Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1860 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 1860
1st Professional Golf Tournament
Birkenhead Has First Tram in Europe
First Inter-Club Football Match
Famous Britons born in 1860
Archibald Thorburn
Frederick Rolfe
Horatio Bottomley
J M Barrie
John Haldane
Rodney Smith
Walter Sickert
William Bayliss
Recommended Books:
A Picture of Britain |
Ashes Fever |
Coast |
Churchill |
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