Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1850 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:
First Town Incorporated by English Parliament - 1439, Battle of Brentford - 1642, Battle of Preston - 1715, Elgar opens Abbey Road recording studios - 1931, First Photo of Nessie - 1933, Tirpitz Sunk - 1944, End of the Pound note - 1984, Tim Berners-Lee Proposes world wide web - 1990, Absolutely Fabulous Debuts - 1992, Gary Glitter Jailed - 1999
Famous and historic events from 1850
Opening of Menai Bridge
Tennyson becomes Poet laureate
Famous Britons born in 1850
Augustine Birrell
Edward Sharpey-Schafer
George Beilby
Ian MacLaren
Jesse Boot
John Milne
Lord Kitchener
Robert Louis Stevenson
Sidney Thomas
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