Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1789 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 Heathfield - 0633, Richard the Lionheart Leaves England for the Crusades - 1189, King John Loses Crown Jewels - 1216, First Mackintosh Sold - 1823, Edith Cavell Executed - 1915, 1st Morris Minor Built - 1948, Sid Vicious Arrested for Murder - 1978, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Published - 1979, IRA Bomb Grand Hotel Brighton - 1984, Bali nightclub Bombs - 2002
Famous and historic events from 1789
Last execution by burning in Britain
Mutiny on the Bounty
Storming of the Bastille
Famous Britons born in 1789
Eaton Hodgkinson
James Smith
John Martin
Michael Scott
Richard Bright
Richard Oastler
Thomas Pringle
William Fairbairn
William Scoresby
William Swainson
William Venables Harcourt
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