Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1917 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 1917
America Enters World War One
Battle of Passchendaele ends
Deadliest WWI Raid on London
First Full-Scale British Air-raid
HMS Vanguard Lost with 843 Men
Lenin Returns to Russia
Royal Family Adopts Windsor Name
Russian Revolution
SS Mendi Sunk off Isle of Wight
The Balfour Declaration
The Silvertown TNT Plant Explosion
Third Battle of Ypres
Famous Britons born in 1917
Andrew Huxley
Anthony Burgess
Arthur C Clarke
Charles Causley
Dame Vera Lynn
Denis Healey
Frankie Howerd
Geoffrey Rootes
James Aldridge
Jessica Mitford
John Kendrew
John Minton
Leonard Cheshire
Reg Smythe
Reginald Maudling
Rodney Porter
Tiny Rowland
Tom Keating
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