Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1925 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:
Normans Invade Ireland - 1169, Great Exhibition opens - 1851, TUC meets to agree on a General Strike - 1926, Sutton Hoo Dig Begins - 1939, Betting Shops Legal - 1961, Last UK Concert by Beatles - 1966, Tony Blairs 'New Labour' sweeps to power - 1997, Millennium May Day Protests - 2000
Famous and historic events from 1925
Blackpool illuminations light up for 1st time
Giant Hailstone Hits Plumstead
Locarno Treaty Signed
Mein Kampf Published
Plaid Cymru Formed
Famous Britons born in 1925
Alan Whicker
Alec McCowen
Angela Lansbury
Anne Coates
Brian Aldiss
David Jenkins
Ernie Wise
Geoffrey Burbidge
George Cole
Gerald Durrell
Harry H Corbett
John Pople
John Stonehouse
John Wain
June Whitfield
Laura Ashley
Margaret Thatcher
Mary Lyon
Michael Halliday
Oliver Postgate
Pam Gems
Peter Sellers
Richard Burton
Robert Hardy
Russell Hunter
Tony Benn
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