1824
Patent
Patents a cement which is impervious to water
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Leeds in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Patents a cement which is impervious to water
Works with his son to establish practical X-ray crystallography.
Develops instruments for measuring X-ray diffraction from crystals.
Falstaff receives its first performance at the Leeds Festival.
Elgar conducts the premiere of his symphonic study.
Birth of Alan Bennett, son of a co-op butcher
First elected Member of Parliament for Leeds South
Healey is elected Member of Parliament for Leeds South East.
Healey wins the Leeds South East by-election and enters the House of Commons.
Healey enters Parliament after winning the Leeds South East by-election for Labour.
Charlton plays in the Leeds senior team for the first time
Healey wins Leeds East at the 1955 general election.
Healey begins representing Leeds East, a constituency he retains until his Commons retirement in 1992.
Healey moves to Leeds East at the general election and holds it for decades.
Healey wins the newly created Leeds East constituency and represents it until retiring from the Commons.
Elected Member of Parliament for Leeds North-East
Moves to Leeds for a transfer fee of pounds 12,000
Appointed player-manager at Leeds United
The Who record Live at Leeds at the University of Leeds.
Lasts only 44 days as Manager of Leeds United before he is sacked after upsetting many of Leedss star players, notably Johnny Giles, Norman Hunter and Billy Bremner. Has the unenviable record of being Leeds Uniteds least successful permanent manager winning only 1 match, his pay-off was estimated at ล98,000
Lasts only 44 days as Manager of Leeds United before he is sacked after ups etting many of Leedss star players, notably Johnny Giles, Norman Hunter and Billy Bremner. Appointed Manager of Leeds United following Don Revies departure to become manager of England, though this time Taylor didnt join him
Appointed manager of Leeds United but, after just 45 days in charge at Elland Road, Stein resigns, accepting the position of Scotland manager
Appointed manager of Leeds United but, after just 45 days in charge at Elland Road, Stein resigns, accepting the position of Scotland manager
Appointed manager of Leeds United
Appointed manager of Leeds United
Starmer begins studying law at the University of Leeds.
Appointed manager of Leeds United
Starmer graduates from the University of Leeds with a law degree.
Appointed manager of Leeds United
Appointed manager of Leeds United
Appointed manager of Leeds United
Appointed manager of Leeds United
Appointed manager of Leeds United
Appointed manager of Leeds United
Appointed manager of Leeds United
Appointed manager of Leeds United
Appointed manager of Leeds United
Appointed manager of Leeds United
Appointed manager of Leeds United
Appointed manager of Leeds United
Appointed manager of Leeds United
Appointed manager of Leeds United
Reaffirms the coalition government's commitment to family policy in a speech hosted by Relate.
Provenance
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