Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1995 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 and historic events from 1995
Barings Bank Collapses
Bosman Ruling
Diana Admits Adultery
Fred West Found Hanged
Nick Leeson jailed for Barings Bank Collapse
Rose West Sentenced
Famous Britons born in 1995
Dina Asher Smith
Luke Shaw
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