Historical place archive

Bournemouth in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Bournemouth in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

8 records7 event labels6 people1910–2003

Historical events in Bournemouth

1910

12 July 1910
Bournemouth Air Crash
Charles Stewart Rolls · Aviation

Becomes the first British pilot killed in a powered-aircraft accident.

12 July 1910
Death of Charles Rolls
Charles Stewart Rolls · Aviation

Dies when his aircraft crashes during a Bournemouth flying meeting.

1940

9 May 1940
Resignation of Neville Chamberlain
Clement Richard Attlee · Labour Party

Sends a letter to Chamberlain saying Labour will not serve under Chamberlain

1986

1986
Conference of Conservatives
John Wakenham · Conservative Party Government

Organizes the conference prior to the 1987 election victory

1986
Election
John Wakenham · Conservative Party Government

Organizes the conference prior to the 1987 election victory

1998

1998
Conference of Conservatives
William Hague · Conservative Party Government

The Suns front page read, in a parody of the famous Monty Pythons "Dead Parrot" sketch

2001

20 August 2001
Death of Fred Hoyle
Fred Hoyle · Astronomy

Dies in Bournemouth after suffering strokes in later life.

2003

September 2003
Labour Conference Speech
James Gordon Brown · Labour Party Government

Brown urges Labour to remain bold, united and rooted in its political identity.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Bournemouth. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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