Alix

(Alexandra )

of Denmark

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Born	1 DEC 1844 , Yellow Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died	20 NOV 1925 , Sandringham, Norfolk, England
Marriage	Edward VII von Sachsen-Coburg+Gotha Family Page

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of Queen Victoria

Birth

1 Dec 1844

Born at Yellow Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
9 months

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 1

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age 6

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 7

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 9

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 9

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 9

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age 11

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 12

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 14

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age 18

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 18

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age 19

8 Jan 1864

Son Albert Victor Christian Edward born
Age 20

3 Jun 1865

Son George V born
Age 22

20 Feb 1867

Daughter Louise Victoria Alexander Dagmar born
Age 22

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 23

6 Jul 1868

Daughter Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary born
Age 24

26 Nov 1869

Daughter Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria born
Age 25

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 25

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 26

6 Apr 1871

Son Alexander John Charles Albert born
Age 27

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 27

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 31

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age 32

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age 34

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age 35

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age 37

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age 37

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age 40

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age 43

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age 44

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age 51

2 Jun 1896

Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
Age 54

1899–1902

Second Boer War
Age 56

22 Jan 1901

Accession of Edward VII

Reigned 1901–1910
Age 56

22 Jan 1901

Queen Victoria dies
Age 59

17 Dec 1903

The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
Age 62

17 Jun 1907

Brooklands motor circuit opens

At Weybridge, Surrey.
Age 63

13 Jul 1908

London hosts the Olympic Games
Age 64

1 Jan 1909

First old age pensions paid
Age 64

25 Jul 1909

Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
Age 65

6 May 1910

Accession of George V

Reigned 1910–1936
Age 65

13 Aug 1910

Florence Nightingale dies
Age 66

18 Aug 1911

Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
Age 67

16 Dec 1911

National Insurance Act
Age 67

Mar 1912

Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
Age 67

15 Apr 1912

Titanic sinks
Age 68

8 Jun 1913

Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
Age 69

1914–1918

Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
Age 70

25 Apr 1915

Gallipoli landings
Age 70

7 May 1915

Lusitania sunk
Age 71

24 Apr 1916

Easter Rising in Dublin
Age 71

5 Jun 1916

Lord Kitchener lost at sea
Age 71

1 Jul 1916

Battle of the Somme begins

About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
Age 72

31 Jul 1917

Battle of Passchendaele begins
Age 73

6 Feb 1918

Some women get the vote

Representation of the People Act.
Age 73

1918–1919

Spanish flu pandemic
Age 73

11 Nov 1918

Armistice ends the First World War
Age 74

14 Jun 1919

Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop transatlantic flight
Age 78

28 Apr 1923

First FA Cup final at Wembley
Age 79

22 Jan 1924

First Labour government
Age 80

20 Nov 1925

Died at Sandringham, Norfolk, England