Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1877 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 1877
1st Test Match - England V Australia
1st Wimbledon tennis tournament
Blantyre Mining Disaster
Victoria Proclaimed Empress of India
Famous Britons born in 1877
Bernard Spilsbury
Charles Barkla
Charles Rolls
Desmond MacCarthy
Edwin Roe
Francis Aston
Frederick Soddy
Frederick Twort
Godfrey Hardy
James Jeans
Lord Nuffield
Percy Scholes
Roger Quilter
Teresa Billington-Greig
Wilfred Rhodes
William Richard Morris
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