Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1928 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 1928
First National Grid Pylon Erected
Harry Ramsden opens 1st Fish and Chip Shop
The discovery of penicillin
Tussauds Finally Reopens after Fire,
Famous Britons born in 1928
Alan Sillitoe
Alastair Burnet
Alison Smithson
Anita Brookner
Bruce Forsyth
David Mercer
Desmond Morris
Frankie Vaughan
Harold Evans
Iain Smith
James Kennaway
Jane Grigson
Jimmy Hill
John Bratby
John Stewart Bell
Pat Smythe
Patrick Meehan
Pauline Tinsley
Randy Turpin
Ronald Stevenson
Stanley Baker
Tommy Docherty
Vidal Sassoon
William Rees-Mogg
William Rodgers
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