Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1843 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:
Jews Massacred in Bury St Edmunds - 1190, Building begins of Dartmoor Prison - 1806, Opening of the Burlington Arcade - 1819, Beatles release Cant Buy Me Love - 1964, World Cup Stolen - 1966, IRA Bombs Warrington - 1993
Famous and historic events from 1843
Dickens Publishes 'a Christmas Carol'
First Commercial Christmas Card Sent
First edition of the News of the World
Punch Invents the Cartoon
SS Great Britain launched by Brunel
Famous Britons born in 1843
David Gill
Gertrude Jekyll
James Rice
James Skinner
William Abney
William Roberts-Austen
Recommended Books:
A Picture of Britain |
Ashes Fever |
Coast |
Churchill |
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