Related links:

British History | Famous Britons | Lore & Legend | Rather Interesting

Search hotels

Check-in date

Check-out date

Historic Dates by County:

England: Bath | Bedfordshire | Berkshire | Bristol | Buckinghamshire | Cambridgeshire | Cheshire | Cornwall | County Durham | Cumbria | Derbyshire | Devon | Dorset | East Yorkshire | Essex | Gloucestershire | Greater Manchester | Hampshire | Hertfordshire | Isle of Wight | Kent | Lancashire | Leicestershire | Lincolnshire | London | Merseyside | Norfolk | North Yorkshire | Northamptonshire | Northumberland | Nottinghamshire | Oxfordshire | Rutland | Shropshire | Somerset | South Yorkshire | Staffordshire | Suffolk | Surrey | Sussex | Tyne and Wear | Warwickshire | West Midlands | West Yorkshire | Wiltshire | Worcestershire | Scotland: Angus and Dundee | Argyll | Ayrshire and Arran | Borders | Dumfries and Galloway | Edinburgh and the Lothians | Fife | Glasgow | Grampian | Highlands | Isle of Mull | Lanarkshire | Orkneys | Perthshire | Shetland Isles | Stirlingshire | Western Isles | Wales: Anglesey | Mid Wales | North Wales | South Wales | West Wales | Ireland: Dublin | Louth | Offshore: Guernsey | Isle of Man | Isles of Scilly | Jersey | Northern Ireland: Belfast | County Antrim | County Armagh | County Fermanagh | County Londonderry

Important Dates in British History - a timeline

Here are events from 1963 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

Search by name:   or

On this day:
Battle of Towton - 1461, Battle of Alresford - 1644, Albert Hall Opens - 1871, Captain Scott dies - 1912, First London Marathon - 1981

Famous and historic events from 1963

Assassination of President Kennedy
First Episode of Doctor Who
Great Train Robbery
John Profumo resigns
Martin Luther King Has a Dream

Famous Britons born in 1963
Alison Hargreaves
Armando Iannucci
Caroline Ahern
Colin Montgomerie
David Schneider
George Michael
Gillian Wearing
Graham Poll
Helen Sharman
Ian Brown
Ian Wright
Jack Russell
James May
Johnny Marr
Laura Davies
Nick Berry
Nick Robinson
Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim)
Paul Mckenna
Paul Oakenfold
Philip Glenister
Rachel Whiteread
Raj Persaud
Sarah Brown
Stephen Conroy
Toby Young
Todd Carty
Tracy Emin

Recommended Books:

A Picture of Britain
A Picture of Britain
Ashes Fever
Ashes Fever
Coast
Coast
Churchill
Churchill

Brit Quote:
The trouble with British Rail passengers is that they think the railways are being run for their benefit - Jeremy Clarkson
More Quotes

On this day:
Battle of Towton - 1461, Battle of Alresford - 1644, Albert Hall Opens - 1871, Captain Scott dies - 1912, First London Marathon - 1981
More dates from British history

click here to view all the British counties

County Pages