Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1928 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 1928
First National Grid Pylon Erected
Harry Ramsden opens 1st Fish and Chip Shop
The discovery of penicillin
Tussauds Finally Reopens after Fire,
Famous Britons born in 1928
Alan Sillitoe
Alastair Burnet
Alison Smithson
Anita Brookner
Bruce Forsyth
David Mercer
Desmond Morris
Frankie Vaughan
Harold Evans
Iain Smith
James Kennaway
Jane Grigson
Jimmy Hill
John Bratby
John Stewart Bell
Pat Smythe
Patrick Meehan
Pauline Tinsley
Randy Turpin
Ronald Stevenson
Stanley Baker
Tommy Docherty
Vidal Sassoon
William Rees-Mogg
William Rodgers
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