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| 1 | 1817 |  | 
| 2 | 1821 | 1821—1821: Faraday publishes 'Principles of electro-magnetic rotation'1821—1821: Constable paints 'The Hay Wain'5 May 1821—5 May 1821: Napoleon Bonaparte dies on St Helena
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| 3 | 1822 | 14 Jun 1822—14 Jun 1822: Charles Babbage proposes a difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society
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| 4 | 1823 | 1823—1823: New laws concerning marriage by license ? 'very troublesome' according to some the Act was repealed all in a hurry  at the beginning of the next session1823—1823: Peel begins penal reforms ? death penalty abolished for over 100 crimes1823—1823: Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School1823—1823: Rubberised waterproof material produced by MacIntosh2 Dec 1823—2 Dec 1823: US President James Monroe delivers a speech establishing American neutrality in
future European conflicts (the 'Monroe Doctrine')
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| 5 | 1824 | 1824—1824: RSPCA established1824—1824: Portland cement patented4 Mar 1824—4 Mar 1824: Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) founded (called the 'National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck' until 1854)10 May 1824—10 May 1824: National Gallery in London opens to the public
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| 6 | 1825 | 4 Mar 1825—4 Mar 1829:  John Quincy Adams U.S. Presidency27 Sep 1825—27 Sep 1825: Stockton to Darlington Railway opens ? world's first service of locomotive-hauled passenger trains
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| 7 | 1827 | 1827—1827: Ohm's Law published
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| 8 | 1828 | 25 Oct 1828—25 Oct 1828: St Katharine Docks in London opened (designed by Thomas Telford)
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| 9 | 1829 | 1829—1829: London Metropolitan Police Force formed, nicknamed 'Bobbies' after Sir Robert Peel1829—1829: Louis Braille invents his system of finger-reading for the blind4 Mar 1829—4 Mar 1837:  Andrew Jackson U.S. Presidency10 Jun 1829—10 Jun 1829: First Oxford/Cambridge Boat Race6 Oct 1829—6 Oct 1829: George Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill trials (it was the only one to
complete the trial!)
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| 10 | 1830 | 1830—1830: Uprisings and agitation across Europe: the Netherlands are split into Holland and
Belgium1830:  America's First Steam LocomotiveJul 1830—Jul 1830: Revolution in France, fall of Charles X and the Bourbons ? Louis Philippe (the
Citizen King) on the throne15 Sep 1830—15 Sep 1830: George Stephenson's Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened by the Duke of
Wellington ? first mail carried by rail, and first death on the railway as William Huskisson, a
leading politician, is run over!
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| 11 | 1831 | 1831—1831: A list of all parish registers dating prior to 1813 compiled1 Jun 1831—1 Jun 1831: James Clark Ross discovers the North Magnetic Pole1 Aug 1831—1 Aug 1831: 'New' London Bridge opens (replaced 1973) ? old bridge (which had existed for over 600 years) then demolished
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| 12 | 1832 | 1832—1832: Electoral Registers introduced1832—1832: Electric telegraph invented by Morse6 Apr 1832—27 Aug 1832:  Black Hawk War7 Jun 1832—7 Jun 1832: Reform Bill passed ? Representation of the People Act
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| 13 | 1833 | Jan 1833—Jan 1833: Britain invades the Falkland Islands29 Aug 1833—29 Aug 1833: Factory Act forbids employment of children below age of 9
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| 14 | 1834 | 1834—1834: Babbage invents forerunner of the computer18 Mar 1834—18 Mar 1834: 'Tolpuddle Martyrs' transported (to Australia) for Trades Union activities1 May 1834—1 May 1834: Slavery abolished in British possessions
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| 15 | 1835 | 1835—1835: Christmas becomes a national holiday1835—1835: First railway boom period starts in Britain construction of Great Western Railway2 Oct 1835—21 Apr 1836:  Texas War of Independence
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| 16 | 1836 | 1836—1836: First Potato famine in Ireland30 Jan 1836—30 Jan 1836: Telford's Menai Straits Bridge opened ? considered the world's first modern suspension bridge25 Feb 1836—25 Feb 1836: Samuel Colt patented the 'revolver'6 Mar 1836—6 Mar 1836: The Alamo falls to Mexican troops -  death of Davy CrockettJul 1836—Jul 1836: Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
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| 17 | 1837 | 1837—1837: Pitman introduces his shorthand system1837—1837: P&O Founded1837:  Victoria Becomes Queen4 Mar 1837—4 Mar 1841:  Martin Van Buren U.S. Presidency20 Jun 1837—20 Jun 1837: William IV dies -  accession of Queen Victoria (to 1901)1 Jul 1837—1 Jul 1837: Compulsory registration of Births, Marriages & Deaths in England & Wales - 
Registration Districts were formed covering several parishes; initially they had the same
boundaries as the Poor Law boundaries set up in 183413 Jul 1837—13 Jul 1837: Queen Victoria moves into the first Buckingham Palace20 Jul 1837—20 Jul 1837: Euston Railway station opens -  first in London
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| 18 | 1838 | 28 Jun 1838—28 Jun 1838: Coronation of Queen Victoria at Westminster Abbey
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| 19 | 1839 | 1839—1839: First Opium War between Britain and China (to 1842) -  Britain captures Hong Kong1839—1839: Scottish blacksmith Kirkpatrick MacMillan refines the primitive bicycle adding a
mechanical crank drive to the rear wheel,thus creating the first true 'bicycle' in the modern
Sense1839—1839: Charles Goodyear invented vulcanized rubber
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| 20 | 1840 | 1840—1840: Population Act relating to taking of censuses in Britain1840—1840: Last convicts landed in NSW (some say 1842 or 1849, but these probably landed
elsewhere)10 Jan 1840—10 Jan 1840: Uniform Penny Postage introduced nationally
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| 21 | 1841 | 1841—1841: Thomas Cook starts package tours10 Feb 1841—10 Feb 1841: Penny Red replaces Penny Black postage stamp4 Mar 1841—4 Apr 1841:  William Henry Harrison U.S. Presidency4 Apr 1841—4 Mar 1845:  John Tyler U.S. Presidency6 Jun 1841—6 Jun 1841: June 6: First full census in Britain in which all names were recorded (Population 18.5M)
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| 22 | 1842 | 1842—1842: Income Tax reintroduced in Britain30 Mar 1842—30 Mar 1842: Ether used as an anesthetic for the first time (by Dr Crawford Long in America)29 Aug 1842—29 Aug 1842: Treaty of Nanking -  End of First Opium War -  Britain gains Hong Kong
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| 23 | 1843 | 1843—1843: First Christmas card in England27 May 1843—27 May 1843: The Great Hall of Euston station opened in London19 Jul 1843—19 Jul 1843: Brunel's 'Great Britain' launched
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| 24 | 1844 | 6 Jun 1844—6 Jun 1844: YMCA founded in London by Sir George Williams
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| 25 | 1845 | 1845—1845: Tarmac laid for first time (in Nottingham)4 Mar 1845—4 Mar 1849:  James K. Polk U.S. Presidency17 Mar 1845—17 Mar 1845: The rubber band patented by Stephen Perry
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| 26 | 1846 | 25 Apr 1846—2 Feb 1848:  Mexican-American War10 Sep 1846—10 Sep 1846: The sewing machine is patented by Elias Howe
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| 27 | 1847 | 1847—1847: US Mormons make Salt Lake City their centreJan 1847—Jan 1847: An anesthetic used for the first time in England (James Simpson used ether to numb the pain of labour)
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| 28 | 1848 | 1848—1848: First commercial production of chewing gum24 Jan 1848—24 Jan 1848: Gold found at Sutter's Mill, California -  starts the California gold rush11 Jul 1848—11 Jul 1848: Waterloo railway station in London opens
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| 29 | 1849 | 1849—1849: Florin (2 shilling coin) introduced as the first step to decimalisation -  which finally
occurred in 1971!4 Mar 1849—9 Jul 1850:  Zachary Taylor U.S. Presidency
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| 30 | 1850 |  | 
| 31 | 1851 | 1851—1851: Gold discovered in Australia1 May 1851—1 May 1851: Great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations ('Crystal Palace' exhibition) opened in Hyde Park
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| 32 | 1852 | 1852—1852: Tasmania ceases to be a convict settlement1852—1852: Wells Fargo established in USA
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| 33 | 1853 |  | 
| 34 | 1854 | 1854—1854: Cigarettes introduced into Britain27 Mar 1854—27 Mar 1854: Britain declares war on Russia (Crimean War)25 Oct 1854—25 Oct 1854: Battle of Balaklava in Crimea (charge of the Light Brigade)
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| 35 | 1856 | 1856—1856: End of Crimean War29 Jan 1856—29 Jan 1856: Victoria Cross created by Royal Warrant, backdated to 1854 to recognise acts
during the Crimean War (first award ceremony 26 June 1857)
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| 36 | 1857 |  | 
| 37 | 1858 | 1858—1858: 'The great stink' -  smell of the River Thames forced Parliament to stop work1858—1858: Royal Opera House opens in Covent Garden, London
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| 38 | 1859 | 1859—1859: Peaceful picketing legalised in Britain25 Apr 1859—25 Apr 1859: Work started on building the Suez canal (opened 17 Nov 1869)4 May 1859—4 May 1859: Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge opened at Saltash giving rail link between Devon
and Cornwall24 Nov 1859—24 Nov 1859: Charles Darwin publishes 'The Origin of Species'
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| 39 | 1860 | 29 Aug 1860—29 Aug 1860: First tram service in Europe starts in Birkenhead
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| 40 | 1861 |  | 
| 41 | 1862 | 1862—1862: Lincoln issues first legal US paper money (Greenbacks)20 Apr 1862—20 Apr 1862: First pasteurisation test completed by Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard
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| 42 | 1863 | 1863—1863: Football Association founded (UK)1863—1863: Opening of state institution for criminally insane at Broadmoor, England10 Jan 1863—10 Jan 1863: First section of the London Underground Railway opens
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| 43 | 1864 | 1864—1864: A man-powered submarine, 'Hunley'  sank a Federal steam ship  USS Housatonic  at the entrance to Charleston harbour in 1864 -  the first recorded successful attack by a submarine on a surface ship11 Mar 1864—11 Mar 1864: The Great Sheffield Flood -  over 250 died when a new dam broke while it was being filled for the first time20 Aug 1864—20 Aug 1864: Red Cross established -  Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention8 Dec 1864—8 Dec 1864: Clifton Suspension Bridge over the River Avon officially opened
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| 44 | 1865 | 1865—1865: Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836-1917) becomes first woman doctor in England [she later became the first woman mayor in England, in Aldeburgh 1908]1865—1865: First concrete roads built in Britain14 Apr 1865—14 Apr 1865: End of American Civil War -  slavery abolished in USA14 Apr 1865—14 Apr 1865: Abraham Lincoln assassinated in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth15 Apr 1865—4 Mar 1869:  Andrew Johnson U.S. Presidency5 Jul 1865—5 Jul 1865: William Booth (1829-1912) founds Salvation Army, in London
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| 45 | 1867 | 1 Jul 1867—1 Jul 1867: The British North America Act takes effect, creating the Canadian Confederation
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| 46 | 1868 | 1868—1868: Last convicts landed in Australia (Western Australia)
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| 47 | 1869 | 1869—1869: Ball bearings, celluloid, margarine, and washing machines, all invented4 Mar 1869—4 Mar 1877:  Ulysses S. Grant U.S. Presidency23 Nov 1869—23 Nov 1869: Cutty Sark launched in Dumbarton
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| 48 | 1870 | 1870—1870: GPO takes over the privately-owned Telegraph Companies (nationalised)1870—1870: Dr Thomas Barnardo opens his first home for destitute children1870—1870: Water closets come into wide use1870—1870: Diamonds discovered in Kimberley, South Africa1 Oct 1870—1 Oct 1870: First British postcard -  halfpenny post
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| 49 | 1871 | 27 Mar 1871—27 Mar 1871: First Rugby Football international, England v Scotland, played in Edinburgh29 Mar 1871—29 Mar 1871: Opening of Royal Albert Hall, London29 Jun 1871—29 Jun 1871: Trades Unions legalised in Britain, but picketing made illegal
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| 50 | 1872 | 1872—1872: Licensing hours introduced1872—1872: Penalties introduced for failing to register births, marriages & deaths (Eng & Wales)4 Dec 1872—4 Dec 1872: American ship 'Mary Celeste' is found abandoned by the British brig 'Dei Gratia' in the Atlantic Ocean
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| 51 | 1874 | 1874—1874: Factory Act introduces 56-hour week5 Apr 1874—5 Apr 1874: Birkenhead Park opened, said to be the first civic public park in the world -  features of it later copied in Central Park, New York
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| 52 | 1875 | 1875—1875: London's main sewage system completed1 Jan 1875—1 Jan 1875: Midland Railway abolishes Second Class passenger facilities, leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies followed during the rest of the year. (Third Class was renamed Second Class in 1956)
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| 53 | 1876 | 14 Feb 1876—14 Feb 1876: Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray each file a patent for the telephone -  Bell awarded the rights
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| 54 | 1877 |  | 
| 55 | 1878 | 1878—1878: Edison & Swan invent electric lamp1878—1878: Red Flag Act in Britain limits mechanical road vehicles to 4mph1878—1878: CID established at New Scotland Yard
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| 56 | 1879 | 18 Sep 1879—18 Sep 1879: Blackpool illuminations switched on for first time
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| 57 | 1880 | 1880—1880: Education Act: schooling compulsory for 5-10 year olds1880—1880: Mosquito found to be the carrier of malaria2 Aug 1880—2 Aug 1880: Greenwich Mean Time adopted throughout UK
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| 58 | 1881 | 1881—1881: Postal Orders introduced1881—1881: Flogging abolished in Army and Royal Navy4 Mar 1881—19 Sep 1881:  James A. Garfield U.S. PresidencySep 1881—Sep 1881: Godalming in Surrey became the first town in England to have a public electricity
supply installed (but in 1884 it reverted to gas lighting until 1904)19 Sep 1881—4 Mar 1885:  Chester A. Arthur U.S. Presidency26 Oct 1881—26 Oct 1881: Gunfight at OK Corral
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| 59 | 1882 | 1882—1882: Fourth Eddystone Lighthouse completed
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| 60 | 1883 | 1883—1883: Statue of Liberty presented to USA by France24 May 1883—24 May 1883: Brooklyn Bridge, New York opens (crosses East River)1 Aug 1883—1 Aug 1883: Parcel post starts in Britain27 Aug 1883—27 Aug 1883: Eruption of Krakatoa near Java -  30,000 killed by tidal wave
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| 61 | 1884 | 31 May 1884—31 May 1884: John Harvey Kellogg patents corn flakes13 Oct 1884—13 Oct 1884: Greenwich made prime meridian of the world
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| 62 | 1885 | 1885—1885: Carl Benz builds the 'Motorwagen', a single-cylinder motor car1885—1885: Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first motorcycle1885—1885: Eastman makes first coated photographic paper1885—1885: Canadian Pacific Railway completedMar 1885—Mar 1885: First UK cremation in modern times took place at Woking4 Mar 1885—4 Mar 1889:  Grover Cleveland U.S. Presidency5 Sep 1885—5 Sep 1885: The first train runs through the Severn Tunnel29 Sep 1885—29 Sep 1885: First electric tramcar used at Blackpool
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| 63 | 1886 | 20 Jan 1886—20 Jan 1886: Mersey railway (under Mersey) opened by Prince of WalesMay 1886—May 1886: Pharmacist John Styth Pemberton invents a carbonated beverage later named 'Coca-Cola'29 May 1886—29 May 1886: Putney Bridge opens in London
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| 64 | 1887 | 1887—1887: Daimler produces a four-wheeled motor car
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| 65 | 1888 | 1888—1888: Convention of Constantinople guarantees free maritime passage through Suez Canal in war and peace1888—1888: Jack the Ripper active in east London during the latter half of the year1888—1888: County Councils set up in Britain1888—1888: Dunlop invents pneumatic tyre1888—1888: First box camera -  George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak, and receives a patent
for his camera which uses roll film20 Mar 1888—20 Mar 1888: Football League formed
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| 66 | 1889 | 1889—1889: Celluloid film produced1889—1889: Dock Strike -  docker's won their 'Docker's Tanner' 6 old pennies4 Mar 1889—4 Mar 1893:  Benjamin Harrison U.S. Presidency31 Mar 1889—31 Mar 1889: Eiffel Tower completed (to mark centenary of French Revolution)14 May 1889—14 May 1889: Children's charity NSPCC launched in London3 Jun 1889—3 Jun 1889: Canadian Pacific Railway completed from coast to coast28 Sep 1889—28 Sep 1889: Length of a metre defined
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| 67 | 1890 | 4 Mar 1890—4 Mar 1890: Forth railway bridge opens -  took six years to build4 Nov 1890—4 Nov 1890: City & South London Railway opens -  London's first deep-level tube railway
and first major railway in the world to use electric traction
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| 68 | 1891 | 1891—1891: Primary education made free and compulsory18 Mar 1891—18 Mar 1891: First telephone link between London & Paris4 May 1891—4 May 1891: Fictional date when Sherlock Holmes throws Moriarty over Reichenbach Falls, then disappears for 3 years! (published in 1893)24 Aug 1891—24 Aug 1891: Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera
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| 69 | 1892 | 1892—1892: Electric oven invented1892—1892: Shop Hours Act -  limit 74 hours per week for under-18's6 Oct 1892—6 Oct 1892: Alfred Lord Tennyson dies, aged 83, at his house Aldworth, near Haslemere
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| 70 | 1893 |  | 
| 71 | 1894 | 1894—1894: Picture postcard introduced in Britain1 Jan 1894—1 Jan 1894: Manchester Ship Canal opens1 Mar 1894—1 Mar 1894: Blackpool Tower opens30 Jun 1894—30 Jun 1894: Tower Bridge first opens2 Aug 1894—2 Aug 1894: Death duties first introduced in Britain
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| 72 | 1895 | 1895—1895: Sir Henry Wood starts Promenade Concerts in London12 Jan 1895—12 Jan 1895: The National Trust founded in England24 May 1895—24 May 1895: Henry Irving becomes the first person from the theatre to be knighted28 May 1895—28 May 1895: Oscar Wilde sent to prison12 Jul 1895—12 Jul 1895: First recorded motor journey of any length (56 miles) in Britain17 Oct 1895—17 Oct 1895: First people in Britain to be charged with motor offences -  John Henry Knight and James Pullinger of Farnham, SurreyNov 1895—Nov 1895: X-rays discovered
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| 73 | 1896 | 5 Apr 1896—5 Apr 1896: First modern Olympic Games held in Athens2 Jun 1896—2 Jun 1896: Guglielmo Marconi receives a British patent (later disputed) for the radio
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