Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1884 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:
First Town Incorporated by English Parliament - 1439, Battle of Brentford - 1642, Battle of Preston - 1715, Elgar opens Abbey Road recording studios - 1931, First Photo of Nessie - 1933, Tirpitz Sunk - 1944, End of the Pound note - 1984, Tim Berners-Lee Proposes world wide web - 1990, Absolutely Fabulous Debuts - 1992, Gary Glitter Jailed - 1999
Famous and historic events from 1884
First Lord’s Test Match
Great Colchester Earthquake
NSPCC Founded
Oxford English Dictionary 1st published
Precedent for Cremation Set
Women permitted at Oxford University
World adopts Greenwich Meantime
Famous Britons born in 1884
Alfred Piccaver
Arthur Ransome
Bronislaw Malinowski
Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett
Edward Mellanby
Emmanuel Shinwell
John Squire
Percy Lewis
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