Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1913 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:
St Augustine Introduces Julian Calendar to England - 0597, William the Conqueror crowned - 1066, Domesday Book Commissioned - 1085, First Christmas Tree in Britain - 1800, Mrs Beeton Published - 1861, End of the Soviet Union - 1991
Famous and historic events from 1913
Caerphilly Pit disaster
Deadliest British Tornado
First Female Magistrate Appointed
Sons and Lovers Published
Suffragette dies - throws herself in front of the KIngs Horse
Famous Britons born in 1913
Angus Wilson
Anthony Quayle
Barbara Pym
Benjamin Britten
Bill Shankly
Donald MacKinnon
Douglas Scott
Douglas Young
Edward Abraham
Elizabeth David
George Lloyd
Hammond Innes
Hubert Lamb
Jo Grimond
Maurice Wilkes
Michael Foot
Patrick Steptoe
Peter Cushing
R S Thomas
Reg Butler
Richard Dimbleby
Sid James
Sir Bernard Charles Lovell
Trevor Howard
Trevor Huddleston
Vivien Leigh
William Scott
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