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bomber who initially resist arrest with gunfire; one of the enemy is shot in the foot.
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The Bodies on the Beach: Sealion, Shingle Street and the burning sea myth of 1940
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3042:, naval commander (born 1900 in Canada; died in Dunkirk evacuation)
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2828:, born Harry Webb in British India, pop singer and film actor
2632:, born Philip Nicholson, thriller writer (died 2005 in Malta)
2513:, rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013 in Germany)
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16 March – First civilian casualty of bombing in the UK, on
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to facilitate the prosecution and execution of enemy spies.
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14 May – Recruitment begins for a home defence force – the
4302:"Liverpool marks World War Two's 'worst civilian' bombing"
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2937:, Indian-born British Ambassador to Kazakhstan (died 1995)
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in the North Atlantic; the sacrifice of escorting British
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with the loss of 248 of the 406 on board, including child
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alone. Most of the region's casualties are in Birmingham.
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confirms that a German invasion will not be taking place.
1477:), the planned German invasion of Britain, indefinitely.
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20 August – Churchill pays tribute in Parliament to the
3948:"Second World War Bombing Raid South Hallsville School"
855:, in the hope of preventing France from agreeing to an
3129:, fighter ace (born 1912; killed in Battle of Britain)
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1595:, a post he will hold for the remainder of the War.
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is introduced, initially on luxury goods at 33.33%.
1462:15 September – RAF command claims victory over the
909:." He repeats the speech on BBC radio this evening.
879:while evacuating British troops and nationals from
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following the German invasion of the Low Countries.
527:23 April – The War Budget sees the introduction of
3578:"Preparing for an Invasion of Britain… In Writing"
2256:, Scottish football player and manager (died 2019)
2088:, Welsh-born theoretical physicist, winner of the
1669:(at this time housing an evacuated girls' school).
1644:enables a majority of the ships (including tanker
1425:10 September – A bomb at South Hallsville School,
1308:, M. Jennings, J. Orr-Ewing and G. Sanders at the
4032:"Events occurring on Tuesday, September 17, 1940"
3336:. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 142.
3334:The IRA Bombing Campaign Against Britain, 1939-40
1774:: a parachute mine hitting a basement shelter in
513:first convened to consider the feasibility of an
4086:Green, Ron; Harrison, Mark (30 September 2009).
3288:. London: Macmillan Publishing. pp. 40–43.
2497:, soldier (VC recipient) (killed in action 1982)
1829:20 December – An anti-aircraft shell fired from
429:in London, for which he is hanged on 31 July at
385:could be produced using very much less enriched
6149:Years of the 20th century in the United Kingdom
2176:, South African-born literary agent (died 2008)
1316:, publish their laboratory results showing the
1032:: 15 civilians, 8 of them children, are killed.
271:introduced; it will remain in force until 1954.
2211:, footballer and television pundit (died 2021)
1826:), becomes one of the most popular of the war.
1459:survive without injury and inspect the damage.
773:and his government are evacuated to London on
738:gives a radio address claiming success of the
707:, used by the RAF during the Battle of Britain
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4418:. London; Herndon, VA: Mansell. p. 160.
4184:"53 killed at BSA works – 19th November 1940"
3408:(in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 313.
3309:ARP and Civil Defence in the Second World War
3113:, pioneering radio talks producer (born 1888)
2951:, activist for female advancement (born 1875)
2834:, Welsh actor, television director and writer
1510:. The sinking results in cancellation of the
1135:breaks off diplomatic relations with Britain.
1028:daylight bombing raid on mainland Britain at
660:16 May – Large-scale alien internment begins.
347:and frees the 290 British seamen held aboard.
150:Britain's involvement in the Second World War
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2918:Anne Gibson, Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen
2867:, politician, businessman and philanthropist
2865:David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville
1514:'s plan to relocate British children abroad.
1432:11 September – Churchill, speaking from the
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3444:'The Holy Fox': a biography of Lord Halifax
3190:Bloch, Leon Bryce and Lamar Middleton, ed.
2773:, singer-songwriter and actress (died 2015)
70:Constituent countries of the United Kingdom
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2114:, English crime fiction writer (died 1982)
758:broadcasts his first Sunday evening radio
228:David Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale
4496:(1941) detailed coverage of world events
3351:. London: Century Ltd. pp. 386–387.
3311:. Oxford: Shire Publications. p. 9.
3194:(1941) detailed coverage of world events
3074:, medieval economic historian (born 1889)
2403:Chryssie Lytton Cobbold, Baroness Cobbold
2272:, scriptwriter and playwright (died 2022)
2240:, football player and manager (died 2006)
2130:, Scottish jazz string player (died 2001)
16:UK-related events during the year of 1940
2715:, broadcast comedy performer (died 2020)
2619:, Scottish-born original bass player in
2578:, actor (died 2018 in the United States)
2482:, novelist and travel writer (died 1989)
2145:, comedian, actor and author (died 2007)
1609:31 October – The Battle of Britain ends.
1540:capture the crew of a downed new German
946:, makes his first broadcast appeal over
699:
410:11 March – Rationing of meat introduced.
4442:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
3347:Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992).
3183:
2520:, Scottish author and agent (died 2003)
2204:, film and television actor (died 1991)
805:opens with British forces crossing the
522:British occupation of the Faroe Islands
285:freezing for the first time since 1888.
3972:Davies, Caroline (12 September 2009).
2927:, English chef and author, founder of
2675:, born Richard Starkey, rock drummer (
2639:, born Eric Smith, actor and presenter
2338:, racing driver and lawyer (died 2021)
1436:, warns of a possible German invasion.
816:12 June – Over 10,000 soldiers of the
443:18 March – Last terrorist bomb in the
20:
3813:. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
3446:. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
3251:
3249:
2892:, Welsh-born Israeli Talmudic scholar
2593:, journalist and television presenter
2564:, journalist and television presenter
2449:James Blyth, Baron Blyth of Rowington
2444:, novelist and journalist (died 1992)
480:begins operation as a single company.
7:
3434:
3432:
3286:Britain and Atomic Energy, 1935–1945
3028:, conductor and composer (born 1897)
2845:, footballer and manager (died 2019)
2534:, stage and screen actor (died 2020)
2331:, Northern Irish broadcast presenter
2136:, actor and screenwriter (died 2007)
1837:, resulting in dozens of casualties.
1785:("Operation Crucible"): the city of
1525:decoration during a radio broadcast.
1310:Sir William Dunn School of Pathology
1177:unofficially rejects it at once and
635:and her government are evacuated to
478:British Overseas Airways Corporation
3875:. London: Ebury Press. p. 124.
3260:. London: Collins. pp. 205–7.
3232:. Penguin Reference Library. 2006.
3099:, Welsh poet and author (born 1871)
2491:, Scottish yachtsman and adventurer
2405:, aristocrat and writer (died 2024)
2365:, politician, novelist and perjurer
2356:, journalist and writer (died 2007)
2301:, radio music presenter (died 2024)
1583:25 October – Air Chief Marshal Sir
1512:Children's Overseas Reception Board
1326:. They have also purified the drug.
993:gold reserves of the United Kingdom
665:Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1940
290:Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills
4004:"Monument marks Battle of Britain"
3984:from the original on 17 April 2021
3021:, Antarctic explorer (born c.1875)
2899:, fashion photographer (died 2021)
2506:, Welsh-born physicist (died 2007)
2475:, English businessman and academic
2466:, English philosopher and academic
2451:, English businessman and academic
1195:, ending the latter's emphasis on
1173:. BBC German-language broadcaster
1077:with the loss of around 865 lives.
531:and an increase in tobacco duties.
14:
3719:. Don Mills: General Publishing.
3471:. London. 11 May 1940. p. 6.
3349:The Chronology of British History
3067:, feminist campaigner (born 1887)
2976:, music hall comedian (born 1872)
2885:, Scottish footballer (died 2021)
2345:David Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes
2249:, Welsh-born showjumping champion
1250:achieving dominance over the RAF.
1019:Occupation of the Channel Islands
798:on France and the United Kingdom.
762:, "An Excursion to Hell", on the
498:, the German invasion of neutral
4252:. 21 August 2008. Archived from
4126:. 20 August 2010. Archived from
4063:Evacuees of the Second World War
3946:Oakley, Malcolm (1 March 2014).
3745:Top Secret Tales of World War II
3576:Cohen, Ronald I. (Summer 2018).
2874:, Welsh-born skiffle guitarist (
2646:, Welsh rugby player (died 2021)
2460:, English footballer (died 2023)
2396:, sports author and scriptwriter
2121:, Welsh darts player (died 2003)
2100:, Scottish plawright (died 2023)
2082:, English journalist (died 2017)
1549:Leader of the Conservative Party
1469:17 September – Hitler postpones
1013:30 June – German forces land in
679:Anglo-French Supreme War Council
622:is officially not observed as a
350:26 January – British battleship
274:9 January – World War II: liner
4215:"West Bromwich at War – Part 2"
3149:, Scottish composer (born 1860)
2686:, radio broadcaster (died 2005)
2664:, rock pianist and songwriter (
2381:, singer-songwriter (died 1983)
1870:29 December – Heavy bombing in
1189:Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces
991:, carrying a large part of the
751:speech to the House of Commons.
670:23 May – Parliament passes the
663:22 May – Parliament passes the
4213:Day, J.M. (25 November 2005).
4065:. Oxford: Shire Publications.
3694:. London: BBC. pp. 52–6.
2860:, Irish-born actor (died 2023)
2700:, medical doctor and life peer
2310:, motorcycle racer (died 1981)
1756:: beginning of the bombing of
1521:announces the creation of the
1374:Destroyers for Bases Agreement
413:13 March – Indian nationalist
377:, at this time working at the
362:but suffers only minor damage.
257:as Secretary of State for War.
1:
3850:10.1126/science.287.5460.1960
3167:List of British films of 1940
3142:from 1937 to 1940 (born 1869)
2851:, nightclub owner (died 2018)
2698:Robert Winston, Baron Winston
2587:, officer of arms (died 2020)
1796:14 December – Release of the
1732:Birmingham Small Arms Company
748:We shall fight on the beaches
745:4 June – Churchill makes his
633:Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
610:blood, toil, tears, and sweat
571:East Renfrewshire by-election
399:makes her maiden voyage from
295:26–30 January – Severe
4459:UK public library membership
2780:, racing cyclist (died 2003)
1206:Special Operations Executive
1150:air offensive of the German
873:, is bombed and sunk by the
148:. The year was dominated by
6159:1940s in the United Kingdom
4384:. 17 July 1940. p. 4.
4326:Based on sheet music sales.
3871:Robertson, Patrick (1974).
3405:Norsk krigsleksikon 1940–45
3156:, mathematician (born 1860)
2990:, urban planner (born 1871)
2655:Chancellor of the Exchequer
2422:, ornithologist (died 2003)
2218:, racing driver (died 2011)
1876:Second Great Fire of London
1703:is destroyed by 500 German
1661:9 November – Major fire at
1600:Cryptanalysis of the Enigma
1578:Belgian government in exile
1349:are sunk by running into a
857:armistice with Nazi Germany
714:May 1940 War Cabinet Crisis
694:British Expeditionary Force
104:1940 English cricket season
6180:
6144:1940 in the United Kingdom
4414:Humphreys, Maggie (1997).
3890:. Dereham, Norfolk: CD41.
3747:. Book Sales. p. 62.
3467:"Bills and Bank Holiday".
3230:Penguin Pocket On This Day
3122:, headmistress (born 1861)
2815:, rock singer-songwriter (
2752:, journalist and presenter
2612:Lord Chancellor of England
2294:, businessman and explorer
2263:, comedy actor (died 2014)
2049:C. Henry Warren's account
1684:strike in history, on the
1141:bombed for the first time.
907:This was their finest hour
733:Secretary of State for War
688:26 May–4 June – The
492:British campaign in Norway
288:18 January – Explosion at
124:1940 in British television
25:1940 in the United Kingdom
3811:The Duke of Windsor's War
3527:"Surrender at St. Valéry"
3483:"The Battle of the Ports"
2983:, suffragette (born 1863)
2906:, illustrator (died 2000)
2738:, Northern Irish comedian
2107:, stage and film director
1859:is heavily bombed as the
1789:is heavily bombed by the
575:Unionist Party (Scotland)
423:Jallianwala Bagh massacre
421:(in revenge for the 1919
367:Frisch–Peierls memorandum
230:, and fervent admirer of
3873:The Shell Book of Firsts
3529:. 51st Highland Division
3332:McKenna, Joseph (2016).
3060:, astronomer (born 1868)
2709:, footballer (died 2003)
2287:, songwriter (died 2022)
2278:, politician (died 2019)
2197:, drummer and songwriter
2161:, footballer (died 2006)
1970:One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
1587:is appointed to succeed
1530:Battle of Graveney Marsh
853:Prime Minister of France
818:51st (Highland) Division
651:Local Defence Volunteers
631:13–14 May – Queen
559:In private discussions,
469:sympathisers, including
379:University of Birmingham
4380:"Red Cross Gift Shop".
4173:(11 November 1940) p.3.
3925:. London: John Murray.
3886:Hayward, James (2001).
3809:Bloch, Michael (1982).
3715:Draper, Alfred (1979).
3638:. London: John Murray.
3081:, physicist (born 1851)
3040:James Campbell Clouston
2787:, cricketer (died 2023)
2759:, politician and author
2055:Denys Watkins-Pitchford
2006:The Power and the Glory
1906:begins to open wartime
1447:by the Luftwaffe in an
1322:bactericidal action of
1258:Governor of the Bahamas
1185:General Sir Alan Brooke
1117:attack on Mers-el-Kébir
1086:Western Desert campaign
1054:and German origin from
1035:2 July – British-owned
914:Ministry of Information
803:Western Desert campaign
4494:The World Over in 1940
4451:10.1093/ref:odnb/58463
4244:"Shrapnel from Dudley"
4150:"Taxation – Key dates"
4038:. 2011. Archived from
3769:"The Bank Row Bombing"
3660:"Music While You Work"
3604:"If the invader comes"
3192:The World Over in 1940
2801:, horticultural writer
2731:, inventor (died 2021)
2623:(died 1962 in Germany)
2090:Nobel Prize in Physics
1625:armed merchant cruiser
1593:Chief of the Air Staff
1562:which is in use as an
1493:German submarine
1368:
1278:Allied Forces Act 1940
1115:are boarded and in an
1100:
1068:German submarine
1017:, start of the 5-year
950:from London, rallying
837:Churchill war ministry
708:
587:coalition war ministry
215:
6083:and other territories
4276:"Southampton's Blitz"
3692:If Britain Had Fallen
3512:Chicago Daily Tribune
3307:Doyle, Peter (2010).
3256:Simons, Paul (2008).
2997:, admiral (born 1852)
2724:, actress (died 2023)
2527:, actress (died 2003)
2234:, Scottish footballer
1949:Charley is My Darling
1937:(published under the
1360:
1302:Arthur Duncan Gardner
1296:and a team including
1131:. The following day,
1097:7th Armoured Division
1095:Mk VI on patrol with
1084:
976:: Royal Navy cruiser
716:: Churchill wins the
703:
487:has "missed the bus".
462:to prevent forgeries.
445:Irish Republican Army
431:HM Prison Pentonville
213:
138:Events from the year
128:1940 in British music
120:1940 in British radio
5203:of Great Britain and
4282:on 20 September 2016
4188:The Birmingham Press
4061:Brown, Mike (2009).
4042:on 20 September 2019
3092:laureate (born 1856)
3053:laureate (born 1865)
2958:, singer, mother of
2956:Clara Novello Davies
2316:, author (died 2007)
2080:Alexander Chancellor
2051:England is a Village
1865:Manchester Cathedral
1776:Edge Hill, Liverpool
1767:, caused by bombing.
1612:5 November – Allied
1517:23 September – King
1314:University of Oxford
1219:): Heavy bombing of
999:for safe keeping in
989:Halifax, Nova Scotia
966:Music While You Work
963:begins broadcasting
961:BBC Forces Programme
918:If the Invader Comes
841:Franco-British Union
830:Saint-Valery-en-Caux
771:Haakon VII of Norway
705:Supermarine Spitfire
520:12–13 April –
496:Operation Weserübung
494:commences following
381:, calculate that an
262:BBC Forces Programme
164:did not take place.
4471:Barker, Donald J. "
4249:Black Country Bugle
4194:on 23 November 2010
4123:The Daily Telegraph
4098:on 25 November 2011
4012:. 18 September 2005
3396:Ringdal, Nils Johan
3258:Since Records Began
3136:Neville Chamberlain
2832:Christopher Timothy
2555:, actor (died 2021)
2152:, actor (died 2017)
1931:'s political tract
1680:launches the first
1538:London Irish Rifles
1475:Unternehmen Seelöwe
1254:The Duke of Windsor
1191:, in succession to
1158:RAF Fighter Command
891:rescues around 600.
594:Invasion of Iceland
255:Leslie Hore-Belisha
214:Child's ration book
201:) (starting 10 May)
187:Neville Chamberlain
4477:Grove Music Online
4308:. 29 November 2015
3741:Breuer, William B.
3608:Talking Humanities
3554:The New York Times
3384:Dahl, Hans Fredrik
3380:"Nøytralitetsvakt"
3154:Alicia Boole Stott
2995:Sir George Egerton
2849:Peter Stringfellow
2794:, fashion designer
2349:Archbishop of York
2183:, television actor
2060:Literary magazine
1994:New English Weekly
1709:incendiary devices
1560:London Underground
1480:17–18 September –
1471:Operation Sea Lion
1398:Berlin Sportpalast
1369:
1362:Coventry Cathedral
1286:First air raid on
1101:
1044:civilian internees
944:Free French Forces
754:5 June – Novelist
740:Dunkirk evacuation
709:
690:Dunkirk evacuation
672:Treachery Act 1940
536:Norwegian Campaign
392:3–9 March –
358:is torpedoed by a
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6131:
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4457:(Subscription or
4439:"Aitken, Edith".
4356:"Council housing"
4130:on 23 August 2010
4072:978-0-7478-0745-2
3932:978-1-84854-698-1
3923:Operation Sealion
3645:978-1-84854-698-1
3636:Operation Sealion
3400:Sørensen, Øystein
3318:978-0-7478-0765-0
3267:978-0-00-728463-4
3047:Sir Arthur Harden
2883:Charlie Gallagher
2819:) (murdered 1980)
2713:Tim Brooke-Taylor
2435:Alexandra Burslem
2299:Annie Nightingale
2259:11 March –
2128:Lindsay L. Cooper
2018:Fanny by Gaslight
1867:is badly damaged.
1840:20–21 December –
1781:12–15 December –
1743:Southampton Blitz
1707:bombers: 150,000
1695:14–15 November –
1674:Battle of Taranto
1576:22 October – The
1441:Buckingham Palace
1434:Cabinet War Rooms
1415:strategic bombing
1345:: Two Royal Navy
1336:bombing of Berlin
1234:Battle of Britain
1148:Battle of Britain
972:24 June–1 July –
952:French Resistance
936:Charles de Gaulle
932:Appeal of 18 June
903:Battle of Britain
722:Foreign Secretary
653:, renamed as the
454:29 March – Metal
417:assassinates Sir
195:Winston Churchill
154:Battle of Britain
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2806:Atarah Ben-Tovim
2610:, Scottish-born
2585:Hubert Chesshyre
2329:Gloria Hunniford
1985:, second of the
1853:Manchester Blitz
1699:: the centre of
1682:aircraft carrier
1589:Sir Cyril Newall
1564:air-raid shelter
1269:fighter crews: "
1256:is installed as
1213:Birmingham Blitz
1193:General Ironside
899:Battle of France
764:BBC Home Service
726:Viscount Halifax
614:House of Commons
612:" speech to the
561:Viscount Halifax
547:House of Commons
541:7–9 May –
456:security threads
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260:7 January – The
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2764:Pauline Collins
2757:Stanley Johnson
2691:Patrick Stewart
2569:Carole Ann Ford
2560:8 June –
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2473:Dominic Cadbury
2409:Tristram Powell
2086:Brian Josephson
2073:
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2013:Michael Sadleir
1955:Agatha Christie
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1816:Michael Wilding
1783:Sheffield Blitz
1772:Liverpool Blitz
1618:German cruiser
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1528:27 September –
1484:City of Benares
1439:13 September –
1267:Royal Air Force
1244:The Hardest Day
1030:Wick, Caithness
1024:1 July – First
926:Harold Nicolson
869:, serving as a
756:J. B. Priestley
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3084:30 August –
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3072:Eileen Power
3065:Ray Strachey
3019:Ernest Joyce
2988:Thomas Adams
2981:Violet Bland
2960:Ivor Novello
2897:David McCabe
2811:9 October –
2804:1 October –
2778:Pete Chisman
2771:Jackie Trent
2755:18 August –
2748:16 August –
2741:12 August –
2637:Eric Richard
2608:Derry Irvine
2576:John Mahoney
2541:Monica Evans
2518:Giles Gordon
2458:Colin Dobson
2428:, politician
2426:John Wheeler
2292:Simon Murray
2276:Frank Dobson
2247:David Broome
2228:24 February
2216:Peter Gethin
2174:Pat Kavanagh
2167:, politician
2165:Ted Rowlands
2159:Brian Labone
2134:Tony Holland
2096:6 January –
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2025:Thomas Sharp
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1633:under Capt.
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1602:messages at
1571:Purchase Tax
1523:George Cross
1494:
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1427:Canning Town
1407:7 September
1402:Nazi Germany
1393:
1390:Adolf Hitler
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4046:11 December
3582:Finest Hour
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3090:Nobel Prize
3070:8 August –
3051:Nobel Prize
3049:, chemist,
2993:30 March –
2986:24 March –
2979:21 March –
2967:John Buchan
2962:(born 1861)
2949:Grace Hadow
2925:Pat Chapman
2839:17 October
2822:14 October
2817:The Beatles
2813:John Lennon
2799:Anna Pavord
2785:Brian Brain
2750:John Craven
2684:Tommy Vance
2677:The Beatles
2673:Ringo Starr
2666:The Animals
2621:The Beatles
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1945:Joyce Carey
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1806:, starring
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1506:bound for
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