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30 January 1965: A state funeral was held in London for Sir...

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30 January 1965

A state funeral was held in London for Sir Winston Churchill , who had died on 24 January.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
423

Margaret Fell

MF was the most prolific, as well as one of the most influential, Quaker writers. She wrote letters; her single-volume collected works contained forty-five tracts, nearly all written in the 1650s and 1660s. They appeared...

20 September 1523: Argula von Grumbach, a Bavarian whom many...

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20 September 1523

Argula von Grumbach , a Bavarian whom many call the earliest Protestant woman writer, penned two polemical letters which were later published (one to the University of Ingolstadt and one to Duke William IV of Bavaria

1863: Florence Theobald developed the spiritualist...

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1863

Florence Theobald developed the spiritualist ability of passive writing.
Owen, Alex. The Darkened Room: Women, Power, and Spiritualism in Late Nineteenth-Century England. Virago, 1989.
79, 81-3, 87

November 1800: In the US election the Democratic-Republicans...

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November 1800

In the US election the Democratic -Republicans decisively defeated John Adams and the Federalist party . According to the system of that time Thomas Jefferson was chosen for President (over Aaron Burr ) not...

29 January 1728: John Gay's The Beggar's Opera opened at Lincoln's...

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29 January 1728

John Gay 's The Beggar's Opera opened at Lincoln's Inn Fields . It was published on 14 February.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
2: 931, 956-7
A Register of Books 1728-1732, extracted from the Monthly Chronicle. Gregg Press, 1964.
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10 October 1967: The Bolivian military executed the Argentinian-born...

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10 October 1967

The Bolivian military executed the Argentinian-born revolutionary Che (Ernesto) Guevara , whose declared military aim was a pan-South-American socialist bloc.
Seymour, David, and Emily Seymour, editors. A Century of News. Contender Books, 2003.

1967: This year the number of US troops in Vietnam...

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1967

This year the number of US troops in Vietnam rose to 500,000 (up from 23,000 in early 1965).
Kettle, Martin. “Nixon ’wrecked early peace in Vietnam’”. The Guardian, 9 Aug. 2000, p. 3.
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January 1961: In the month of taking office, President...

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January 1961

In the month of taking office, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy set up a Presidential Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) to report on the position of women in the United States.
Kessler-Harris, Alice. “Into the blue”. Women’s Review of Books, Vol.
xx
, No. 10-11, July 2003, p. 32.
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1911: An authorised English translation of Henri...

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1911

An authorised English translation of Henri Bergson 's Laughter appeared, by Cloudesley Brereton and Fred Rothwell .
British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.

April 1860: A monthly periodical for women entitled Magdalen's...

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April 1860

A monthly periodical for women entitled Magdalen's Friend and Female Homes' Intelligencer began publication in London.
Palmegiano, Eugenia M. Women and British Periodicals, 1832-1867: A Bibliography. Garland, 1976.
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1 July 1875: The Union of Shirt and Collar Makers and...

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1 July 1875

The Union of Shirt and Collar Makers and the Union of Women Upholsteresses were founded.
Levine, Philippa. Victorian Feminism 1850-1900. Hutchinson, 1987.
126
Simcox, Edith J. “Eight Years of Co-Operative Shirtmaking”. Nineteenth Century, Vol.
15
, June 1884, pp. 1037-54.
1037

1943: Lady Eve Balfour, an early proponent of organic...

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1943

Lady Eve Balfour , an early proponent of organic farming (an earl's daughter whose dazzling family connections made her a descendant of the writer Rosina Bulwer Lytton and niece of the suffragists Frances Balfour and...

By November 1754: David Hume published at Edinburgh the first...

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By November 1754

David Hume published at Edinburgh the first volume of his History of Great Britain (called in most later editions The History of England).
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
2 (1756): 385-404
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
24 (1754): 533; 29 (1759): 133
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

By mid-June 1907: Margaret McMillan, socialist, educationist,...

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By mid-June 1907

Margaret McMillan , socialist, educationist, and sister and biographer of Rachel McMillan , published an important work in social studies entitled Labour and Childhood.
TLS Centenary Archive Centenary Archive [1902-2012]. http://www.gale.com/c/the-times-literary-supplement-historical-archive.
(14 June 1907): 191
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
under Margaret and Rachel McMillan

18 April 1972: Bangladesh was admitted to the Commonwea...

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18 April 1972

Bangladesh was admitted to the Commonwealth.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
433
Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
264

28 October 1636: Harvard College was founded in Cambridge,...

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28 October 1636

Harvard College was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
Channing, Edward. A History of the United States. Macmillan, 1905–1932, 6 vols.
1: 433

1770 or 1771: Scottish painter George Romney did a portrait...

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1770 or 1771

Scottish painter George Romney did a portrait of English painter Mary Moser which shows her using the medium of oils, mark of the professional rather than the amateur.
“Brilliant Women: 18th-Century Bluestockings”. National Portrait Gallery.

6 October 1848: Imperial troops clashed with Viennese radicals,...

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6 October 1848

Imperial troops clashed with Viennese radicals, beginning the so-called second revolution.
Deák, István. “Lawful Revolutions and the Many Meanings of Freedom in the Habsburg Monarchy”. Revolution and the Meanings of Freedom in the Nineteenth Century, edited by Isser Woloch, Stanford University Press, 1996, pp. 280-14.
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1898: Gerald Duckworth (half-brother of Virginia...

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1898

Gerald Duckworth (half-brother of Virginia Woolf ) founded his own publishing house at Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London.
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 112. Gale Research, 1991.
112: 103
Mumby, Frank Arthur, and Ian Norrie. Mumby’s Publishing and Bookselling in the Twentieth Century. 6th ed., Bell and Hyman, 1982.
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1961: The Electrical Trades Union was expelled...

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1961

The Electrical Trades Union was expelled from the both the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and the Labour Party amid allegations of malpractice and ballot-rigging on the part of its Communist leadership.
Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson, editors. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History, 1714-1995. Third edition, Longman, 1996.
219

By 26 March 1741: Emilie du Chatelet composed, within a month,...

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By 26 March 1741

Emilie du Chatelet composed, within a month, a refutation to sexist attack by Jean-Baptiste Dortous de Mairin , Secretary of the Académie Française , on her Treatise on the Nature of Fire.
Zinsser, Judith P. “Emilie du Châtelet: genius, gender, and intellectual authority”. Women Writers and the Early Modern British Political Tradition, edited by Hilda L. Smith, Cambridge University Press, 1998, pp. 168-90.
176ff
Bodanis, David. “The scientist whom history forgot”. Guardian Weekly, 4–10 Aug. 2006, p. 10.
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1536: Henry VIII ordered the dissolution of the...

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1536

Henry VIII ordered the dissolution of the monasteries in England and Wales; 560 institutions were suppressed by November 1539.
Guy, John. “The Tudor Age (1485-1603)”. Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, edited by Kenneth O. Morgan, Oxford University Press, 1984, pp. 223-85.
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September 1753: George Drummond, Provost of Edinburgh (and...

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September 1753

George Drummond , Provost of Edinburgh (and brother of the Quaker preacher and writer May Drummond ), laid the foundation stone of the new Royal Exchange there.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
under George Drummond; May Drummond

1723: Johann Sebastian Bach was appointed to the...

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1723

Johann Sebastian Bach was appointed to the position of Kantor at the Thomasschule in Leipzig. He was the first to hold this position without a certificate of his competence in the field of teaching Latin.
Grafton, Anthony. “Not Dead Yet”. London Review of Books, Vol.
37
, No. 1, 8 Jan. 2015, pp. 32-4.
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