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1832: Walter Hancock designed and built a steam-powered...

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1832

Walter Hancock designed and built a steam-powered omnibus to carry passengers for the London and Paddington Steam Carriage Company .
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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Barker, Theodore Cardwell, and Michael Robbins. A History of London Transport: Passenger Travel and the Development of the Metropolis. Rev., Allen and Unwin, 1975, 2 vol.
I: 44

30 March 1638: John Wilkins entered in the Stationers' Register...

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30 March 1638

John Wilkins entered in the Stationers' RegisterDiscovery of a World in the Moone, an early fictional response to features of the moon's surface newly made visible by telescopes; it was printed this year.
Cavendish, Margaret. “Introduction”. Paper Bodies: A Margaret Cavendish Reader, edited by Sylvia Bowerbank and Sara Heller Mendelson, Broadview, 2000, pp. 9-37.
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Cox, Michael, editor. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2002, 2 vols.

1 May 1776: The secret society of the Illuminati was...

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1 May 1776

The secret society of the Illuminati was founded in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
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Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford, 1990.

1859: The Ladies' Collegiate School, Belfast, was...

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1859

The Ladies' Collegiate School , Belfast, was founded by Margaret Byers to prepare Protestant girls to be governesses and teachers.
O’Connor, Anne V. “The Revolution in Girls’ Secondary Education in Ireland, 1860-1910”. Girls Don’t Do Honours: Irish Women in Education in the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Mary Cullen, Women’s Education Bureau, 1987, pp. 31-54.
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1874: Bradley Thomas Batsford's bookshop in London...

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1874

Bradley Thomas Batsford 's bookshop in London went into the publishing business as B. T. Batsford at the instigation of Batsford's son (also named Bradley).
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 106. Gale Research, 1991.
106: 15-6

1894: Anthony Hope (pen-name of Sir Anthony Hope...

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1894

Anthony Hope (pen-name of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins) published his immensely popular novel The Prisoner of Zenda.
Solo: Search Oxford University Libraries Online. 18 July 2011, http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=OXVU1&fromLogin=true&reset_config=true.

14 October 1769: Garrick's afterpiece The Jubilee opened at...

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14 October 1769

Garrick 's afterpiece The Jubilee opened at Drury Lane , where it enjoyed the record run of the century: ninety performances in one season.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
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19 July 1913: Skywriting by aeroplane, a new form of advertising,...

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19 July 1913

Skywriting by aeroplane, a new form of advertising, was first introduced by Milton J. Bryant in the skies over Seattle, Washington.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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1 December 1969: The Calthorpe Nursing Home opened in Birmingham...

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1 December 1969

The Calthorpe Nursing Home opened in Birmingham as Britain's only clinic dealing solely with abortions.
Hindell, Keith, and Madeleine Simms. Abortion Law Reformed. Peter Owen, 1971.
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Hordern, Anthony. Legal Abortion: The English Experience. Pergamon, 1971.
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September 1896: in Sierra Leone the Human Leopard Society...

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September 1896

in Sierra Leone the Human Leopard Society (whose members clothed themselves in leopard skins) vowed to kill people in order to eat them .
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
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1835: The London City Mission was established by...

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1835

The London City Mission was established by Nonconformists and Anglican Evangelicals; similar organizations appeared nationwide.
Bradley, Ian. The Call to Seriousness: The Evangelical Impact on the Victorians. Jonathan Cape, 1976.
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31 August 1941: Marina Tsvetaeva, poet and playwright, hanged...

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31 August 1941

Marina Tsvetaeva , poet and playwright, hanged herself in the small town of Elabuga, USSR, either during or just after she was visited by agents of the NKVD or People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs...

Probably 12th Century: A middle English translation from Latin entitled...

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Probably 12th Century

A middle English translation from Latin entitled The Knowing of Women's Kind in Childing was largely derived from writings by the Italian woman doctor Trotula or Trota .
Barratt, Alexandra, editor. Women’s Writing in Middle English. Longman, 1992.
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March 1939: Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia, despite the...

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March 1939

Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia, despite the assurances he had given at Munich in September 1938 about respecting its integrity.
“World War Two: Timeline”. History on the Net: History Topics: War and Conflict.
Cohen, Susan. “Women’s History Month: Eleanor Rathbone”. Women’s History Network Blog, 25 Mar. 2010.

By 24 February 1883: Elinor Louisa Huddart, as Elinor Hume, released...

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By 24 February 1883

Elinor Louisa Huddart , as Elinor Hume, released My Heart and I, a novel successful enough to cover its own costs.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
2887 (1883): 244
Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford, 1990.

Emily Faithfull

EF , Victorian feminist, was a publisher before she was an author. After years of intermittent journalistic writing and editing, she published a novel and a travel book. She also became well-known as a lecturer.
Emily Faithfull Albumen carte-de-visite of Emily Faithfull taken some time in the mid to late 1860s. (A carte-de-visite was a photo in the small size of the visiting card.) She is wearing a single-button jacket with white shirt collar and bow tie, looking quite sharp. Her hair is parted in the middle and slicked to the sides.

10 March 1993: Gynaecologist Dr David Gunn was shot dead...

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10 March 1993

Gynaecologist Dr David Gunn was shot dead in Pensacola, Florida, by anti-abortion terrorists.
Williams, Neville et al. Chronology of the 20th Century. Helicon, 1996.
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18 November 1929: Robert Graves's First World War autobiography...

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18 November 1929

Robert Graves 's First World War autobiography Goodbye to All That was published in London.
“The Times Digital Archive 1785-2007”. Thompson Gale: The Times Digital Archive.
(8 November 1929): 20
Burrow, Colin. “Adjusting the Mechanism”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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14 June 1911: The future Edward VIII was invested as Prince...

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14 June 1911

The future Edward VIII was invested as Prince of Wales at Caernarvon Castle in Wales: the first such ceremony to be held in the Principality itself in modern times.
Ruck, Berta. An Asset to Wales. Hutchinson, 1970.
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1880: The Obstetrical Society established examination...

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1880

The Obstetrical Society established examination centres throughout England.
Donnison, Jean. Midwives and Medical Men: A History of Inter-Professional Rivalries and Women’s Rights. Schocken Books, 1977.
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1936: Freda Swain, an English composer and pianist,...

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1936

Freda Swain , an English composer and pianist, founded the British Music Movement to promote new music, in an attempt to establish British music internationally.
Sadie, Julie Anne, and Rhian Samuel, editors. The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. Macmillan, 1994.
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Laura Riding

LR , an American who spent crucial years of her astonishingly productive life in England and Europe, was an important modernist poet, critic, and theorist, who regarded her poetry as a tool in the search...

Mary Ann Kelty

MAK 's first publications were novels issued in the 1820s (intelligent, pious but not totally unworldly), which had considerable success in Britain, the USA, and Continental Europe. Later the religious element became dominant in her...

25 May 1659: Richard Cromwell (who had succeeded his father...

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25 May 1659

Richard Cromwell (who had succeeded his father as Lord Protector the previous year) resigned, leaving the way clear for negotiation with Charles II about restoration to the throne.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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