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363 – Roman emperor Julian leaves Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sasanian Empire, in a campaign which would bring about his own death. [1]1046 – Nasir Khusraw begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book Safarnama.
Top left: Robert Walpole is considered the first prime minister of Great Britain. Top right: Winston Churchill was prime minister during much of World War II. Bottom left: Margaret Thatcher was the first female prime minister. Bottom right: Keir Starmer is the incumbent prime minister. The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the principal ...
Events from the year 1987 in the United Kingdom . The major political event of this year is the re-election of Margaret Thatcher in June's general election, making her the longest continuously-serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since Lord Liverpool in the early 19th century. The year is also marked by six disasters: the 1987 United ...
29 May – British Arctic Expedition: George Nares sets sail on an expedition to attempt to reach the North Pole via Smith Sound. 29 June – Artisans' and Labourers' Dwellings Improvement Act 1875 is passed to permit slum clearance. 6 July – opening of first passenger funicular in the UK, the South Cliff Lift at Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
19 March. British paratroopers and Marines land on the island of Anguilla, ending its unrecognized independence. The 385-metre tall Emley Moor transmitting station television mast in West Yorkshire collapses because of ice. 20 March – John Lennon marries Japanese artist Yoko Ono in Gibraltar.
9 March – Burnden Park disaster: A stadium disaster at Bolton Wanderers F.C. 's Burnden Park in Bolton kills 33 and injures hundreds. 10 March – British troops begin withdrawal from Lebanon. 15 March – Labour Prime Minister Clement Attlee announces that Britain is granting India's wish for independence. On 24 March, the 1946 Cabinet ...
1948 British Grand Prix. 1948 English cricket season. Football: England | Scotland. 1948 in British radio. 1948 in British television. 1948 in British music. Events from the year 1948 in the United Kingdom. The Olympics are held in London and some of the government's key social legislation takes effect.
[2] Celebrity Big Brother 5 is launched on Channel 4, with celebrities such as Jermaine Jackson, Dirk Benedict and Leo Sayer. [3] 5 January The England cricket team loses the fifth Ashes test in Sydney, Australia by 10 wickets, resulting in a 5–0 series whitewash, the first time this has occurred since the 1920–1921 Ashes Tour. [4]