Beatrice mary von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha

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Born	14 APR 1857 , Buckingham Palace, London, ENG
Died	26 OCT 1944 , Brantridge Park, Balcombe, Sussex, ENG
Parents	Victoria Hanover (Mother) Family Albert Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Father) Family
Marriage	Unknown spouse Family Page

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of Queen Victoria

Birth

14 Apr 1857

Born at Buckingham Palace, London, ENG
Newborn

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 2

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age 4

14 Dec 1861

Father Albert died
Age 5

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 6

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age 10

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 13

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 13

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 14

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 15

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 18

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age 20

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age 21

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age 22

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age 25

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age 25

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age 27

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age c. 29

1886

Son Alexander Albert born
Age c. 30

1887

Daughter Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena Maria born
Age 31

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age 31

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age c. 32

1889

Son Leopold Arthur Louis born
Age c. 34

1891

Son Maurice Victor Donald born
Age 39

2 Jun 1896

Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
Age 42

1899–1902

Second Boer War
Age 43

22 Jan 1901

Mother Victoria died
Age 43

22 Jan 1901

Accession of Edward VII

Reigned 1901–1910
Age 43

22 Jan 1901

Queen Victoria dies
Age 46

17 Dec 1903

The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
Age 50

17 Jun 1907

Brooklands motor circuit opens

At Weybridge, Surrey.
Age 51

13 Jul 1908

London hosts the Olympic Games
Age 51

1 Jan 1909

First old age pensions paid
Age 52

25 Jul 1909

Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
Age 53

6 May 1910

Accession of George V

Reigned 1910–1936
Age 53

13 Aug 1910

Florence Nightingale dies
Age 54

18 Aug 1911

Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
Age 54

16 Dec 1911

National Insurance Act
Age 54

Mar 1912

Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
Age 55

15 Apr 1912

Titanic sinks
Age 56

8 Jun 1913

Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
Age 57

1914–1918

Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
Age 58

25 Apr 1915

Gallipoli landings
Age 58

7 May 1915

Lusitania sunk
Age 59

24 Apr 1916

Easter Rising in Dublin
Age 59

5 Jun 1916

Lord Kitchener lost at sea
Age 59

1 Jul 1916

Battle of the Somme begins

About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
Age 60

31 Jul 1917

Battle of Passchendaele begins
Age 60

6 Feb 1918

Some women get the vote

Representation of the People Act.
Age 60

1918–1919

Spanish flu pandemic
Age 61

11 Nov 1918

Armistice ends the First World War
Age 62

14 Jun 1919

Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop transatlantic flight
Age 66

28 Apr 1923

First FA Cup final at Wembley
Age 66

22 Jan 1924

First Labour government
Age 68

26 Jan 1926

John Logie Baird demonstrates television
Age 69

3 May 1926

General Strike begins
Age 71

2 Jul 1928

Women get the vote on equal terms with men
Age 71

Sep 1928

Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
Age 72

Oct 1929

Wall Street Crash begins the Great Depression
Age 73

5 Oct 1930

R101 airship disaster
Age 78

20 Jan 1936

Accession of Edward VIII
Age 79

2 Nov 1936

BBC begins the world's first regular television service
Age 79

11 Dec 1936

Accession of George VI

Reigned 1936–1952
Age 79

11 Dec 1936

Edward VIII abdicates
Age 79

12 Apr 1937

Frank Whittle runs the first jet engine
Age 82

1939–1945

Britain declares war on Germany: Second World War begins
Age 83

26 May 1940

Dunkirk evacuation begins
Age 83

10 Jul 1940

Battle of Britain begins
Age 83

1940–1941

The Blitz
Age 85

23 Oct 1942

Battle of El Alamein
Age 85

1 Dec 1942

Beveridge Report published
Age 87

6 Jun 1944

D-Day landings
Age 87

3 Aug 1944

Education Act creates free secondary schooling
Age 87

26 Oct 1944

Died at Brantridge Park, Balcombe, Sussex, ENG