George Frederick Alexander Charles of England

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Born	27 MAY 1819 , a house on the Unter-den-Linden Strasse, Berlin, GER
Died	12 JUN 1878 , 7, Rue Presbourg, Paris, FRA
Parents	Ernest Augustus of England (Father) Family
Marriage	Unknown spouse Family Page

Occupation & Residence

Type	Date	Detail
Occupation		K.G. (15 Aug 1835); King of Hanover, Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Earl of Armagh (18 Nov 1851- )

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of George III

Birth

27 May 1819

Born at a house on the Unter-den-Linden Strasse, Berlin, GER
2 months

16 Aug 1819

Peterloo Massacre
8 months

29 Jan 1820

Accession of George IV

Reigned 1820–1830
Age 6

27 Sep 1825

Stockton and Darlington Railway opens

The first public steam railway.
Age 9

13 Apr 1829

Catholic Emancipation Act
Age 10

29 Sep 1829

Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
Age 10

Oct 1829

Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Age 11

26 Jun 1830

Accession of William IV

Reigned 1830–1837
Age 11

15 Sep 1830

Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
Age 12

1831–1832

First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
Age 13

7 Jun 1832

Great Reform Act
Age 14

28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act
Age 15

14 Aug 1834

New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age 18

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
Age 18

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age 20

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age 22

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 26

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 26

21 Sep 1845

Son Ernest Augustus William Adolphus born
Age 27

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age 28

9 Jan 1848

Daughter Frederica Sophia Marie Henrietta born
Age 30

3 Dec 1849

Daughter Mary Ernestine Josephine Adolphine born
Age 31

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 32

18 Nov 1851

Father Ernest Augustus died
Age 33

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 34

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 35

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 35

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age 36

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 37

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 40

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age 43

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 44

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age 48

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 51

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 51

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 52

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 53

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 56

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age 58

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age 59

12 Jun 1878

Died at 7, Rue Presbourg, Paris, FRA