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5 July – speed limit in Britain originally introduced by the Locomotive Act 1861 is reduced by the Locomotives Act 1865 – becoming 2 mph in town and 4 mph in the country. [5] 14 July – a party led by Edward Whymper makes the first ascent of the Matterhorn. [1]
The 1865 general election was regarded by contemporaries as being a generally dull contest nationally, which exaggerated the degree of corruption within individual constituencies. In his PhD thesis, Cornelius O'Leary described The Times as having reported "the testimony is unanimous that in the General Election of 1865 there was more profuse ...
March: Richard Beard opens England's first commercial photographic studio in London, producing daguerreotype portraits. [86] by April: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is first opened to the public. [87] 3 May: The London Library begins operation on Pall Mall. [18] 6 June: The United Kingdom Census 1841 takes place. London's population is 123,563 ...
This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom
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2 October: A woman from Birmingham gives birth to the first recorded instance of live Sextuplets in the U.K. [53] Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Prince Lazar opens in Bournville. Work starts on the complex motorway junction at Gravelly Hill Interchange. Heavy metal band Black Sabbath forms in Birmingham (originally under other names). 1969
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Pages in category "1865 in England" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G. Guilden Morden boar; L.