Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1871 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:
Battle of the Boyne - 1690, First Day of the Somme - 1916, Disaster at Chilwell Shell Plant - 1918, Oxfam Opens its First Charity Shop - 1948, Wade wins Jubilee Wimbledon - 1977, Britain hands back Hong Kong to China - 1997, Smoking Ban in England - 2007
Famous and historic events from 1871
1st international rugby match - Scotland V England
Albert Hall Opens
FA Cup is formed
First Bank Holiday
George Eliot Publishes Middlemarch
Rugby Football Union Formed
Stanley finds Livingstone
Famous Britons born in 1871
David Beatty
Samuel Peploe
Seebohm Rowntree
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