Historical place archive

Leicester in History

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

6 records6 event labels4 people1909–1949

Historical events in Leicester

1909

6 September 1909
Budget
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · Liberal Party Government

Speaks against the Lords rejection of the Budget, refers to dangers of class warfare

6 September 1909
Speech
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · Liberal Party Government

Speaks against the Lords plan to vote against the Budget

1923

1923
Election
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · Liberal Party

Defeated at Leicester West

1926

17 June 1926
Birth of Alan Arthur Walters
Alan Arthur Walters · Conservative Party

Birth of Alan Arthur Walters, his father was a Communist and grocer who sold goods from a van

1945

11 January 1945
Birth of Anthony John Selvidge
Tony Kaye · Popular Music

Birth of Anthony John Selvidge, later known as Tony Kaye, original Yes keyboard player.

1949

1949
Leicester City FC
Donald George "Don" Revie · Football

Appointed Captain of Leicester City

Provenance

About these place records

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