Browse historical events and people recorded at Canterbury in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
27 records5 event labels13 people1868–2003
Historical events in Canterbury
1868
1868
Archbishop
Archibald Tait · Church of England
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
1868
Archbishop of Canterbury
Archibald Tait · Church of England
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
1883
1883
Archbishop
Edward Benson · Church of England
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
1883
Archbishop of Canterbury
Edward Benson · Church of England
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
1896
1896
Archbishop
Frederick Temple · Church of England
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
1896
Archbishop of Canterbury
Frederick Temple · Church of England
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
1903
1903
Archbishop
Randall Davidson · Church of England
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
1903
Archbishop of Canterbury
Randall Davidson · Church of England
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
1928
1928
Archbishop
Cosmo Gordon Lang · Church of England
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
1928
Archbishop of Canterbury
Cosmo Gordon Lang · Church of England
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
1942
31 October 1942
Battle of Britain
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · World War, 2nd
Germany bombs Canterbury in the biggest daylight raid since the Battle of Britain
1944
1944
Archbishop
Geoffrey Fisher · Church of England
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
1944
Archbishop of Canterbury
Geoffrey Fisher · Church of England
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
1961
31 May 1961
Archbishop
Michael Ramsey · Church of England
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
31 May 1961
Archbishop of Canterbury
Michael Ramsey · Church of England
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
1974
1974
Archbishop
Donald Coggan · Church of England
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
1974
Archbishop of Canterbury
Donald Coggan · Church of England
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
1980
1980
Archbishop
Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie · Church of England
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
1980
Archbishop of Canterbury
Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie · Church of England
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
1986
12 February 1986
Treaty of Channel Tunnel
Margaret Hilda Thatcher · Conservative Party Government
The Channel Tunnel Treaty with France is signed
1990
25 March 1990
Retirement
Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie · Church of England
Announces decision to retire
1991
1991
Archbishop
George Carey · Church of England
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
1991
Archbishop of Canterbury
George Carey · Church of England
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
25 July 1991
Archbishop
George Carey · Church of England
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury, announcement made
25 July 1991
Archbishop of Canterbury
George Carey · Church of England
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury, announcement made
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