18 September 1714
Landing at Greenwich
Arrives at Greenwich on entering Britain as king.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Greenwich in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Arrives at Greenwich on entering Britain as king.
Lands in Greenwich accompanied by his son Prince George Augustus, the future George II
Meets George I at Greenwich shortly after the new king arrives in Britain and receives a warm personal greeting.
Dies after decades of observations connected with Greenwich.
Succeeds Flamsteed as Astronomer Royal at Greenwich.
Harrison's marine timekeeping work enters longitude debates centred on Greenwich.
Becomes Astronomer Royal and promotes Greenwich observations.
Appointed Governor of Greenwich Hospital
Publishes the Nautical Almanac to aid longitude calculation.
Appointed Governor of Greenwich Hospital
Appointed Governor of Greenwich Hospital
Appointed Lieutenant Governor of Greenwich Hospital
Nelson's body reaches Greenwich before the London funeral ceremonies.
Nelson's body is brought to Greenwich before his state funeral.
Nelson lies in state before his funeral.
Takes charge of Greenwich Observatory after Maskelyne.
Becomes Astronomer Royal and modernizes Greenwich observations.
Installs the transit instrument later defining the Greenwich prime meridian.
In the next general election the South Lancashire constituency had been broken-up by the Second Reform Act into two: South East Lancashire and South West Lancashire, Gladstone stands for South West Lancashire and for Greenwich, it being quite common then for candidates to stand in two constituencies simultaneously,he was is defeated in Lancashire and wins in Greenwich
Scott attends the Royal Naval College at Greenwich
Scott attends the Royal Naval College at Greenwich
Passes his examinations for Sub-Lieutenant, with four First Class certificates out of five
Nominated to the post of chief assistant to the Astronomer Royal at the Royal Greenwich Observatory
Greenwich timekeeping remains central to public time distribution.
Identifies Pasiphae, a distant retrograde satellite moving around Jupiter.
Becomes Astronomer Royal and director at Greenwich.
Takes national leadership of British positional astronomy.
Birth of Vanessa Redgrave
Opens the National Maritime Museum, 1st public appearence since the abdication. George VIs 1st public apearence since the abdication
Present at George Is opening of the National Maritime Museum
Opens the National Maritime Museum, 1st public appearence since the abdication. Opens the National Maritime Museum. George VIs 1st public apearence since the abdication
Attends the opening of the National Maritime Museum.
Opens the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich.
Opens Cutty Sark as a preserved historic ship.
The London Borough of Greenwich is created under local government reorganisation.
Knighted on the Quay at Greenwich by Elizabeth II
Maritime Greenwich is inscribed as a World Heritage Site.
Unveils plans for the interior of the Millenium Dome
The Millennium Dome opens at Greenwich for the national millennium exhibition.
The former Millennium Dome reopens as The O2 entertainment venue.
Grants Greenwich royal borough status in the Diamond Jubilee year.
Greenwich Park hosts Olympic equestrian and modern pentathlon events.
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