Historical place archive

Rome in History

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

10 records9 event labels8 people1917–1994

Historical events in Rome

1917

5 January 1917
Rome Allied Strategy Conference
David Lloyd George · World War, 1st

Attends Allied discussions in Rome and argues for greater attention to the Italian front.

6 January 1917
Italian Front Offensive Alternative Promoted
David Lloyd George · World War, 1st

Presses an alternative Allied strategy intended to avoid another Somme-scale battle in France.

1930

13 May 1930
Debut
Edris Albert "Eddie" Hapgood · Football

England debut against Italy, which finished a 11 draw, Hapgood became England captain and wore the armband 21 times

1944

5 June 1944
Capture of Rome
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · World War, 2nd

Announces the Allied liberation of Rome in the Commons

1951

1951
Birth of Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II · House of Windsor

Received by the Pope & celebrates her 25th birthday

1951
Visit to Rome
Elizabeth II · House of Windsor

Pays a royal state visit to Italy

1969

December 1969
Pink Floyd
Roger Waters · Popular Music

Studio sessions in Rome for the soundtrack of "Zabriskie Point"

1977

25 May 1977
European Cup
Bob Paisley · Football

Guides Liverpool to their first European Cup.

1984

30 May 1984
European Cup
Joe Fagan · Football

Guides Liverpool to European Cup victory over Roma.

1994

16 November 1994
Balzan Prize
Fred Hoyle · Astronomy

Hoyle shared the Balzan Prize for pioneering contributions to the theory of stellar evolution.

Provenance

About these place records

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