George V Windsor

(George Frederick Ernest Windsor)

V of the United Kingdom

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Born	3 JUN 1865 , Marlborough House, London, ENG
Died	20 JAN 1936 , Sandringham House, Norfolk, ENG
Parents	Edward VII von Sachsen-Coburg+Gotha (Father) Family Alix (Mother) Family
Marriage	Mary Augusta Louise Olga von Teck — 6 JUL 1893 at Chapel Royal, St. James Palace Family Page

Occupation & Residence

Type	Date	Detail
Occupation		K.G. (4 Apr 1884); Duke of York, Earl of Inverness and Baron Killarney (24 May 1892- )

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of Queen Victoria

Birth

3 Jun 1865

Born at Marlborough House, London, ENG
Age 2

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 5

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 5

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 6

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 7

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 10

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age 12

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age 13

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age 14

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age 16

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age 17

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age 19

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age 22

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age 23

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age 28

6 Jul 1893

Married Mary Augusta Louise Olga von Teck at Chapel Royal, St. James Palace
Age 29

23 Jun 1894

Son Edward VIII born
Age 30

14 Dec 1895

Son George VI born
Age 30

2 Jun 1896

Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
Age 31

25 Apr 1897

Daughter Mary Windsor born
Age 34

1899–1902

Second Boer War
Age 34

31 Mar 1900

Son Henry William Frederick Albert born
Age 35

22 Jan 1901

Accession of Edward VII

Reigned 1901–1910
Age 35

22 Jan 1901

Queen Victoria dies
Age 37

20 Dec 1902

Son George Edward Alexander Edmund born
Age 38

17 Dec 1903

The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
Age 40

12 Jul 1905

Son John Charles Francis born
Age 42

17 Jun 1907

Brooklands motor circuit opens

At Weybridge, Surrey.
Age 43

13 Jul 1908

London hosts the Olympic Games
Age 43

1 Jan 1909

First old age pensions paid
Age 44

25 Jul 1909

Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
Age 44

6 May 1910

Father Edward VII died
Age 44

6 May 1910

Accession of George V

Reigned 1910–1936
Age 45

13 Aug 1910

Florence Nightingale dies
Age 46

18 Aug 1911

Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
Age 46

16 Dec 1911

National Insurance Act
Age 46

Mar 1912

Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
Age 46

15 Apr 1912

Titanic sinks
Age 48

8 Jun 1913

Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
Age 49

1914–1918

Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
Age 49

25 Apr 1915

Gallipoli landings
Age 49

7 May 1915

Lusitania sunk
Age 50

24 Apr 1916

Easter Rising in Dublin
Age 51

5 Jun 1916

Lord Kitchener lost at sea
Age 51

1 Jul 1916

Battle of the Somme begins

About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
Age 52

31 Jul 1917

Battle of Passchendaele begins
Age 52

6 Feb 1918

Some women get the vote

Representation of the People Act.
Age 52

1918–1919

Spanish flu pandemic
Age 53

11 Nov 1918

Armistice ends the First World War
Age 54

14 Jun 1919

Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop transatlantic flight
Age 57

28 Apr 1923

First FA Cup final at Wembley
Age 58

22 Jan 1924

First Labour government
Age 60

20 Nov 1925

Mother Alix died
Age 60

26 Jan 1926

John Logie Baird demonstrates television
Age 60

3 May 1926

General Strike begins
Age 63

2 Jul 1928

Women get the vote on equal terms with men
Age 63

Sep 1928

Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
Age 64

Oct 1929

Wall Street Crash begins the Great Depression
Age 65

5 Oct 1930

R101 airship disaster
Age 70

20 Jan 1936

Died at Sandringham House, Norfolk, ENG
Age 70

20 Jan 1936

Accession of Edward VIII