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 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 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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