29 September 1938
Conference of Munich
Attends the Conference at the Fuhrerhaus with Hitler, Mussolini & Daladier
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Munich in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Attends the Conference at the Fuhrerhaus with Hitler, Mussolini & Daladier
The Sudetenland is ceded to Germany & Teschen is ceded to Poland. Ruthenia & a part of Slovakia is ceded to Hungary
Chamberlain attended the four-power conference without representatives of Czechoslovakia present at the negotiations.
Agreed in the early hours, Chamberlain & Daladier must break it to the Czechs
Chamberlain and Hitler signed a separate Anglo-German declaration expressing a desire to resolve future disputes through consultation.
Chamberlain signed the Munich Agreement in the early hours after the four powers settled the evacuation timetable.
Abstains in the Commons on the Munich Agreement vote
Abstains when the vote on the Munich Agreement is taken in the Commons
Abstains in the Commons on the Munich Agreement vote
Abstains when the vote on the Munich Agreement is taken in the Commons
The most public critic of Neville Chamberlains appeasement policy inside the Cabinet, resigns over the Munich Agreement
The most public critic of Neville Chamberlains appeasement policy inside the Cabinet, resigns over the Munich Agreement
The most public critic of Neville Chamberlains appeasement policy inside the Cabinet, resigns over the Munich Agreement
The Commons debate on the Munich Agreement begins
The Commons debate on the Munich Agreement begins
Calls for a group to oppose Chamberlain but finds few supporters
Makes a speech describing the Munich Agreement as "a disaster of the first magnitude"
Makes a speech describing the Munich Agreement as "a disaster of the first magnitude"
The RAF launch a 25 minute bombing raid on Munich
Man Utd chartered an aeroplane to fly them home from their European Cup match against the Yugoslavian team Red Star Belgrade, which ended in a 3-3 draw (United won the tie 5-4 on aggregate)
Matt Busby is seriously injured and had to stay in hospital for some time after the crash, and is read his last rites twice.
Seven of Manchester United's players die immediately, and Duncan Edwards dies from his injuries on 21 February, 2 other players had to retire because of their injuries.
The British European Airways Flight 609 crashes on its 3rd attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at the Munich-Riem airport, 23 of the 44 passengers on board die including 8 of the "Busby Babes".
The take-off from Belgrade was delayed for an hour as the United player Johnny Berry had lost his passport,[2] then the plane made a scheduled stop in Munich to refuel.
There is speculation that the club would fold, but a threadbare United team completes the 1957-1958 season, with United's coach Jimmy Murphy standing in as manager.
Survivor of the Munich air disaster
Drums on Achilles Last Stand during the Presence sessions.
Captains Chelsea to their first Champions League title after a penalty shootout against Bayern Munich.
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