Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1860 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 the Boyne - 1690, First Day of the Somme - 1916, Disaster at Chilwell Shell Plant - 1918, Oxfam Opens its First Charity Shop - 1948, Wade wins Jubilee Wimbledon - 1977, Britain hands back Hong Kong to China - 1997, Smoking Ban in England - 2007
Famous and historic events from 1860
1st Professional Golf Tournament
Birkenhead Has First Tram in Europe
First Inter-Club Football Match
Famous Britons born in 1860
Archibald Thorburn
Frederick Rolfe
Horatio Bottomley
J M Barrie
John Haldane
Rodney Smith
Walter Sickert
William Bayliss
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