Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1856 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:
Captain Cook Killed - 1779, Battle of St Vincent - 1797, Great Ormond Street Hospital Opens - 1852, Dresden Firestorm - 1945, Torvill and Dean Win Gold - 1984, Khomeini Issues ‘Satanic Verses’ Fatwa - 1989, Body of James Bulger found - 1993
Famous and historic events from 1856
End of the Crimean War
Victoria Cross Created
Famous Britons born in 1856
Arbuthnot Lane
David Thomas
George Bernard Shaw
Henry Rider Haggard
James MacGillivray
John M Robertson
Joseph Thomson
Keir Hardie
Richard Haldane
Sir J J Thomson
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