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3 Europe Home
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1 Politics
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4 Natural world
5 Death and disaster
6 War and conflict
7 Sports
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10 Health and medicine
11 Love and relationships
12 Science and technology
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17 Crime and legal
18 Religion
19 Education
20 General
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1 Ukraine 3
2 France 3
3 Germany 3
4 Italy 3
5 United Sta 6
6 Bosnia and 3
7 United Ki 3
8 Japan 1
9 Indonesia 1
10 Vietnam 1
11 Russia 3
12 Switzerlan 3
13 Space 8
14 Argentina 5
15 Antarctica 7
16 Belgium 3
17 Egypt 2
18 Ghana 2
19 China 1
20 Not set 1
21 Internation 8
22 Marshall Is 4
23 Iraq 1
24 India 1
25 South Kore 1
26 Nepal 1
27 Austria 3
28 Hungary 3
29 South Afric 2
30 Cuba 6
31 Zimbabwe 2
32 Australia 4
33 Sweden 3
34 Bolivia 5
35 Sri Lanka 1
36 Spain 3
37 Iran 1
38 Ireland 3
39 Luxembour 3
40 Lebanon 1
41 Netherland 3
42 Singapore 1
43 Vatican Cit 3
EventID EventName EventDetaiEventDate EventCount
1 Chernobyl Reactor 4 a 4/26/1986 1
2 Pearl Harbour Japan launc 12/7/1941 5
3 World War 1 began Often refer 7/28/1914 6
4 World War 1 ends The first 11/11/1918 2
5 The UK declares war on Germany Following G 9/3/1939 7
6 Liberation of Bergen-Belsen Up to 60,00 4/15/1945 3
7 World War II ends Japanese re 9/2/1945 8
8 Hiroshima The United 8/6/1945 8
9 Asian tsunami An earthqua12/26/2004 21
10 Liberation/fall of Saigon The People' 4/30/1975 10
11 9/11 attacks Two hijacke 9/11/2001 5
12 Brexit vote By a narrow 6/23/2016 7
13 London Olympic games Widely cons 7/27/2012 7
14 Lehman Brothers collapses Financial s 9/15/2008 5
15 Last edition of "Top of the Pops" The last ed 7/30/2006 7
16 London Eye opens The London 3/9/2000 7
17 First Harry Potter Book published Harry Potte 7/30/1997 7
18 Teletubbies first broadcast Tinky-Winky 3/31/1997 7
19 Channel Tunnel opens The Channel 5/6/1994 2
20 Premier League starts The first s 8/15/1992 7
21 Margaret Thatcher resigns Rather than11/22/1990 7
22 Coup attempt in Russia The 1991 S 8/19/1991 11
23 Google launched Google file 9/4/1998 5
24 Hillsborough 96 people d 4/15/1989 7
25 World Wide Web launched On this dat 11/12/1990 12
26 Great Storm of 1987 After Mich 10/15/1987 7
27 M25 opens The last st 10/29/1986 7
28 Live Aid Bob Geldof 7/13/1985 7
29 Miners' strike starts Arthur Scar 6/18/1984 7
30 Shergar kidnapped The raceho 2/8/1983 7
32 Monty Python first broadcast John Cleese 10/5/1969 7
33 Decimalisation Britain sa 2/15/1971 7
34 Bloody Sunday At a civil 1/30/1972 7
35 Britain joins the EEC On this dat 1/1/1973 7
36 Microsoft founded Microsoft ( 4/4/1975 5
37 Fawlty Towers first broadcast John Cleese 9/19/1975 7
39 First test-tube baby Louise Joy 7/25/1978 7
40 Space Invaders arrive On this dat 1/22/1979 7
41 John Lennon shot Mark Chapm12/8/1980 5
43 Argentina invades the Falklands Argentina's 4/2/1982 14
46 Thunderbirds are go! The launch 9/30/1965 7
47 Churchill dies Voted the G 1/24/1965 7
49 Beatles' first single Love Me Do 10/4/1962 7
50 The Pill is launched Leading to 12/4/1961 7
51 First episode of Coronation Street The trumpet 12/9/1960 7
52 M1 opens The first f 11/2/1959 7
54 The Lord of the Rings published Fans of Bil 7/21/1954 7
 55 DNA helix unravelled Francis Cri 4/25/1953 7
58 1984 published George Orwe 6/8/1949 7
60 Berlin air-lift begins To get supp 6/26/1948 3
61 The Windrush docks Almost 500 6/22/1948 7
62 WWII ends in Europe Although th 5/7/1945 2
63 First edition of Desert Island Discs The greates 1/29/1942 7
64 First Times Crossword A great day 2/1/1930 7
65 First pylon Where woul 7/14/1928 7
66 General Strike begins The great G 5/3/1926 7
67 BBC formed The British 10/18/1922 7
68 Women vote for the first time On this dat 12/14/1918 7
69 Russian revolution Actually th 11/7/1917 11
70 The Titanic sinks Would we h 4/15/1912 7
71 Captain Oates leaves his tent for the last time Displaying 3/17/1912 15
72 Theory of relativity published Albert Eins 6/6/1905 3
73 Queen Victoria dies The then lo 1/22/1901 7
74 Labour party formed Leading ind 2/26/1900 7
75 Daily Mail launched On one of t1896-05-04 7
76 Manchester Ship Canal opens To break th1894-01-01 7
77 Preston North End win first league The greates1889-01-04 7
78 Alice in Wonderland published Lewis Carro1865-07-04 7
79 US Civil War begins After the s 1861-04-12 5
80 Charge of the Light Brigade Into the va1854-10-25 1
81 Marx publishes the Communist manifesto One of the 1848-02-21 7
82 Jane Eyre published Chick-lit f 1847-10-16 7
83 Slavery abolished The disgrac1834-08-01 7
84 The Battle of Waterloo Immortalise 1815-06-18 16
85 Rosetta Stone found Bearing the1799-07-19 17
86 Storming of the Bastille Thus began1789-07-14 2
87 US colonies declare independence Would histo 1776-07-04 5
88 The Wealth of Nations published Adam Smith' 1776-03-09 7
89 The Origin of Species published The most in1859-11-24 7
90 The Y2K bug doesn't happen Armies of 1/1/2000 7
91 Berlin Wall falls The collap 11/9/1989 3
92 Donald Trump elected The United 11/8/2016 5
94 Ghana becomes independent The state 3/6/1957 18
95 The Matrix released One of the 6/11/1999 5
96 Wise Owl starts Wise Owl Tr 2/7/1992 7
97 Mao dies Responsible 9/9/1976 19
98 The Economist launched The bible o1843-08-05 7
99 First modern triathlon The first m 9/25/1974 5
100 Inventor of glider dies Sir George 1857-12-15 7
101 Karate included in Olympics On this da 6/1/2016 12
102 Comic-Con conference More than 5/27/2016 7
103 The world didn't end On this dat 12/21/2012 21
106 UN Charter signed The signing 6/26/1945 5
107 First ever atomic bomb exploded First ever 7/16/1945 5
108 Labour win UK General Election Clement Att 7/26/1945 7
114 UN founded United Nati10/24/1945 5
116 Bermuda Triangle legend starts Loss of 'Fl 12/5/1945 21
118 First civil flight from Heathrow Airport The first a 1/1/1946 7
119 Bank of England nationalised The Bank wa 3/1/1946 7
120 Iron Curtain used Churchill u 3/5/1946 5
121 US starts nuclear tests US starts n 7/25/1946 22
122 Start of Dick Barton on radio Start of Di 10/7/1946 7
123 First session of UN The first s 10/23/1946 5
124 Coal Mines nationalised The Labour 1/1/1947 7
125 International Organization for Standardization founded Paving the 2/23/1947 7
126 IMF founded The Intern 12/27/1945 5
127 School leaving age raised to 15 School leav 4/1/1947 7
128 India gains independence India gains 8/14/1947 21
129 Sound barrier broken Chuck Yeage10/14/1947 7
130 British military occupation ends in Iraq History repe10/26/1947 23
131 Marriage of Princess Elizabeth Princess El 11/20/1947 7
132 British Railways nationalised The Labour 1/1/1948 7
133 Gandhi assassinated in Delhi Mahatma Gan 1/30/1948 24
134 Marshall Plan signed The Marshal 4/3/1948 21
136 NHS founded The Nationa 7/5/1948 20
138 Clothes rationing ends Clothes rat 3/15/1949 7
139 NATO founded Twelve nati 4/4/1949 21
140 The Berlin blockade ends Russia lift 5/12/1949 3
144 Korean War starts North Korea 6/25/1950 25
145 Andy Pandy first seen on TV Andy Pandy 7/11/1950 7
147 Peak District is the first National Park The Peak Di12/28/1950 7
148 Festival of Britain Festival of 5/3/1951 7
150 Electricity first produced by nuclear power Electricity 12/20/1951 5
151 George VI dies; Elizabeth II queen Elizabeth I 2/6/1952 7
154 First commercial jet The first 5/2/1952 7
155 Last tram runs in London Last tram r 7/5/1952 7
156 Lynmouth flood disaster More than 1 8/16/1952 7
157 DH110 crashes at Farnborough A DH110 cra 9/6/1952 7
158 John Cobb killed John Cobb 9/29/1952 7
160 Harrow & Wealdstone rail crash 112 people 10/8/1952 7
161 First H Bomb exploded The first H 11/1/1952 5
162 Eisenhower is US President Eisenhower 11/5/1952 5
163 First UK singles chart The first r 11/14/1952 7
164 The Mousetrap opens Agatha Chri11/25/1952 7
165 Great smog hits London The great s 12/4/1952 7
166 Floods devastate the East Coast Said to be 1/31/1953 7
168 Death of Stalin Iosif Vissa 3/5/1953 11
169 Polio vaccine announced Dr. Francis 3/26/1953 5
170 Winston Churchill knighted Winnie bec 4/24/1953 7
172 Everest conquered Edmund Hill 5/29/1953 26
173 Coronation of Elizabeth II Elizabeth I 6/2/1953 7
174 End of the Korean War The 1950-53 7/27/1953 25
177 Piltdown Man skull declared a hoax The Piltdow11/21/1953 7
178 Hungary win 6-3 at Wembley Stadium Hungary bec11/25/1953 7
179 First sub 4 minute mile Roger Banni 5/6/1954 7
180 Rock Around the Clock released Bill Haley 5/10/1954 5
182 First BBC news The BBC bro 7/5/1954 7
183 First atomic powered sumbmarine The USS Nau9/30/1954 5
184 Anthony Eden becomes Prime Minister Anthony Ed 4/7/1955 7
186 Allied occupation of Austria ends The allied 7/27/1955 27
187 Commercial TV starts in Britain Commercial 9/22/1955 7
188 Radiotelephony spelling alphabet introduced Originally 3/1/1956 21
189 Premium Bonds introduced Premium Bo 4/17/1956 7
190 Eurovision Song Contest launched The first E 5/24/1956 12
191 3rd class travel abolished on BR 3rd class t 6/3/1956 7
193 Hungarian uprising Hungarians 10/23/1956 28
194 Britain and France invade Suez Israel inva 10/31/1956 17
196 Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister Harold Macm1/11/1957 7
197 BBC TV broadcasts Six-Five Special BBC TV star 2/16/1957 7
198 Suez canal reopened Egypt reop 3/8/1957 17
199 EEC founded The Treaty 3/25/1957 21
201 Britain explodes first H bomb Britain exp 5/15/1957 21
203 West Side Story opens West Side 9/26/1957 5
204 Sputnik I launched by Soviet Union Sputnik I la 10/4/1957 13
205 Sputnik 2 launched by Soviet Union Sputnik 2 l 11/3/1957 13
206 Lewisham rail disaster 90 people a 12/4/1957 7
208 Munich air disaster 23 people 2/6/1958 3
209 CND launched The Campai 2/25/1958 7
211 Velcro trade mark registered Swiss elect 5/13/1958 21
212 Charles created Prince of Wales Queen Eliza 7/26/1958 7
213 USS Nautilus travels under the polar ice cap The USS Na 8/3/1958 21
214 Charles de Gaulle establishes Fifth Republic Charles de 10/5/1958 2
215 First commercial flight of Boeing 707 First comme10/26/1958 5
216 Inauguration of STD calls Inauguratio 12/5/1958 7
217 Preston by-pass opens Preston by- 12/5/1958 7
218 Buddy Holly dies 'The Day Th 2/3/1959 5
220 St Lawrence Seaway opens The system 4/25/1959 21
222 Hawaii becomes 50th State Hawaii bec 8/21/1959 5
224 Postcodes introduced Postcodes i 10/3/1959 7
226 Macmillan 'wind of change' speech Harold Mac 2/3/1960 29
227 New £1 notes issued New £1 not 3/17/1960 7
228 Last steam locomotive named The last s 3/18/1960 7
229 Francis Chichester arrives in New York Francis Chi 7/21/1960 5
231 MoT tests introduced MoT tests 9/12/1960 7
232 Nikita Khrushchev disrupts the UN Nikita Khr 9/29/1960 21
234 Lady Chatterley's Lover case Penguin Boo 11/2/1960 7
235 Farthing ceases to be legal tender The farthin 1/1/1961 7
236 JFK becomes US President Ask not wh 1/20/1961 5
237 First US Polaris submarines The first U 3/8/1961 5
240 Yuri Gagarin first man in space Yuri Gagari 4/12/1961 13
241 Census results Census retu 4/23/1961 7
242 Betting shops legal Betting sho 5/1/1961 7
243 JFK announces space goal John F Ken 5/25/1961 13
244 Volcanic eruption on Tristan da Cunha Volcanic er 10/10/1961 21
245 Consecration of new Coventry Cathedral Consecrati 5/25/1962 7
246 First nuclear generated electricity First nucle 6/15/1962 7
247 Telstar launched First TV tr 7/10/1962 21
248 Marilyn Monroe found dead Marilyn Mo 8/5/1962 5
249 Cuba missile crisis The Cuba mi10/24/1962 30
251 Beeching Report The Beechin 3/27/1963 7
252 John Profumo resigns Secretary o 6/5/1963 7
253 The "red telephone" link established The "red te 6/20/1963 21
255 Great Train Robbery 'Great Trai 8/8/1963 7
256 Martin Luther King speech Somehow Don 8/28/1963 5
257 Fylingdales operational Fylingdales 9/17/1963 7
260 President Kennedy assassinated Providing e 11/22/1963 5
261 First episode of Dr Who The first e 11/23/1963 7
262 First 'Top of the Pops' First 'Top 1/1/1964 7
263 The Beatles arrive in the US The Beatles 2/7/1964 5
264 Cassius Clay beats Sonny Liston Cassius Cl 2/25/1964 5
265 First GLC election First Great 4/9/1964 7
266 BBC2 TV starts BBC2 TV sta 4/21/1964 7
267 Match of the Day starts Match of t 8/22/1964 7
268 Forth road bridge opens The Forth r 9/4/1964 7
269 The Sun newspaper founded The Sun new9/15/1964 7
270 First US raids against North Vietnam The first 2/7/1965 10
271 First walk in space Cosmonaut 3/18/1965 13
277 North Sea oil found Oil / natur 9/21/1965 7
278 Post Office Tower opens The iconic 10/8/1965 7
279 Death penalty for murder suspended Death penal10/28/1965 7
280 UDI in Rhodesia Ian Smith' 11/11/1965 31
281 70mph speed limit introduced A 70mph spe 12/22/1965 7
283 Australia converts from £ to $ The Austral 2/14/1966 32
285 The Times prints news on front page The Times b 5/3/1966 7
287 World Cup won by England at Wembley World Cup w7/30/1966 7
288 First Severn road bridge opens The first S 9/8/1966 7
289 Aberfan disaster Aberfan dis 10/21/1966 7
291 Donald Campbell dies Donald Cam 1/4/1967 7
292 Apollo launch pad test fire Three US as 1/27/1967 5
293 Torrey Canyon oil tanker disaster Torrey Cany 3/18/1967 7
294 Celtic win the European Cup Celtic beco 5/25/1967 7
295 Francis Chichester arrives in Plymouth Francis Chi 5/28/1967 7
296 First withdrawal from a cash dispenser (ATM) First withd 6/27/1967 7
297 First colour TV First colour 7/1/1967 7
298 Public Record Act Public Reco 7/13/1967 7
301 Sweden drives on the right Sweden chan 9/3/1967 33
302 QE2 launched The QE2 is 9/20/1967 7
303 Queen Mary last transatlantic voyage Queen Mary 9/27/1967 7
304 BBC Radios 1, 2, 3 & 4 open BBC Radios 9/30/1967 7
305 Introduction of majority verdicts Introductio 10/5/1967 7
306 Che Guevara killed in Bolivia Che Guevara10/9/1967 34
307 Russian spacecraft Venus IV Russian spa10/18/1967 13
308 First human heart transplant First human 12/3/1967 29
309 British Standard Time introduced British St 2/18/1968 7
310 London Bridge sold London Bri 4/18/1968 7
311 Enoch Powell 'Rivers of Blood' speech Enoch Powe 4/20/1968 7
313 Student riots in Paris Student rio 5/10/1968 2
314 Manchester United win the European Cup Manchester 5/29/1968 7
315 Robert F Kennedy shot Robert F K 6/5/1968 5
316 Pope condemns birth control Papal encyc 7/29/1968 21
317 Last steam passenger train service Last steam 8/11/1968 7
321 Beginning of troubles The beginni 10/5/1968 7
322 The Beatles' last public performance The Beatles 1/30/1969 7
323 Maiden flight of Concorde Maiden flig 3/2/1969 2
324 Victoria Line tube opens The Victori 3/7/1969 7
325 Voting age lowered to 18 The voting 4/17/1969 7
326 Maiden voyage of QE2 The maiden 5/2/1969 7
327 Investiture of Prince Charles Investiture 7/1/1969 7
328 First men land on the moon Apollo 11 – 7/20/1969 13
330 Civil disturbances in Ulster Civil distu 8/14/1969 7
331 Woodstock Music Festival Woodstock M8/15/1969 5
334 Apollo 12 – second manned landing on the moon Apollo 12 11/19/1969 13
335 Death penalty for murder abolished in Britain Death penal12/18/1969 7
337 Apollo 13 launched Apollo 13 l 4/11/1970 13
339 Edward Heath becomes Prime Minister Edward Hea 6/19/1970 7
340 Damages awarded to Thalidomide victims Damages aw7/30/1970 7
341 First Glastonbury Festival held First Glast 9/19/1970 7
342 Ten shilling note goes out of circulation Ten shillin 11/20/1970 7
344 Open University starts Open Univer 1/3/1971 7
346 Internment without trial Internment 8/9/1971 7
348 Parliament votes to join Common Market Parliament 10/28/1971 7
349 Mariner 9 orbits Mars Mariner 9, 11/13/1971 13
352 Ceylon changes its name to Sri Lanka Ceylon chan 5/22/1972 35
356 Last manned moon mission, Apollo 17, launched Last manne 12/7/1972 13
358 Vietnam ceasefire agreement signed Vietnam ce 1/27/1973 10
359 London Bridge opened Modern Lon 3/17/1973 7
360 VAT introduced VAT introdu 4/1/1973 7
361 First call made on mobile First call 4/3/1973 5
363 Concorde crosses Atlantic Concorde ma9/26/1973 21
364 Yom Kippur War Yom Kippur 10/6/1973 21
365 Marriage of Princess Anne Marriage o 10/14/1973 7
366 Sydney Opera House opens Sydney Ope10/22/1973 32
367 Miners strike and three-day week Miners stri 12/31/1973 7
368 Watergate scandal President 8/8/1974 5
369 Lord Lucan disappears Lord Lucan 11/7/1974 7
370 Birmingham pub bombings Birmingham11/21/1974 7
371 Margaret Thatcher becomes Tory leader Margaret T 2/11/1975 7
372 Moorgate tube crash in London Moorgate tu 2/28/1975 7
373 Charlie Chaplin knighted Charlie Cha 3/4/1975 7
375 UK votes to stay in EEC UK votes i 6/5/1975 7
376 Suez canal reopens Suez canal 6/5/1975 17
377 Arthur Ashe wins Wimbledon Arthur Ash 7/5/1975 7
378 American Apollo and Soviet Soyuz spacecraft dock in orbit American Ap7/17/1975 13
379 'Yorkshire Ripper' commits his first murder 'Yorkshire 10/29/1975 7
380 First North Sea oil comes ashore First North 11/3/1975 7
381 General Franco dies in Spain General Fra11/20/1975 36
383 Equal Pay Act and Sex Discrimination Act Equal Pay A12/27/1975 7
384 Concorde enters service Concorde e 1/21/1976 21
385 Apple Computer formed Apple Comp 4/1/1976 5
386 Drought Act 1976 comes into force Drought Ac 8/6/1976 7
387 Lib-Lab pact The short-l 3/23/1977 7
388 Red Rum wins a third Grand National Red Rum wi 4/2/1977 7
389 Star Wars released George Luca 5/25/1977 5
390 New road speed limits Road speed 6/1/1977 7
391 Apple II goes on sale Apple II, t 6/5/1977 5
392 Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations Queen's Sil 6/7/1977 7
393 Virginia Wade wins Wimbledon Virginia Wa 6/30/1977 7
394 Elvis Presley dies Elvis Presl 8/16/1977 7
395 Eradication of smallpox declared Eradication 10/26/1977 21
397 Broadcast of proceedings in Parliament starts Regular bro 4/8/1978 7
400 Pope John Paul II elected Pope John P10/15/1978 43
401 Publication of The Times suspended Publication 11/30/1978 7
402 Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran Ayatollah K 2/1/1979 37
403 Devolution votes 32.5% of S 3/1/1979 7
404 Airey Neave killed Airey Neav 3/30/1979 7
406 Margaret Thatcher becomes Prime Minister Margaret T 5/4/1979 7
407 Sony introduces the Walkman Sony intro 7/1/1979 21
408 Lord Mountbatten killed Lord Mountb8/27/1979 38
409 ILEA votes to abolish corporal punishment ILEA votes 9/18/1979 7
411 Lancaster House agreement Lancaster 12/21/1979 7
412 Death of President Tito of Yugoslavia Death of Pr 5/4/1980 21
413 SAS storm Iranian Embassy SAS storm 5/5/1980 7
415 Launch of SDP by 'Gang of Four' in Britain Launch of t 1/25/1981 7
416 First London marathon First Lond 3/29/1981 7
418 Brixton riots in South London Brixton rio 4/11/1981 7
419 First US Space Shuttle (Columbia) launched First US Sp 4/12/1981 5
421 First use of computer mouse First use 4/27/1981 5
422 Wedding of Prince Charles The UK indu 7/29/1981 7
423 IBM launches its PC IBM launche 8/12/1981 5
424 Unemployment reaches 3 million Unemploymen 1/26/1982 7
425 Laker Airways collapses Laker Airwa 2/5/1982 7
426 DeLorean collapses DeLorean Ca2/19/1982 7
429 Royal Navy fleet sails from Portsmouth Royal Navy 4/5/1982 7
430 General Belgrano sunk British nu 5/2/1982 21
431 Goose Green battle First land 5/28/1982 21
433 Birth of Prince William Birth of Pr 6/21/1982 7
434 IRA bombings in London IRA bombin 7/20/1982 7
435 Smiley emoticon first used Smiley emot 9/19/1982 5
436 Mary Rose raised in the Solent Mary Rose r10/11/1982 7
437 Thames Barrier raised for first time Thames Barr10/31/1982 7
438 Channel 4 TV station launched Channel 4 11/2/1982 7
440 Greenham Common protests Women's pe12/12/1982 7
441 Start of breakfast TV in Britain Start of br 1/17/1983 7
442 Lotus 1-2-3 released Lotus 1-2- 1/25/1983 5
443 Seat belt law comes into force Seat belt l 1/31/1983 7
444 £1 coin £1 coin into 4/21/1983 7
446 Brinks Mat robbert Brinks Mat 11/26/1983 7
449 Police Constable Yvonne Fletcher killed Police Cons 4/17/1984 7
451 York Minster struck by lightning York Minste 7/9/1984 7
452 IRA bomb explodes at Brighton IRA bomb ex10/12/1984 7
453 Miners' strike Miners' st 10/24/1984 7
454 Indira Gandhi assassinated Indira Gand10/31/1984 24
455 British Telecom privatised British Tel 12/3/1984 7
456 Bhopal disaster At the Unio 12/3/1984 24
458 Miners' strike ends Miners agre 3/3/1985 7
459 Al Fayed buys Harrods Al Fayed b 3/11/1985 7
460 First episode of Neighbours First episo 3/18/1985 32
461 Heysel Stadium disaster Heysel Stad 5/29/1985 16
462 Schengen Agreement Schengen A 6/14/1985 39
464 Wreck of Titanic found Wreck of Ti 9/1/1985 21
465 GLC abolished GLC and 6 3/31/1986 7
467 Mannie Shinwel dies Mannie Shin 5/7/1986 7
468 EC adopts the European flag The Europe 5/26/1986 21
469 Prince Andrew marries Prince And 7/23/1986 7
470 'Big Bang' in the City 'Big Bang' 10/27/1986 7
472 Terry Waite kidnapped Terry Wait 2/2/1987 40
473 Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes Car ferry H 3/6/1987 16
474 Channel Tunnel excavation starts Excavation 7/1/1987 21
475 Hungerford Massacre Hungerford 8/19/1987 7
477 'Black Monday' in the City of London 'Black Mond10/19/1987 7
478 Enniskillen bombing Enniskille 11/8/1987 7
479 King's Cross fire King's Cros 11/18/1987 7
480 First 'Red Nose Day' in UK First 'Red 2/5/1988 7
481 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act Copyright, 11/15/1988 7
482 Clapham Junction rail crash Clapham Jun12/12/1988 7
483 Lockerbie disaster Lockerbie d12/21/1988 7
484 Global Positioning System launched The first o 2/14/1989 21
485 Fatwa issued against Salman Rushdie Fatwa issu 2/14/1989 21
486 EU decision to ban CFCs EU decision 3/2/1989 21
487 Tiananmen Square massacre Tanks stop 6/5/1989 19
489 Parliament first televised live Proceedings11/21/1989 7
490 Nelson Mandela released Nelson Man 2/11/1990 29
491 Riots in London against Poll Tax Riots in L 3/31/1990 7
493 Iraq invades Kuwait Iraq invad 8/2/1990 21
494 German reunification East and We 10/3/1990 3
496 Channel Tunnel excavation teams meet Channel Tu 12/1/1990 21
497 Helen Sharman is first British Astronaut in Space Helen Sharm5/18/1991 13
498 Leningrad renamed St Petersburg Leningrad 9/6/1991 11
499 Robert Maxwell drowns at sea Robert Max 11/5/1991 21
500 Maastricht treaty European U 2/7/1992 41
501 Betty Boothroyd elected as first female Speaker Betty Boot 4/22/1992 7
503 Black Wednesday 'Black Wed 9/16/1992 7
504 Fire breaks out in Windsor Castle Fire breaks 11/20/1992 7
505 First female priests Church of E 3/12/1994 7
507 National Lottery starts National Lo 11/19/1994 7
508 Nick Leeson brings down Barings Nick Leeso 2/26/1995 42
509 First item sold on Amazon First item 7/15/1995 5
510 The Queen Mother has a hip replacement The Queen 11/16/1995 7
511 Toy Story released Toy Story r 11/22/1995 5
512 Galileo spacecraft arrives at Jupiter Galileo spa 12/7/1995 13
514 Dunblane massacre Gunman Thom 3/13/1996 7
515 IRA bomb explodes in Manchester The IRA de 6/15/1996 7
516 Dolly the sheep cloned Scientists 7/5/1996 7
517 Princess of Wales divorced Charles, Pr 8/28/1996 7
518 Channel 5 TV begins in UK Channel 5 T 3/30/1997 7
520 'New' Labour landslide victory in Britain 'New' Labou 5/1/1997 7
521 Bank of England independence Announceme 5/6/1997 7
522 A computer beats a master at chess First time 5/11/1997 5
524 Hong Kong returned to China Hong Kong 7/1/1997 19
526 IRA declares a ceasefire IRA declare 7/19/1997 38
527 Diana, Princess of Wales killed Diana, Prin 8/31/1997 2
528 Land speed record breaks sound barrier for first time Land speed 9/25/1997 5
529 Good Friday peace agreement in Northern Ireland Good Frida 4/10/1998 38
530 Car bomb explodes in Omagh Car bomb e 8/14/1998 7
532 International Space Station launched First modul 11/20/1998 13
533 US President Bill Clinton is impeached US Presiden12/19/1998 5
534 European Monetary Union begins European Mo 1/1/1999 21
535 The Scottish Parliament is opened The Scottis 7/1/1999 7
537 House of Lords reform Hereditary 11/11/1999 7
539 The Big Number Change The Big Nu 4/22/2000 7
540 Ken Livingstone elected first Mayor of London Ken Livings 5/4/2000 7
541 Millennium footbridge opens for first time Millennium 6/10/2000 7
542 A chartered Air France Concorde crashes A chartered 7/25/2000 2
543 Derailment at Hatfield Derailment 10/17/2000 7
548 FA Cup Final played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff FA Cup Fina 5/12/2001 7
549 New-style number plates New-style 9/1/2001 7
552 The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens The Leaning12/15/2001 4
553 Euro launched Twelve majo 1/1/2002 21
556 Queen Mother dies The Queen 3/30/2002 7
558 Steve Fossett flies nonstop round world in balloon Steve Fosse 7/2/2002 21
559 Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates Space Shutt 2/1/2003 5
560 Start of Congestion Charge Start of Co 2/17/2003 7
561 Temperatures reach record high Temperature8/10/2003 7
563 England wins Rugby World Cup England win11/22/2003 32
564 Saddam Hussein captured Saddam Hus12/13/2003 23
565 Queen Mary 2 arrives in Southampton Queen Mary12/26/2003 7
566 Alistair Cooke dies Alistair Co 3/29/2004 7
567 Ireland bans smoking Ireland bec 3/29/2004 38
568 Enlargement of the European Union Enlargement 5/1/2004 21
569 Kyoto Protocol starts Kyoto Prot 2/16/2005 21
570 Ban on hunting with dogs Ban on hunt 2/18/2005 7
571 Death of Pope John Paul II Death of Po 4/2/2005 4
572 Pope Benedict XVI elected Pope Benedi 4/19/2005 43
573 London chosen for 2012 Olympics London cho 7/6/2005 7
574 Suicide bombers attack London A series of 7/7/2005 7
576 England regain the 'Ashes' England reg 9/12/2005 7
577 Angela Merkel becomes first female Chancellor Angela Mer11/22/2005 3
578 John Sentamu becomes Archbishop of York John Senta 11/30/2005 7
579 Last Routemaster bus runs Last Routem 12/9/2005 7
580 Explosions at the Buncefield Oil Depot Explosions 12/11/2005 7
581 Same-sex civil partnerships begin Same-sex ci12/21/2005 7
582 Welsh Assembly Building opened Welsh Asse 3/1/2006 7
583 Prohibition of smoking in Scotland Prohibition 3/26/2006 7
586 Saddam Hussein executed Saddam Hus12/30/2006 23
587 Further enlargement of the European Union Further en 1/1/2007 21
589 A Northern Ireland Executive formed A Northern 5/8/2007 7
590 Tony Blair resigns as Prime Minister Tony Blair 6/27/2007 7
591 Prohibition of smoking in England Prohibition 7/1/2007 7
592 Seventh and final Harry Potter book People que 7/21/2007 7
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