Historical place archive

Chelsea in History

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

3 records3 event labels3 people1715–1962

Historical events in Chelsea

1715

1715
Governor of Chelsea Hospital
John Churchill · Government of England

Becomes governor of Chelsea Hospital, adding responsibility for a major institution serving veteran soldiers.

1814

1814
Education
Isambard Kingdom Brunel · Civil Engineering

By the age of eight Brunel has learned Euclidean geometry and shows strong ability in mathematics and mechanics.

1962

7 December 1962
Audition
Bill Wyman · Popular Music

Auditions for the Rolling Stones and soon replaces Dick Taylor on bass.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Chelsea. 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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