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Great Britain in 1883

Historical records for Great Britain in 1883, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

14Records
14Events
10Named people
5Places
10Categories

Historical records

January

3 January 1883Birth of Clement Richard AttleeClement Richard Attlee Attlee, 1st

Putney · Politics / Labour Party

Birth of Clement Richard Attlee in Putney, London

April

6 April 1883Excellent Gunnery Command BeginsJohn Arbuthnot Fisher

Portsmouth · Warfare / World War, 1st

Fisher takes command of HMS Excellent, strengthening his association with naval gunnery and technical training.

November

1 November 1883Battle of El ObeidWilliam Ewart Gladstone

El Obeid · Warfare / Sudan War

Defeat leads to withdrawal from the Sudan. British & allied troops are trapped by the Mahdi & massacred

Other Events

1883ArchbishopEdward Benson

Canterbury · Religion / Church of England

Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury

1883Archbishop of CanterburyEdward Benson

Canterbury · Religion / Church of England

Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury

1883BAASArthur Cayley

Science / Mathematics

Appointed President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science

1883Bankruptcy ActJoseph Chamberlain

London · Economy / Company Law

The Bankruptcy Act strengthens official administration and investigation of insolvent businesses.

1883Commander in ChiefWilliam Hicks

Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander of the Egyptian Army in Sudan

1883EducationRobert Falcon Scott

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Scott passes out of Britannia as a midshipman, seventh overall in a class of 26

1883ElectionWilliam Ewart Gladstone

London · Government / Liberal Party Government

Passes an Act which seeks to safeguard elections against malpractice

1883GovernorLansdowne Lansdowne, 5th

Government / Liberal Party Government

Appointed Governor of General of Canada

1883LegislationWilliam Ewart Gladstone

London · Government / Liberal Party Government

Passes an Act which seeks to safeguard elections against malpractice

1883Primrose LeagueRandolph Henry Spencer-Churchill

Government / Conservative Party Government

Founder of the Primrose League

1883Reform of GovernmentWilliam Ewart Gladstone

London · Government / Liberal Party Government

Passes an Act which seeks to safeguard elections against malpractice

Names involved

Arthur CayleyClement Richard Attlee Attlee, 1stEdward BensonJohn Arbuthnot FisherJoseph ChamberlainLansdowne Lansdowne, 5thRandolph Henry Spencer-ChurchillRobert Falcon ScottWilliam Ewart GladstoneWilliam Hicks

Places involved

CanterburyEl ObeidLondonPortsmouthPutney

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.