Historical place archive

Salisbury in History

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

16 records12 event labels10 people1941โ€“2006

Historical events in Salisbury

1941

17 December 1941
Birth of Dave Dee
Dave Dee ยท Popular Music

Birth of Dave Dee, born David John Harman

1947

1947
Visit to Salisbury
George VI ยท House of Windsor

Pays a Royal visit to Rhodesia & opens the state Parliamen

1960

26 January 1960
Greeted by rioters in Rhodesia
Maurice Harold MacMillan ยท Conservative Party Government

Greeted by rioters in Rhodesia

1966

1966
Independence of Great Britain
Harold Wilson ยท Labour Party Government

Rhodesia rejects terms offered on board the HMS Tiger by Harold Wilson

1966
Independence of Rhodesia
Harold Wilson ยท Labour Party Government

Rhodesia rejects terms offered on board the HMS Tiger by Harold Wilson

1968

17 November 1968
Independence of Great Britain
Harold Wilson ยท Labour Party Government

The Anglo-Rhodesian talks in Salisbury end in deadlock

17 November 1968
Independence of Rhodesia
Harold Wilson ยท Labour Party Government

The Anglo-Rhodesian talks in Salisbury end in deadlock

1971

15 November 1971
Constitution of Great Britain
Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home ยท Conservative Party Government

Douglas-Home opend talks with Ian Smith

15 November 1971
Diplomatic Negotiations at Salisbury
Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home ยท Conservative Party Government

Douglas-Home opens talks with Ian Smith

24 November 1971
Constitution of Great Britain
Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home ยท Conservative Party Government

Agreement is reached on the new Rhodesian constitution

1977

14 January 1977
Death of Anthony Eden
Anthony Eden ยท Conservative Party

Death of Anthony Eden

1980

18 April 1980
Zimbabwe Independence
Christopher Soames ยท Conservative Party Government

Completes his role as governor during the transition to Zimbabwe.

18 April 1980
Zimbabwe Independence
Margaret Hilda Thatcher ยท Conservative Party Government

Recognises Zimbabwe's independence after the Lancaster House settlement.

1983

1983
Member of Parliament
Robert Key ยท Conservative Party Government

Elected Member of Parliament for Salisbury

1985

February 1985
Arundells Home
Edward Richard George Heath ยท Conservative Party

Acquires Arundells in Salisbury which later becomes closely associated with his retirement years.

2006

January 2006
Will
Edward Richard George Heath ยท Conservative Party Government

Heath leaves ล“5 million in his will, most of it bequeathed to a charitable foundation to conserve his 18th century home, Arundells, next to Salisbury Cathedral

Provenance

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