Historic Anniversaries

Date	Day	Event year	Anniv- ersary	Event	Comment
2009
17 Jan	Sat	1209	800	800th anniversary of Cambridge University	800 of Cambridge rung around the world
2010
2011
24 Mar	Thu	1911	100	Publication of The Ringing World	Centenary articles in The Ringing World
7-8 Apr	Thu-Fri	1761	250	Extent of Major rung at Leeds, Kent by 14 ringers
12 Apr	Tue	1961	50	Yuri Gagarin became first human in space
2 May	Mon	1611	400	King James Bible published
10 Jun	Fri	1921	90	Duke of Edinburgh born
14 Dec	Wed	1861	150	Prince Albert died	Consort to Queen Victoria, d 1861
2012
8 Jan	Sun	1912	100	African National Congress founded	South Africa
17 Jan	Tue	1912	100	Robert Falcon Scott reached South Pole	But found Amundson had been there first
23 Jan	Mon	1912	100	International Opium Convention signed	First international drug control treaty
6 Feb	Mon	1952	60	Accession of Queen Elizabeth II	On the death of George VI
7 Feb	Tue	1812	200	Charles Dickens born	Author and social commentator
27 Mar	Tue	1912	100	James Callaghan born	UK Prime Minister 1976-79
10 Apr	Tue	1912	100	RMS Titanic left Southampton on maiden voyage	Designed to be ‘unsinkable’
15 Apr	Sun	1912	100	RMS Titanic sank	2:20am after hitting iceberg a few hours earlier
11 May	Fri	1812	200	Spencer Perceval assassinated	UK Prime Minister 1809-1812 (only one to be assassinated)
12 May	Sat	1812	200	Edward Lear born	English artist, illustrator, author, and poet, renowned for literary nonsense, especially limericks
13 May	Sun	1912	100	Royal Flying Corps established	Forerunner of the Royal air Force
19 May	Sat	1662	350	Act of Uniformity	Prescribed use of the Book of Common Prayer
24 May	Thu	1862	150	Opening of new Westminster Bridge	Oldest bridge in central London
23 Jun	Sat	1912	100	Alan Turing born	British mathematician, pioneer of computer science
4 Jul	Wed	1862	150	Lewis Carroll conceives outline of Alice in Wonderland	During a boat trip with Alice Liddell
20 Jul	Fri	1912	100	First peal by all ladies band	Christchurch, Cubitt Town, London
4 Nov	Sun	1942	70	Battle of El Alamein	Turning point in World War 2
2013
10 Jan	Thu	1863	150	World’s first underground railway opened to the public	6km of the Metropolitan Line between Paddington & Farringdon
17 Jan	Thu	1863	150	David Lloyd George born	UK Prime Minister 1916-22
19 Jan	Sat	1813	200	Henry Bessemer born	British engineer, invented the modern steel-making process
19 Mar	Tue	1813	200	David Livingston born	Scottish missionary and explorer
20 Mar	Wed	1413	600	Henry IV died	King of England 1399-1413
27 Mar	Wed	1863	150	Henry Royce born	English engineer and co-founder of Rolls-Royce
25 Apr	Thu	1943	70	Wartime ban on ringing lifted for service ringing	The ban was lifted for all ringing in June
15 May	Wed	1863	150	Frank Hornby born	Inventor of Meccano and Hornby model railways
22 May	Wed	1813	200	Richard Wagner born	German composer
2 Jun	Sun	1953	60	Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
28 Jun	Fri	1838	175	Coronation of Queen Victoria
29 Jun	Sat	1613	400	Globe Theatre destroyed by fire	Built in 1599 for Shakespeare’s playing company
27 Jul	Sat	1963	50	Extent of Major rung by 8 ringers	At Loughborough, in 17h58m
30 Jul	Tue	1863	150	Henry Ford born	Founder of Ford Motor Company
4 Aug	Sun	1213	800	Barons and Clergy met at St Albans Abbey	Start of the process that led to Magna Carta 2 years later
28 Aug	Wed	1963	50	Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a Dream’ speech
31 Aug	Sat	1913	100	Bernard Lovell born	‘Father of radio astronomy’
20 Sep	Fri	1863	150	Jacob Grimm died	German folklorist
30 Sep	Mon	1913	100	Rudolf Diesel died	German engineer, inventor of the diesel engine
10 Oct	Thu	1813	200	Giuseppe Verdi born	Italian Romantic composer
16 Nov	Sat	1713	300	Tercentenary of Fabian Stedman’s burial at St Andrew Undershaft, London	(Exact date of death unknown.) Details of ringing and publicity
19 Nov	Tue	1863	150	Lincoln gives the Gettysburg Address	During the American Civil War
22 Nov	Fri	1913	100	Benjamin Britten born	British composer
22 Nov	Fri	1963	50	John F Kennedy assassinated	35th US President
24 Dec	Tue	1863	150	William Makepeace Thackeray died	British novelist
2014
25 Apr	Fri	1874	140	Guglielmo Marconi born	Father of long distance Radio Transmission
26 Apr	Sat	1564	450	William Shakespeare baptised	Date of birth unknown
6 May	Tue	1954	60	Roger Banister runs the mile in 4 minutes	First person to do so
20 May	Tue	1514	500	Royal Charter granted to Trinity House General Lighthouse Authority for England, Wales, and British territorial waters (except) Scotland
7 Jun	Sat	1954	50	Alan Turing died	British mathematician, pioneer of computer science
24 Jun	Tue	1314	700	Battle of Bannockburn
31 Jul	Thu	1714	300	Queen Anne died
1 Aug	Fri	1714	300	Accession of George I
4 Aug	Mon	1914	100	Britain entered First World War	Ringing for First World War centenary
22 Aug	Fri	1864	150	First Geneva Convention signed
20 Oct	Mon	1714	300	Coronation of King George I
22 Oct	Wed	1814	200	First plastic surgery in Britain
2015
Jan-Dec				FirstPeal2015	A year long initiative to mark a special year for ringing
20 Jan	Tue	1265	750	First English Parliament held
24 Jan	Sat	1965	50	Winston Churchill died
4 Mar	Wed	1890	125	Forth Rail Bridge opened
24 Apr	Fri	1965	50	Pennine Way – Opening ceremony on Malham Moor	Britain’s first long distance footpath (267 miles)
2 May	Sat	1715	300	First recorded peal	Plain Bob Triples at St Peter Mancroft, Norwich
8 May	Fri	1945	70	VE Day	World War II end of hostilities in Europe
31 May	Sun	1975	40	First National Twelve-bell Striking Competition	St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol
14 Jun	Sun		800	Grand Ringing Day for Magna Carta	Magna Carta, the Grand Ringing Day and LiberTeas
15 Jun	Mon	1215	800	Magna Carta sealed	By King John, on Runnymede Island
18 Jun	Thu	1815	200	Battle of Waterloo
4 Jul	Sat	1865	150	Alice in Wonderland published
15 Aug	Sat	1945	70	VJ Day	World War II end of hostilities in Japan
9 Sep	Wed			Queen Elizabeth II will become the longest reigning British Monarch	Surpassing the record of Queen Victoria (63 years & 216 days)
28 Sep	Mon	1865	150	Britain’s first Woman doctor qualified
25 Oct	Sun	1415	600	Battle of Agincourt	Henry V victory on St Crispins Day
2016
Unknown		1666	350	Isaac Newton discovered gravity
6 Jan	Wed	1066	950	Harold crowned King of England
21 Jan	Thu	1976	40	Concorde’s first commercial flight	London to Bahrain & Paris to Rio
18 Feb	Thu	1516	500	Queen Mary Tudor born
31 Mar	Thu	1891	125	First meeting of the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers
21 Apr	Thu	1926	90	Queen Elizabeth II born	See also Official Birthday weekend in June
20 Apr	Wed	1916	100	Sir A P Heywood died	Founder and first president of the Central Council
23 Apr	Sat	1616	400	William Shakespeare died
23-24 Apr	Sat-Sun			Weekend organised by Derby DA & CC	Ringing and other events in Duffield / Derby to mark centenary of death of AP Heywood death and 125th anniversary of the Central Council.
31 May/1 Jun	Tue – Wed	1916	100	Battle of Jutland
3 Jun	Fri			BBC Music Day	Widespread ringing at 7pm. Let the BBC know you are taking part.
10-12 Jun	Fri – Sun	1926	(90)	Celebration for Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday	Official birthday is 11 June (real birthday 21 April), see below
12 Jun	Sun			National birthday ringing	Plan your ringing and publicity for 10 – 12 June
25 Jun	Thu	1956	60	Friends of Cathedral Music founded	www.fcm.org.uk
1 Jul	Fri	1916	100	Battle of the Somme began
2 Sep	Fri	1666	350	Great Fire of London began
8 Sep	Thu			Challenge 500	Widespread ringing at 6pm – register with Heritage Open Days.
8-11 Sep	Thu-Sun			Heritage Open Days	See Challenge 500 above:
14 Oct	Fri	1066	950	Battle of Hastings
17 Oct	Mon	1956	60	Calder Hall power station opened	World’s first commercial scale nuclear power station
28 Oct	Fri	1216	800	Henry III crowned	Re-enactment there on the day
18 Nov	Fri	1916	100	Battle of the Somme ended	One of the bloodiest in human history
25 Dec	Sun	1066	950	William the Conqueror crowned
30 Dec	Fri	1966	50	First peal of 23-spliced all the work Major rung
2017
4 Oct	Wed	1957	60	Sputnik launched	World’s first satellite
31 Oct	Tue	1517	500	Martin Luther’s ‘Ninety Five Themes’ began the Protestant Reformation
2018
6 Feb	Tue	1918	100	Women first get the vote in Britain	Representation of the People Act
1 Apr	Sun	1918	100	Formation of the Royal Air Force	Amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service
25 Apr	Wed	1943	75	Wartime ban on ringing lifted for service ringing	The ban was lifted for all ringing in June
2 Jul	Mon	1928	90	Equal voting rights for women and men in Britain	Equal Franchise Act
26 Aug	Sun	1718	300	First peal of Grandsire Triples	At St Peter Mancroft, Norwich
25 Sep	Tue	1818	200	First human blood transfusion
21 Oct	Sun	1958	60	First women peers enter House of Lords
11 Nov	Sun	1918	100	End of First World War	Ringing for First World War centenary
10 Dec	Mon	1868	150	First traffic signals in Britain
19 Dec	Wed	1843	175	Dickens publishes ‘A Christmas Carol’
2019
2 Mar	Sat	1969	50	Concorde’s first flight
4 Apr	Tue	1949	70	Nato founded
2 May	Thu	1519	500	Leonardo da Vinci died
5 Jun	Wed	1949	70	First appearance of Noddy
28 Jun	Fri	1919	100	Treaty of Versailles	Formal end of First World War Ringing for First World War centenary
20 Aug	Tue	1819	200	Prince Albert born
20 Sep	Tue	1519	700	Magellan set sail to circumnavigate the world
6 Oct	Sun	1769	250	Captain Cook reaches New Zealand
17 Nov	Sun	1869	150	Suez Canal inaugurated
2020
10 Jan	Fri	1840	180	Postal service began in Britain	Penny Post
10 Feb	Mon	1840	180	Queen Victoria & Prince Albert married
19 Apr	Sun	1770	250	Captain Cook reaches Australia
6 May	Wed	1840	180	Penny Black issued	World’s first stamp
21 Nov	Sat	1620	400	Mayflower lands in America
2021
17 Apr	Sat	1951	70	Peak District National Park created	Britain’s first National Park