Augusta Caroline Charlotte of England

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Born	19 JUL 1822 , Palace of Montbrilliant, hanover, GER
Died	ABT 4 DEC 1916 , Neustrelitz, GER
Parents	Adolphus Frederick of England (Father) Family Augusta Wilhelmina Louisa of Hesse-Cassel (Mother) Family
Marriage	Unknown spouse Family Page

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of George IV

Birth

19 Jul 1822

Born at Palace of Montbrilliant, hanover, GER
Age 3

27 Sep 1825

Stockton and Darlington Railway opens

The first public steam railway.
Age 6

13 Apr 1829

Catholic Emancipation Act
Age 7

29 Sep 1829

Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
Age 7

Oct 1829

Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Age 7

26 Jun 1830

Accession of William IV

Reigned 1830–1837
Age 8

15 Sep 1830

Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
Age 9

1831–1832

First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
Age 9

7 Jun 1832

Great Reform Act
Age 11

28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act
Age 12

14 Aug 1834

New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age 14

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
Age 14

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age 17

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age 18

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 23

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 23

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age c. 26

1848

Son George Adolphus born
Age 27

8 Jul 1850

Father Adolphus Frederick died
Age 28

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 30

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 31

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 31

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 32

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age 33

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 34

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 37

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age 40

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 41

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age 45

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 47

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 48

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 49

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 50

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 53

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age 54

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age 56

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age 57

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age 59

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age 60

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age 62

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age 65

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age 66

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age 66

6 Apr 1889

Mother Augusta Wilhelmina Louisa died
Age 73

2 Jun 1896

Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
Age 77

1899–1902

Second Boer War
Age 78

22 Jan 1901

Accession of Edward VII

Reigned 1901–1910
Age 78

22 Jan 1901

Queen Victoria dies
Age 81

17 Dec 1903

The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
Age 84

17 Jun 1907

Brooklands motor circuit opens

At Weybridge, Surrey.
Age 85

13 Jul 1908

London hosts the Olympic Games
Age 86

1 Jan 1909

First old age pensions paid
Age 87

25 Jul 1909

Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
Age 87

6 May 1910

Accession of George V

Reigned 1910–1936
Age 88

13 Aug 1910

Florence Nightingale dies
Age 89

18 Aug 1911

Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
Age 89

16 Dec 1911

National Insurance Act
Age 89

Mar 1912

Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
Age 89

15 Apr 1912

Titanic sinks
Age 90

8 Jun 1913

Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
Age 92

1914–1918

Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
Age 92

25 Apr 1915

Gallipoli landings
Age 92

7 May 1915

Lusitania sunk
Age 93

24 Apr 1916

Easter Rising in Dublin
Age 93

5 Jun 1916

Lord Kitchener lost at sea
Age 93

1 Jul 1916

Battle of the Somme begins

About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
Age 94

4 Dec 1916

Died at Neustrelitz, GER