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Old Style ( O.S.) and New Style ( N.S.) indicate dating systems before and after a calendar change, respectively. Usually, they refer to the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar as enacted in various European countries between 1582 and 1923. In England, Wales, Ireland and Britain's American colonies, there were two calendar ...
Event 1133 5 March Henry II, the future king of England (r. 1154-1189), is born in Le Mans, France, to parents Geoffrey V of Anjou and Matilda. 1135: The Anarchy began, a civil war resulting from a dispute over succession to the throne that lasted until 1153. 1138
March. 4 March – Purley rail crash: two trains collide at Purley, Surrey killing six people. [ 8] 6 March – Glasgow Bellgrove rail accident: two trains collide in Scotland, killing two people. 7 March – Iran breaks off diplomatic relations with the UK over Salman Rushdie 's controversial book The Satanic Verses.
Turnout is 58.7%, although less than 1% for Catholics. [5] This is the first referendum on regional government in the UK. IRA bombs explode in Whitehall and the Old Bailey in London. 10 March – The governor of Bermuda, Sir Richard Sharples, and his aide-de-camp are assassinated. [6] 17 March – Elizabeth II opens the replacement London ...
March 5. March 5 is the 64th day of the year (65th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 301 days remain until the end of the year.
24 March – In the Grand National, Devon Loch, owned by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and ridden by Dick Francis, is in a clear lead when the horse inexplicably collapses fifty yards (45 m) from the finish, giving victory to E.S.B. at 100/7, ridden by Dave Dick and trained by Fred Rimell. Stan Mellor is the second placed jockey.
For a full timeline overview, see timeline of British history. There was no concept of "British history" in the 1500s, except that the word "British" was used to refer to the ancient Britons and the Welsh. This page presents a timeline of events in the history of England and Scotland from 1500 until 1599. 1509 England – Henry VIII crowned and married to Catherine of Aragon 1513 England and ...
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 ...