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1816
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Born in the reign of George III
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Birth
1816
Born
Age c. 3
16 Aug 1819
Peterloo Massacre
Age c. 4
29 Jan 1820
Accession of George IV
Reigned 1820–1830
Age c. 9
27 Sep 1825
Stockton and Darlington Railway opens
The first public steam railway.
Age c. 13
13 Apr 1829
Catholic Emancipation Act
Age c. 13
29 Sep 1829
Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
Age c. 13
Oct 1829
Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Age c. 14
26 Jun 1830
Accession of William IV
Reigned 1830–1837
Age c. 14
15 Sep 1830
Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
Age c. 15
1831–1832
First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
Age c. 16
7 Jun 1832
Great Reform Act
Age c. 17
28 Aug 1833
Slavery Abolition Act
Age c. 18
14 Aug 1834
New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age c. 21
20 Jun 1837
Accession of Queen Victoria
Reigned 1837–1901
Age c. 21
1 Jul 1837
Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age c. 24
6 May 1840
The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age c. 25
1841
Son James born
Age c. 25
6 Jun 1841
First detailed national census
Age c. 27
1843
Daughter Mary born
Age c. 29
1845–1852
Irish Potato Famine
Age c. 30
1846
Daughter Sarah born
Age c. 30
26 Jun 1846
Corn Laws repealed
Age c. 32
1848
Son Edward born
Age c. 35
1 May 1851
Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age c. 36
14 Sep 1852
Duke of Wellington dies
Age c. 38
1854–1856
Crimean War
Age c. 38
10 Jun 1854
Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age c. 38
31 Aug 1854
Broad Street cholera outbreak
John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age c. 40
29 Jan 1856
Victoria Cross instituted
Age c. 41
1857–1858
Indian Rebellion
Age c. 43
24 Nov 1859
Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age c. 47
10 Jan 1863
London Underground opens
The world's first underground railway.
Age c. 47
26 Oct 1863
The Football Association is founded
Age c. 51
15 Aug 1867
Second Reform Act
Age c. 54
9 Jun 1870
Charles Dickens dies
Age c. 54
9 Aug 1870
Elementary Education Act
Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age c. 56
16 Mar 1872
First FA Cup final
Age c. 56
30 Nov 1872
First international football match, Scotland v England
Age c. 60
10 Mar 1876
Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age c. 61
9 Jul 1877
First Wimbledon Championships
Age c. 63
11 Jan 1879
Zulu War begins
Age c. 63
28 Dec 1879
Tay Bridge disaster
Age c. 66
19 Apr 1882
Charles Darwin dies
Age c. 66
29 Aug 1882
England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age c. 68
Dec 1884
Third Reform Act
Age c. 72
17 Apr 1888
The Football League is founded
Age c. 72
7 Dec 1888
John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age c. 80
2 Jun 1896
Marconi patents wireless telegraphy