Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from Lanarkshire 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:
Pepys’ First Diary Entry, - 1660, The Act of Union Signed - 1707, Ironbridge Opened - 1781, First Issue of The Times - 1788, English Claim to French Crown Ends - 1801, Frankenstein Published - 1818, Victoria Proclaimed Empress of India - 1877, Britains 1st telephone directory is published - 1880, Manchester Ship Canal Opens - 1894, Old-Age Pensions First Paid - 1909, First Edition of Desert Island Discs - 1942, Stanley Matthews Knighted - 1965, Britains Joins the EEC - 1973, First UK Mobile Phone Call - 1985, Fred West Found Hanged - 1995
Famous historic dates from Lanarkshire
11th of June 1679 : Battle of Drumclog
22nd of June 1679 : Battle of Bothwell Bridge
22nd of October 1877 : Blantyre Mining Disaster
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