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| Award Silver Buffalo Baden-Powell, Robert |  |
| Recipient of the Silver Buffalo Award, the highest award conferred by the Boy Scouts of America |
| Baptism of Elizabeth II Elizabeth II | |
| May London Baptized by Dr Lang the Archbishop of York |
| Birth of Elizabeth II Bowes-Lyon | |
| Birth of Elizabeth II, daughter of George VI & Elizabeth Bowes -Lyon |
| Birth of Elizabeth II Elizabeth II | |
| 21st April London Birth of Elizabeth II, at 17 Bruton St, London,1st child of the Duke & Duchess of York |
| Birth of Elizabeth II George VI | |
| Birth of Elizabeth II, daughter of George VI & Elizabeth Bowes -Lyon |
| Birth of Howe, Geoffrey Howe, Geoffrey | |
| Birth of Geoffrey Howe |
| Birth of Martin, George Martin, George | |
| 3rd Jan London Birth of George Martin |
| Budget Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| London Intoduces a contributory old age pension scheme & reduces direct taxation by 4% |
| London Reduces the Treasury's contribution to health & unemployment schemes by 11% |
| CIGS Milner, Alfred | |
| Appointed Chief of General Staff |
| Instructor Montgomery Montgomery, Bernard Law | |
| Jan Appointed Instructor at the Staff College |
| Invention Television Baird, John Logie | |
| 27th Jan Demonstrates the television to members of the Royal Society |
| Occupation Rhineland Baldwin, Stanley | |
| 30th Jan Rhineland British troops withdraw from the Rhineland |
| Party Leader Lloyd George, David | |
| London Appointed Party Leader of the Liberal Party |
| Peerage Byng | |
| Vimy Created Viscount Byng of Vimy, 1st |
| PPS Eden, Robert Anthony | |
| London Appointed PPS to Austen Chamberlain |
| Publication of Doyle Doyle, Arthur Conan | |
| Publication of, "History of Spiritualism" |
| Publication of Fowler Fowler, Henry Watson | |
| Publication of, "Dictionary of Modern English Usage" |
| Publication of Greene Greene, Graham | |
| Publication of, "Stamboul Train" |
| Publication of Thomas Thomas, Lowell | |
| Publication of, "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" |
| Publication of Trevelyan Trevelyan, George MacAulay | |
| Publication of, "History of England" |
| State of Emergency Baldwin, Stanley | |
| May Declares a state of emergency during the general strike |
| Strike General Strike Baldwin, Stanley | |
| Special constables & volunteers run essential services & troops maintain food supplies |
| The Samuel Report rejects nationalization of the mines & recommends a cut in wages |
| The Samuel Report sparks off the General Strike |
| May Declares a state of emergency during the general strike |
| 3rd May The TUC calls a general strike in support of the Miners |
| 4th May 1st day of the General Strike |
| 4th May 4 million trades unionists are ordered at the General Council of the TUC to cease work |
| 12th May The last day of the General Strike, the miners stay out |
| 12th May The TUC unconditionally call off the general strike |
| 20th May The Miners Conference decides to continue with the strike |
| Strike General Strike Bevin, Ernest | |
| 3rd May Railwaymen, printers, builders, drivers, dockers, iron & steel workers join miners |
| 12th May The sympathy strike is called off but the miners continue their industrial action |
| Strike General Strike MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| London Helps pack copies of The Times during the General Strike |
| Strike Miners Baldwin, Stanley | |
| 1st May The Miners go on strike |
| 19th Nov Last day of the Miners strike, forced back on the employer's terms |
| Viceroy Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley | |
| London Appointed Viceroy of India |
