Death of Louis Braille
Louis Braille died on January 6th, 1852, aged 43.
Richard Cavendish
Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Alliance
The Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Alliance, the first between a European country and an Asiatic power against a Western rival, was signed on 30 January 1902.
Birth of Lord George Gordon
Lord George Gordon was born on December 26th, 1751.
Richard Trevithick's First Steam Carriage
The 'puffing devil', the first passenger-carrying vehicle powered by steam, made its debut on a road outside Redruth in Cornwall on December 24th, 1801.
The Kingdom of Libya is Established
Richard Cavendish explains how the Kingdom of Libya was established on December 24th, 1951.
Death of Kate Greenaway
Kate Greenaway, 'the uncrowned queen of the golden age of children's book illustration', died of cancer, aged fifty-four, on November 6th, 1901.
St Francis Xavier Departs From Japan
The first Christian missionary to the country, Francis Xavier, departed from Japan on November 21st, 1551, having made perhaps some 2,000 converts.
Elizabeth I's 'Golden' Speech
The queen gave her last speech to Parliament on November 30th, 1601.
Death of Tycho Brahe
The Danish astronomer died on October 24th, 1601.
Churchill becomes Prime Minister again
Churchill became PM for a second time on October 26th, 1951, only a month away from his 77th birthday.