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late Spring – Army Enlistment Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 67) allows reduction in length of enlistment to the British Army as part of the Cardwell Reforms. [5] 2 June – competitive examination for entry to the British civil service introduced. [6] 8 June – the final splice to the first telegraph submarine cable to India is made off ...
The 1870s (pronounced "eighteen-seventies") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1870, and ended on December 31, 1879. The trends of the previous decade continued into this one, as new empires , imperialism and militarism rose in Europe and Asia .
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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This article presents a timeline of events in the history of the United Kingdom from 1800 AD until 1899 AD. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related History of the British Isles.
1 September – a group of Icaiche Maya under Marcos Canul attack Orange Walk Town in British Honduras as part of the Caste War of Yucatán. British troops are sent against them. 7 October – an underground explosion at Morley Main Colliery, Morley, West Yorkshire, kills 34. [5] 9 October – University College Wales opens at Aberystwyth.
1 January – disestablishment of the Church of Ireland by the Irish Church Act 1869 comes into effect. [1]26 January – Rugby Football Union established in London. [2]10 February – Great Gale in the North Sea: 28 ships wrecked and total fatalities are estimated at over fifty, including six crew of Bridlington life-boat Harbinger.
Event 2004 June The population of England reaches fifty million. [39] 2019 14 July ICC Cricket World Cup: England win a thriller at Lords and clinch their maiden ODI World Cup led by Eoin Morgan. [40] 2020 31 January Brexit takes place. The UK officially withdraws from the European Union three years after it voted to leave during a referendum ...