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| 1st Woman Doctor Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett |  |
| 1st English woman to qualify in medicine |
| Licensed by the Scottish Society of Apothecaries |
| Atlantic Cable Canning, George | |
| Engineer in Chief of Atlantic cable laying exhibition in steamship great Eastern |
| Battle of Chan Chu Fu Gordon, Charles George Hamilton | |
| Chan Chu Fu Ends the T'ai P'ing rebellion |
| Birth of George V Alexandra of Denmark | |
| Birth of George V, 2nd eldest son of Edward VII & Alexandra of Denmark |
| Birth of George V Edward VII | |
| Birth of George V, 2nd eldest son of Edward VII & Alexandra of Denmark |
| Birth of George V George V | |
| Birth of George V, 2nd eldest son of Edward VII & Alexandra of Denmark |
| Burial of Temple, Henry John Temple, Henry John | |
| Westminster Abbey Buried in Westminster Abbey |
| Chancellor Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 3rd term |
| Commander Royal Engineers Gordon, Charles George Hamilton | |
| Gravesend Appointed Commander of the Royal Engineers at Graves end |
| Death of Temple, Henry John Temple, Henry John | |
| Death of Henry John Temple |
| Discovery of Nile Livingstone, David | |
| River Nile Discovers the source of the River Nile |
| River Nile Launches an expedition to discover the source of the Nile |
| Election Temple, Henry John | |
| Wins the election with a Liberal majority with 360 supporters against 290 for Derby |
| Fire Windsor Castle Victoria | |
| 16th Feb Windsor Castle Fire breaks causing considerable damage, the cause is never discovered |
| Leader House of Commons Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Leads the Liberals to election victory but dies before the first Cabinet |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Villiers | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Villiers, George William Frederick | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term |
| Prime Minister Russell | |
| 29th Oct London Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term |
| Prime Minister Russell of Kingston, 1st | |
| 29th Oct London Sits in the Lords while Gladstone leads the Government in the Commons |
| Prime Minister Temple, Henry John | |
| London Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| Publication of Carroll Carroll, Lewis | |
| Publication of, "Alice's Adventures In Wonderland" |
| Reform of Church Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Announces he can no longer support the establishment of the Irish Anglican Church |
