Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1882 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 1882
Famous Britons born in 1882
A A Milne
Alvin Coburn
Arthur Eddington
Dame Sybil Thorndike
Eric Gill
George Young
Harold Brighouse
Jack Hobbs
James Joyce
James Somerville
Margery Ashby
Thomas Tait
Virginia Woolf
Will Spens
Recommended Books:
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