Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1916 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:
John de Balliol proclaimed King of Scotland - 1292, Death of Mary Tudor - 1558, Trial of Walter Raleigh - 1606, Pickwick Papers Published - 1837, Livingstone reaches Victoria Falls - 1855, Suez Canal Inaugurated - 1869, Channel Collision Kills 20 - 1953, The Luxor Massacre - 1997
Famous and historic events from 1916
Battle of Jutland
Battle of the Somme Ends
Battle of Verdun Begins
Conscription Begins
Faversham TNT Disaster
First Day of the Somme
First Ever Use of Tanks in Battle
Lloyd George becomes prime minister
Start of the Easter Uprising
The Sykes-Picot Agreement
Famous Britons born in 1916
Carl Giles
Christopher Strachey
Edward Heath
Harold Wilson
James Herriot
Kenneth Armitage
Leonard Hutton
Margaret Lockwood
Maurice Wilkins
Roald Dahl
Robert Hanbury-Brown
Robin Philipson
William John Edrich
Yehudi Menuhin
Recommended Books:
A Picture of Britain |
Ashes Fever |
Coast |
Churchill |
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