Gustavus Adolphus Oscar Frederick of Sweden

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Born	1906
Died	1947
Parents	Margaret Victoria von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (Mother) Family

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of Edward VII

Birth

1906

Born
Age c. 1

17 Jun 1907

Brooklands motor circuit opens

At Weybridge, Surrey.
Age c. 2

13 Jul 1908

London hosts the Olympic Games
Age c. 3

1 Jan 1909

First old age pensions paid
Age c. 3

25 Jul 1909

Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
Age c. 4

6 May 1910

Accession of George V

Reigned 1910–1936
Age c. 4

13 Aug 1910

Florence Nightingale dies
Age c. 5

18 Aug 1911

Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
Age c. 5

16 Dec 1911

National Insurance Act
Age c. 6

Mar 1912

Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
Age c. 6

15 Apr 1912

Titanic sinks
Age c. 7

8 Jun 1913

Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
Age c. 8

1914–1918

Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
Age c. 9

25 Apr 1915

Gallipoli landings
Age c. 9

7 May 1915

Lusitania sunk
Age c. 10

24 Apr 1916

Easter Rising in Dublin
Age c. 10

5 Jun 1916

Lord Kitchener lost at sea
Age c. 10

1 Jul 1916

Battle of the Somme begins

About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
Age c. 11

31 Jul 1917

Battle of Passchendaele begins
Age c. 12

6 Feb 1918

Some women get the vote

Representation of the People Act.
Age c. 12

1918–1919

Spanish flu pandemic
Age c. 12

11 Nov 1918

Armistice ends the First World War
Age c. 13

14 Jun 1919

Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop transatlantic flight
Age c. 14

1 May 1920

Mother Margaret Victoria died
Age c. 17

28 Apr 1923

First FA Cup final at Wembley
Age c. 18

22 Jan 1924

First Labour government
Age c. 20

26 Jan 1926

John Logie Baird demonstrates television
Age c. 20

3 May 1926

General Strike begins
Age c. 22

2 Jul 1928

Women get the vote on equal terms with men
Age c. 22

Sep 1928

Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
Age c. 23

Oct 1929

Wall Street Crash begins the Great Depression
Age c. 24

5 Oct 1930

R101 airship disaster
Age c. 30

20 Jan 1936

Accession of Edward VIII
Age c. 30

2 Nov 1936

BBC begins the world's first regular television service
Age c. 30

11 Dec 1936

Accession of George VI

Reigned 1936–1952
Age c. 30

11 Dec 1936

Edward VIII abdicates
Age c. 31

12 Apr 1937

Frank Whittle runs the first jet engine
Age c. 33

1939–1945

Britain declares war on Germany: Second World War begins
Age c. 34

26 May 1940

Dunkirk evacuation begins
Age c. 34

10 Jul 1940

Battle of Britain begins
Age c. 34

1940–1941

The Blitz
Age c. 36

23 Oct 1942

Battle of El Alamein
Age c. 36

1 Dec 1942

Beveridge Report published
Age c. 38

6 Jun 1944

D-Day landings
Age c. 38

3 Aug 1944

Education Act creates free secondary schooling
Age c. 39

8 May 1945

VE Day
Age c. 39

15 Aug 1945

VJ Day
Age c. 41

1947

Died
Age c. 41

15 Aug 1947

India and Pakistan become independent