Diana Spencer

(Diana Frances Spencer)

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Born	1 JUL 1961 , Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk, England
Died	1997 , Paris, France
Parents	Edward John Spencer (Father) Family
Marriage	Charles W. Family Page

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II

Birth

1 Jul 1961

Born at Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk, England
Age 1

5 Oct 1962

The Beatles release their first single
Age 1

1962–1963

The Big Freeze

One of the coldest winters on record.
Age 2

22 Nov 1963

President Kennedy assassinated
Age 3

24 Jan 1965

Sir Winston Churchill dies
Age 4

8 Nov 1965

Death penalty for murder suspended
Age 5

30 Jul 1966

England win the World Cup
Age 5

21 Oct 1966

Aberfan disaster
Age 6

27 Oct 1967

Abortion Act
Age 7

2 Mar 1969

First flight of Concorde
Age 8

20 Jul 1969

First Moon landing
Age 9

15 Feb 1971

Decimal Day
Age 11

1 Jan 1973

Britain joins the European Economic Community
Age 14

21 Jan 1976

Concorde enters passenger service
Age 14

Jun 1976

The heatwave and drought of summer 1976
Age 15

7 Jun 1977

Queen's Silver Jubilee
Age 17

25 Jul 1978

Louise Brown, the first IVF baby, is born
Age 17

4 May 1979

Margaret Thatcher becomes Prime Minister
Age 19

8 Dec 1980

John Lennon shot dead
Age 20

29 Jul 1981

Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer
Age 20

2 Apr 1982

Falklands War
Age 22

1984–1985

Miners' strike
Age 24

13 Jul 1985

Live Aid
Age 24

26 Apr 1986

Chernobyl disaster
Age 25

29 Oct 1986

M25 motorway completed

It circles London through Surrey.
Age 25

6 Mar 1987

Herald of Free Enterprise ferry disaster
Age 26

16 Oct 1987

The Great Storm

Hurricane-force winds hit Surrey and Sussex especially hard.
Age 26

18 Nov 1987

King's Cross fire
Age 27

6 Jul 1988

Piper Alpha oil platform disaster
Age 27

21 Dec 1988

Lockerbie bombing
Age 27

Mar 1989

Tim Berners-Lee proposes the World Wide Web
Age 27

15 Apr 1989

Hillsborough disaster
Age 28

9 Nov 1989

Fall of the Berlin Wall
Age 29

22 Nov 1990

Margaret Thatcher resigns
Age 29

17 Jan 1991

Gulf War begins
Age c. 31

1992

Father Edward John died
Age 30

20 Feb 1992

The Premier League is formed
Age 31

24 Feb 1993

Bobby Moore dies
Age 32

6 May 1994

Channel Tunnel opens
Age 34

8 Jun 1996

Euro 96 begins in England
Age 35

5 Jul 1996

Dolly the sheep, the first cloned mammal, is born
Age c. 36

1997

Died at Paris, France
Age 35

2 May 1997

Tony Blair becomes Prime Minister
Age 36

1 Jul 1997

Hong Kong handed back to China
Age 36

31 Aug 1997

Diana, Princess of Wales, dies