Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1905 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 1905
Einstein Produces Theory of Relativity
Famous Britons born in 1905
Alan Rawsthorne
Anthony Powell
Arthur Koestler
C P Snow
Conrad Waddington
Duncan Macrae
Geoffrey Grigson
Henry Green
Herbert E Bates
James Mollison
John Heenan
John Maxwell
Kenneth Martin
Michael Tippett
Michael Powell
Muriel Box
Peter Quennell
Rex Warner
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