Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1930 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:
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 1930
Amy Johnson begins her flight upon Gypsy Moth
First Times Crossword
Mick the Miller Wins his Second Greyhound Derby
Salt March Ends
Famous Britons born in 1930
Bernard Manning
Bernard Matthews
Chris Barber
Colin Dexter
Douglas Hurd
Edward Woodward
Elizabeth Frink
Gillian Ayres
Hamish MacInnes
Harold Pinter
James G Ballard
Joe Brown
John Arden
John Cadogan
John Gilpin
John Wood
Kenny Ball
Lionel Bart
Lord Snowdon
Peter Hall
Princess Margaret
Ron Pickering
Ronnie Corbett
Ruth Rendell
Sean Connery
Shirley Porter
Ted Hughes
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