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1882 in Great Britain
Explore 82 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1882.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1882
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January
Birth of Alan Milne
Birth of Alan Milne, creator of "Winnie the Pooh"
Alan Alexander Milne Born
The future creator of Winnie-the-Pooh is born in Kilburn.
Birth of A. A. Milne
Alan Alexander Milne is born in London.
Birth of Virginia Woolf
Birth of Virginia Woolf
Birth of Virginia Woolf
Virginia Stephen, later Virginia Woolf, is born in London.
Virginia Stephen Born
The future modernist writer is born at Hyde Park Gate.
March
Plot
Robert Maclean tries unsuccessfully to assassinate Queen Victoria
Plot
Robert Maclean tries unsuccessfully to assassinate Queen Victoria
April
Birth of Hugh Dowding
Hugh Dowding is born in Moffat, Scotland.
Hugh Dowding Born
The future commander of RAF Fighter Command is born.
May
Death of Lord Frederick Cavendish
Irish National Invincibles kill Cavendish and Thomas Henry Burke.
Phoenix Park Assassination
Is murdered in Phoenix Park on the day he reaches Dublin.
July
Alexandria Forts Bombarded
British warships attack coastal defences during the Egyptian crisis.
Bombardment of Alexandria
Bombards Alexandria during the intervention that leads to British occupation of Egypt and control of the canal route.
Bombardment of Alexandria
Orders the bombardment of Egyptian forts at Alexandria.
August
First Battle of Kassassin
British forces defeat an Egyptian attack near Kassassin.
Kassassin Position Defended
Wolseley's army secures its position during the canal-zone campaign.
September
Kassassin Victory
The victory clears the way for the advance toward Tel el-Kebir.
Second Battle of Kassassin
British forces defeat another Egyptian attack at Kassassin.
Battle of Tel el-Kebir
Defeats Urabi's army in a surprise dawn attack.
Egyptian Defences Broken
The decisive victory breaks organized Egyptian resistance.
British Forces Enter Cairo
The occupation completes the rapid defeat of Urabi's army.
British Occupation of Egypt
His government establishes effective British control after the military victory.
Occupation of Cairo
British forces enter Cairo after victory at Tel el-Kebir.
Postwar Control of Egypt
Britain remains in Egypt after restoring Khedive Tewfik's authority.
Occupation of Egypt
Authorises military occupation of Egypt, giving Britain effective control over the canal zone while Egypt remains formally Ottoman.
October
Arrest of Charles Stewart Parnell
Kilmainham Treaty between Parnell & the Government, Parnell is released
Home Rule
Parnell seeks to use his experience and huge support to advance his pursuit of Home Rule and resurrect the suppressed Land League as the Irish National League (INL). Combines moderate agrarianism, a Home Rule programme with electoral functions, is hierarchical and autocratic in structure with Parnell wielding immense authority and direct Parliamentary control
Irish National League
Parnell leaves the day-to-day running of the INL in the hands of his lieutenants Timothy Harrington as Secretary, William OBrien editor of its newspaper United Ireland and Timothy Healy
Irish National League
Parnell leaves the day-to-day running of the INL in the hands of his lieutenants Timothy Harrington as Secretary, William OBrien editor of its newspaper United Ireland and Timothy Healy
Irish National League
Parnell leaves the day-to-day running of the INL in the hands of his lieutenants Timothy Harrington as Secretary, William OBrien editor of its newspaper United Ireland and Timothy Healy
Irish National League
Combines moderate agrarianism, a Home Rule programme with electoral functions, is hierarchical and autocratic in structure with Parnell wielding immense authority and direct Parliamentary control
Irish National League
Parnell leaves the day-to-day running of the INL in the hands of his lieutenants Timothy Harrington as Secretary, William OBrien editor of its newspaper United Ireland and Timothy Healy.
Irish National League
Parnell seeks to use his experience and huge support to advance his pursuit of Home Rule and resurrect the suppressed Land League as the Irish National League (INL).
Irish National League
The informal alliance between the new, tightly disciplined INL and the Catholic Church is one of the main factors for the revitalisation of the national Home Rule.
Land League
Parnell seeks to use his experience and huge support to advance his pursuit of Home Rule and resurrect the suppressed Land League as the Irish National League (INL)
December
Death of Anthony Trollope
Death of Anthony Trollope
Arthur Stanley Eddington Born
The future astrophysicist and relativity advocate is born.
Birth of Arthur Eddington
Birth of Arthur Eddington
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