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Important Dates in British History - a timeline

Here are events from 1881 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.
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On this day:
The Battle of Basing - 0871, 1st British Colonists reach New Zealand - 1840, Spanish Steamer Sinks SS Northfleet - 1873, Battle of Isandlwana - 1879, Queen Victoria dies - 1901, Ramsay MacDonald becomes Britain's 1st Labour PM - 1924, BBC Broadcasts 1st live Football Commentary - 1927, Public Sector Strike Begins - 1979, Space Invaders Hit UK - 1979

Famous and historic events from 1881

Opening of the Natural History Museum

Famous Britons born in 1881
Alexander Fleming
Alfred Radcliffe-Brown
Dame Rose Macaulay
Edward Wood
Ernest Bevin
Frederick Lonsdale
Lewis Richardson
P G Wodehouse
Stanley Houghton
Thomas Lewis
Tom Johnston
William Temple
Willie Gallacher

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On this day:
The Battle of Basing - 0871, 1st British Colonists reach New Zealand - 1840, Spanish Steamer Sinks SS Northfleet - 1873, Battle of Isandlwana - 1879, Queen Victoria dies - 1901, Ramsay MacDonald becomes Britain's 1st Labour PM - 1924, BBC Broadcasts 1st live Football Commentary - 1927, Public Sector Strike Begins - 1979, Space Invaders Hit UK - 1979
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