Historical place archive

Falmouth in History

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

4 records3 event labels3 people1799–1997

Historical events in Falmouth

1799

7 March 1799
Arrival
Marc Isambard Brunel · Civil Engineering

Brunel lands at Falmouth and travels to London to pursue his engineering proposals.

1805

4 November 1805
Trafalgar Dispatch
John Richards Lapenotiere · Napoleonic Wars

Brings Collingwood's Trafalgar dispatch to Britain in HMS Pickle.

1992

1992
Member of Parliament
Sebastian Newbold Coe · Conservative Party Government

Elected Member of Parliament for Falmouth

1997

1997
Member of Parliament
Sebastian Newbold Coe · Conservative Party Government

Coe loses his seat in Falmouth

Provenance

About these place records

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