1828
Recovery
While recovering from his tunnel injuries Brunel develops ideas for a suspension bridge across the Avon Gorge.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Brighton in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
While recovering from his tunnel injuries Brunel develops ideas for a suspension bridge across the Avon Gorge.
The 3rd Division is stationed to defend the coast around Brighton
Meets Winston Churchill for the 1st time
Birth of David Paul Greenfield, later keyboard player with The Stranglers.
Birth of Stephen Michael James "Steve" Ovett
Rejects unilateral nuclear disarmament at Labour Party conference.
Rejects unilateral nuclear disarmament at Labour conference.
Warns against going naked into the conference chamber.
Uses his Conservative Party conference speech to argue for a defence policy centred on Britain's European and NATO commitments.
Dave Gilmour steps in to play guitar when Syd is unable to play at Brighton
Dave Gilmour steps in to play guitar when Syd is unable to play at Brighton
Speaks against entrance to Asian British passport holders expelled by Idi Amin
Speaks against Asian British passport holders expelled by Idi Amin from Uganda
A brief spell managing Brighton & Hove Albion, less successful on the South Coast than with his previous club, winning only 12 of his 32 games in charge of the 3rd Division side
Links national sovereignty, EEC membership and devolution in a speech to Young Conservatives in Brighton.
Addresses Conservative Party Conference for the 1st time since Thatchers leadership
Tells Callaghan to, "keep taking the tablets", after Peter Jay compares him to Moses
Tells Callaghan to, "keep taking the tablets", after Peter Jay compares him to Moses
Rejects calls to change course at Conservative conference.
Uses the Brighton conference speech to reject a change of economic course.
Writes the phrase used in Thatcher's conference speech.
Tells Conservative conference that the lady's not for turning.
The Jams final concert takes place at the Brighton Centre
An IRA bomb at the party conference hotel kills Wakenhams wife & injures his legs
An IRA bomb at the party conference hotel kills Wakenhams wife & injures his legs
An IRA bomb at the party conference hotel kills Wakenhams wife & injures his legs
Government record concerning the IRA: An IRA bomb at the party conference hotel kills Wakenhams wife & injures his legs
Historical IRA record under Conservative Party Government: An IRA bomb at the party conference hotel kills Wakenhams wife & injures his legs
IRA context for John Wakenham: An IRA bomb at the party conference hotel kills Wakenhams wife & injures his legs
An IRA bomb explodes at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party conference. 4 are killed but the conference continues
Tebbits wife is paralysed. Injured by an IRA bomb at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party Conference
An IRA bomb explodes at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party conference
Injured by an IRA bomb at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party Conference
Government record concerning the IRA: An IRA bomb explodes at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party conference. 4 are killed but the conference continues
Historical IRA record under Conservative Party Government: An IRA bomb explodes at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party conference. 4 are killed but the conference continues
IRA context for Margaret Hilda Thatcher: An IRA bomb explodes at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party conference. 4 are killed but the conference continues
Government record concerning the IRA: Tebbits wife is paralysed. Injured by an IRA bomb at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party Conference
Historical IRA record under Conservative Party Government: Tebbits wife is paralysed. Injured by an IRA bomb at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party Conference
IRA context for Norman Tebbit: Tebbits wife is paralysed. Injured by an IRA bomb at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party Conference
Ends the conference with a speech offering the Police more men & equipment
Annual Conservative Party Conference, Thatcher & Tebbit oppose the Maastricht Treaty
Encourages Conservative resistance to further European political integration.
Publicly opposes the Maastricht settlement during the Conservative conference.
Publicly defends ratification of the Maastricht Treaty and challenges Conservative Eurosceptic arguments against European integration.
Starmer supports placing a negotiated Brexit outcome before voters in a referendum.
Starmer presents a programme centred on work, care, equality and security.
Provenance
These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Brighton. 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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