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1928 in Great Britain — Page 2

Explore 57 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1928.

Historical records for Great Britain in 1928

Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 17 of 57 unique records.

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4Places on this page

Other events (month unknown)

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Lawrence, D H · Arts / Literature

Publication of "Lady Chatterley's Lover"

Lord Chancellor

Hogg · Lord Chancellor · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Lord Chancellor

Monmouthshire County Council

Bevan, Aneurin · Monmouthshire · Councillor · Politics / Labour Party

Wins election to Monmouthshire County Council.

Novae in Nebulae

Hubble, Edwin Powell · Astronomer · Science / Astronomy

Hubble publishes a report on novae observed in nebulae in The Observatory, using these transient stars as evidence relevant to the stellar contents of external systems.

of, "Peace In Our Time

Chamberlain, Austen · Government / Conservative Party Government

1st publication of, "Peace In Our Time"

Orlando

Woolf, Virginia · Arts / Literature

Publication of "Orlando"

Peace In Our Time

Chamberlain, Austen · Government / Conservative Party Government

1st publication of, "Peace In Our Time"

Peerage

Hogg · Hailsham · Attorney General · Government / Conservative Party Government

Created Viscount Hailsham

Point Counter Point

Huxley, Aldous Leonard · Arts / Literature

Publication of "Point Counter Point"

Politicians and the War

Aitken, William Maxwell · Media / Media

Publication of "Politicians & the War"

Relativistic Electron Equation

Dirac, Paul Adrien Maurice · Cambridge · Science / Physics

Formulates a relativistic quantum equation for the electron that naturally incorporates spin and implies antimatter states.

Roscamp Hat Trick in FA Cup Final

Roscamp, Jack · London · Forward · Sport / Football

Roscamp scores a hat-trick as Blackburn Rovers defeat Huddersfield Town 3–1, becoming the match's decisive attacking figure.

Royal Academy

Llewellyn, William · President of the Royal Society · Arts / Royal Academy

Appointed President of the Royal Academy

Speaker of House of Commons

Fitzroy, Edward Algernon · Speaker of House of Commons · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

The Open Conspiracy

Wells, Herbert George · Arts / Literature

Wells published The Open Conspiracy, outlining a vision of world reform.

The Strange Necessity

West, Rebecca · Arts / Literature

West published The Strange Necessity, a collection of literary essays and criticism.

World Record

Dean, William Ralph "Dixie" · Sport / Football

Sets the world record for the most goals in a league season, 60 in 39 games 1907-08

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