentin Crisp
Rex Harrison
Robert Morley
Sir William Coldstream
Victor Pasmore
Vivian Fuchs
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