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William Henry Andrew Frederick Windsor

William Henry Andrew Frederick Windsor

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Born 18 DEC 1941 , Barnet, Herts., ENG
Died 28 AUG 1972 , an air crash at Halfpenny Green, Wolverhampton, Staffs., ENG
Parents Henry William Frederick Albert Windsor (Father) Family
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of George VI
  • Birth
    18 Dec 1941
    Born at Barnet, Herts., ENG
  • 10 months
    23 Oct 1942
    Battle of El Alamein
  • 11 months
    1 Dec 1942
    Beveridge Report published
  • Age 2
    6 Jun 1944
    D-Day landings
  • Age 2
    3 Aug 1944
    Education Act creates free secondary schooling
  • Age 3
    8 May 1945
    VE Day
  • Age 3
    15 Aug 1945
    VJ Day
  • Age 5
    15 Aug 1947
    India and Pakistan become independent
  • Age 6
    22 Jun 1948
    HMT Empire Windrush arrives at Tilbury
  • Age 6
    5 Jul 1948
    National Health Service launched
  • Age 6
    29 Jul 1948
    London hosts the Olympic Games
  • Age 8
    1950–1953
    Korean War begins
  • Age 10
    6 Feb 1952
    Accession of Queen Elizabeth II
    Reigned 1952–2022
  • Age 10
    5 Dec 1952
    Great Smog of London
  • Age 11
    31 Jan 1953
    North Sea flood
  • Age 11
    28 Feb 1953
    Crick and Watson announce the structure of DNA
  • Age 11
    29 May 1953
    Hillary and Tenzing reach the summit of Everest
  • Age 11
    2 Jun 1953
    Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
  • Age 12
    6 May 1954
    Roger Bannister runs the first sub-four-minute mile
  • Age 12
    4 Jul 1954
    Food rationing ends
  • Age 13
    22 Sep 1955
    ITV launches
  • Age 14
    5 Jul 1956
    Clean Air Act
  • Age 14
    29 Oct 1956
    Suez Crisis
  • Age 15
    4 Oct 1957
    Sputnik 1 launched: the Space Age begins
  • Age 16
    6 Feb 1958
    Munich air disaster
    Eight Manchester United players among the dead.
  • Age 16
    9 Jun 1958
    Gatwick Airport officially opened
    In Sussex.
  • Age 17
    25 Jul 1959
    First hovercraft crosses the Channel
  • Age 20
    5 Oct 1962
    The Beatles release their first single
  • Age 21
    1962–1963
    The Big Freeze
    One of the coldest winters on record.
  • Age 21
    22 Nov 1963
    President Kennedy assassinated
  • Age 23
    24 Jan 1965
    Sir Winston Churchill dies
  • Age 23
    8 Nov 1965
    Death penalty for murder suspended
  • Age 24
    30 Jul 1966
    England win the World Cup
  • Age 24
    21 Oct 1966
    Aberfan disaster
  • Age 25
    27 Oct 1967
    Abortion Act
  • Age 27
    2 Mar 1969
    First flight of Concorde
  • Age 27
    20 Jul 1969
    First Moon landing
  • Age 29
    15 Feb 1971
    Decimal Day
  • Age 30
    28 Aug 1972
    Died at an air crash at Halfpenny Green, Wolverhampton, Staffs., ENG