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| Birth of Alexander Alexander John Charles |  |
| 6th April London Birth of Alexander John Charles , 6th child of Edward & Princess Alexandria |
| Birth of Beatty, David Beatty, David | |
| Birth of David Beatty |
| 16th Jan Birth of David Beatty |
| Birth of Booth, Hubert Cecil Booth, Hubert Cecil | |
| Birth of Hubert Cecil Booth |
| Diplomacy Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| Washington Britain & the USA resolve claims from the American Civil War |
| Discovery of Evolution Darwin, Charles Robert | |
| Concludes man evolved from ape-like ancestors 26 to 54 million yrs ago in Africa |
| Discovery of Livingstone Stanley, Henry Morton | |
| 11th Nov Ujiju Discovers Livingstone & makes the statement "Dr Livingstone I presume" |
| Discovery of Nile Livingstone, David | |
| 11th Nov Ujiju Meets Stanley on Lake Tanganyika who makes the statement, "Dr Livingstone I presume" |
| Discovery of Nile Stanley, Henry Morton | |
| 11th Nov Ujiju Discovers Livingstone & makes the statement "Dr Livingstone I presume" |
| First Sea Lord Goschen | |
| London Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, 1st term |
| Legislation Oaths Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| The Test Act forbids Oxford & Cambridge to make relgious tests for teaching posts |
| Publication of Darwin Darwin, Charles Robert | |
| Publication of, "Descent of Man" |
| Reform of Church Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London The Ecclesiastical Titles Act of 1851 is repealed |
| Reform of Tests Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London The Test Act forbids Oxford & Cambridge to make relgious tests for teaching posts |
| Treaty of Washington Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| Washington Britain & the USA resolve claims from the American Civil War |
