Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1883 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:
The Battle of Basing - 0871, 1st British Colonists reach New Zealand - 1840, Spanish Steamer Sinks SS Northfleet - 1873, Battle of Isandlwana - 1879, Queen Victoria dies - 1901, Ramsay MacDonald becomes Britain's 1st Labour PM - 1924, BBC Broadcasts 1st live Football Commentary - 1927, Public Sector Strike Begins - 1979, Space Invaders Hit UK - 1979
Famous and historic events from 1883
First electric trams begin running in London
Karl Marx Dies in London
Krakatoa Destroyed
Sunderland Theatre Disaster
The Boys Brigade is founded
Treasure Island Published
Famous Britons born in 1883
A S Neill
Arnold Bax
Clement Attlee
Compton Mackenzie
Ethel Gabain
Frederick Woolton
Gerald Berners
James Kemsley
James McBey
John Maynard Keynes
Norman Haworth
Sax Rohmer
Sir James Lithgow
T E Hulme
William Birkett
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