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| Chancellor Chamberlain, Austen |  |
| Birmingham Appointed Chancellor of Birmingham University |
| Death of Victoria Victoria | |
| 22nd Jan Isle of Wight Death of Victoriqa, at Osborne House, longest & oldest British monarch |
| Defection Churchill Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Jan Lunches with Herbert Gladstone to discuss seats for himself as a Liberal MP |
| Discovery of South Pole Shackleton, Ernest Henry | |
| South Pole Shackleton sets off on his 1st expedition of Antarctica |
| Discovery of South Pole Wilson, Edward | |
| South Pole Joins Scott's expedition, the team fail to reach the Pole because of scurvey |
| Field Marshal Wihelm II Edward VII | |
| 27th Jan Appoints his cousin Kaiser Wihelm II of Germany as a Field-Marshal in the British Army |
| Health Victoria | |
| 14th Jan Isle of Wight Victoria collapses at Osborne House |
| Invention Hydrogenation Normann, William | |
| Invents the proces of hydrogenation |
| Invention Vacuum Cleaner Booth, Hubert Cecil | |
| Invents the vacuum cleaner |
| London County Council MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| Appointed Member of the London County Council |
| Peace Kitchener, Horatio Herbert | |
| 2nd Middelburg Kitchener on his own initiative opens peace negotiations with Botha |
| 3rd Middelburg The Boers reject the British peace terms |
| Publication of Wells Wells, Herbert George | |
| Publication of, "First Men in the Moon" |
| Reform of Factories Webb | |
| London Author of the Factory Acts |
| Resignation of Churchill Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Resigns from the Conservatives & joins the Liberals on the issue of free trade |
| Speech Maiden Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 18th Feb London Churchill makes his maiden speech in the House of Commons |
