Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1897 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:
Battle of Heathfield - 0633, Richard the Lionheart Leaves England for the Crusades - 1189, King John Loses Crown Jewels - 1216, First Mackintosh Sold - 1823, Edith Cavell Executed - 1915, 1st Morris Minor Built - 1948, Sid Vicious Arrested for Murder - 1978, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Published - 1979, IRA Bomb Grand Hotel Brighton - 1984, Bali nightclub Bombs - 2002
Famous and historic events from 1897
Bram Stoker Publishes Dracula
First Royal Command Performance
RAC Established
Victorias Diamond Jubilee
Worlds 1st Drunk Driver Caught
Famous Britons born in 1897
Aneurin Bevan
Anthony Eden
Douglas Hartree
Enid Blyton
Helen de Guerry Simpson
John Glubb
John Laurie
Kathleen Garscadden
Leon Goossens
Naomi Mitchison
Patrick Blackett
Ronald Norrish
Ruth Pitter
Sir Frederick Russell
Sir Sacheverell Sitwell
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