25 March 1897Commander of 5th DragoonsRobert Baden-Powell Baden-Powell, 1st
Appointed Commander of the 5th Dragoon Guards
Historical records for Great Britain in 1897, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Appointed Commander of the 5th Dragoon Guards
Devey captains Villa to the league and FA Cup Double.
Villa defeats Blackburn Rovers 3-0 in its first match at Aston Lower Grounds.
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Celebrates Golden Jubilee
Celebrates the Diamond Jubilee
Discovers that malaria is spread by mosquitoes
Fisher assumes command of the North America and West Indies Station.
Supports the operation that captures Abu Hamed and opens the next stage of the Nile advance.
Consolidates control of Berber and prepares the army for operations against the Atbara position.
Birth of Aneurin Bevan in Tredegar, Monmouthshire.
Publication of "Anothers Burden"
Carden's Benin Expedition service contributes to the campaign honours associated with his Victorian naval career.
Carden serves in the Benin Expedition under Rear-Admiral Harry Rawson.
Birth of Aneurin Bevan
Bristol commemorates Cabot's voyage with work on Cabot Tower.
Publication of "Captains Courageous"
Pushes railway construction across the desert to shorten the route toward the Mahdist heartland.
Discovers the electron
Appointed High Commissioner for South Africa
Publication of "Industrial Democracy"
Workmens Compensation Act, makes the employer liable for accidents at work
Extends the military railway to support troops operating deeper inside the Sudan.
Workmens Compensation Act, makes the employer liable for accidents at work
Publication of "The Invisible Man"
Ramsay leads Aston Villa to the 1896/97 league championship and a historic Double.
Composes, "Winter Idyll"
The Act establishes employer liability for compensation in specified dangerous industries.
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