Information about 1878 In The United Kingdom
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Incumbents
- Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative
Events
- January - Cleopatra's Needle arrives in London.
- 14 January - Alexander Graham Bell demonstrates the telephone to Queen Victoria. [1]
- 23 January - Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield orders British fleet to the Dardanelles.
- 8 February - British fleet enters Turkish waters and anchors off Constantinople — Russia threatens to occupy Constantinople but does not carry out the threat.
- 11 February - First weekly Weather report published in UK. [1]
- 24 February - Anti-Russian demonstrations in Hyde Park, London.
- 24 March - The frigate Eurydice sinks, killing 300.
- 25 March - Russia rejects British proposal to lay San Stefano treaty before European congress.
- 27 March - In anticipation with war with Russia, Disraeli mobilizes the reserves and calls up Indian troops to Malta.
- 4 June - Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
- 3 September - Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
- 14 October - The worlds first recorded floodlit football fixture is played at Bramall Lane in Sheffield.
- 21 November - Second Afghan War commences when the British attack Ali Masjid in the Khyber Pass.
Unknown dates
- William Crookes invents the Crookes tube which produced cathode rays. [2]
- Newton Heath founded. Later the team was renamed as Manchester United F.C..
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. play their first match.
- Everton F.C., then known as St Domingo, formed.
- The Christian Mission, co-founded by now General William and Catherine Booth in London in 1865 has its name changed to The Salvation Army.
Births
- 19 January - Herbert Chapman, football manager (d. 1934)
- 1 June - John Masefield, poet and novelist (d. 1967)
- 24 July - Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany, author (d. 1957)
Deaths
- 16 March - William Banting, undertaker and dietician (b. 1797)
- 25 April - Anna Sewell, author (b. 1820)
- 28 May - John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1792)
- 6 June - Robert Stirling, clergyman and inventor (b. 1790)
- 30 August - James Geiss, businessman (b. 1820)
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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2] (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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"Dieu et mon droit" [2] (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India from 1 May 1876, until her death on 22 January 1901.
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Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS (born Benjamin D'Israeli; 21 December 1804–19 April 1881) was a British Conservative statesman and literary figure.
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Conservative Party
Leader David Cameron
Founded Historical 1671, Modern 1830
Headquarters 30 Millbank, London SW1
Political Ideology Conservatism
Liberal conservatism
Political Position Centre-right
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Leader David Cameron
Founded Historical 1671, Modern 1830
Headquarters 30 Millbank, London SW1
Political Ideology Conservatism
Liberal conservatism
Political Position Centre-right
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Cleopatra's Needles are a trio of obelisks in London, Paris, and New York City. Each is made of red granite, stands about 21 metres (68 feet) high, weighs about 180 tons and is inscribed with Egyptian hieroglyphs.
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London
Canary Wharf is the centre of London's modern office towers
London shown within England
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
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Canary Wharf is the centre of London's modern office towers
London shown within England
Coordinates:
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Constituent country England
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January 14 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
It is celebrated as New Year's Day by those still following the Julian calendar.
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It is celebrated as New Year's Day by those still following the Julian calendar.
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Alexander Graham Bell (3 March 1847 - 2 August 1922) was a Scottish scientist, inventor and innovator. Throughout his early life, Alexander Graham Bell was a British subject but in 1915, he characterized his status as: "I am not one of those hyphenated Americans who claim
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The telephone is a telecommunications device which is used to transmit and receive sound (most commonly speech). Most telephones operate through transmission of electric signals over a complex telephone network which allows almost any phone user to communicate with almost anyone.
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Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India from 1 May 1876, until her death on 22 January 1901.
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January 23 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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Events
- 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor.
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Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS (born Benjamin D'Israeli; 21 December 1804–19 April 1881) was a British Conservative statesman and literary figure.
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Dardanelles (Turkish: Çanakkale Boğazı, Greek: Δαρδανέλλια, Dardanellia), formerly known as the Hellespont (Greek: Eλλήσποντος,
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February 8 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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Events
- 421 - Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
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Constantinople (Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολις, Konstantinoúpolis, or Πόλις, Polis
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Anthem
Hymn of the Russian Federation
Capital
(and largest city) Moscow
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Hymn of the Russian Federation
Capital
(and largest city) Moscow
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February 11 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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Events
- 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
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February 24 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
By Roman custom February 24
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Royal Parks of London
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- Bushy Park
- Green Park
- Greenwich Park
- Hyde Park
- Kensington Gardens
- Regent's Park
- Richmond Park
- St. James's Park
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March 24 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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Anthem
L-Innu Malti
("The Maltese Anthem")
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L-Innu Malti
("The Maltese Anthem")
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June 4 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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Events
- 780 BC - The first historic solar eclipse is recorded in China.
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The Cyprus Convention of June 4, 1878 was a secret agreement reached between the United Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire which granted control of Cyprus to Great Britain in exchange for their support of the Ottomans during the Congress of Berlin.
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