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Date |
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1 | 1821 | - 19 Jul 1821: George IV's coronation
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2 | 1831 | - 8 Sep 1831: William IV's coronation
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3 | 1837 | - 1 Jul 1837: Civil Registration of births, marriages and deaths started in England and Wales
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4 | 1838 | - 1838: Charles Dickens' 'Oliver Twist' is published
- 28 Jun 1838: Queen Victoria's coronation
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5 | 1845 | - 1845—1852: Irish Potato Famine
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6 | 1859 | - 24 Nov 1859: Charles Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species' is published
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7 | 1880 | - 2 Aug 1880: Education becomes compulsory for children under ten
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8 | 1881 | - 17 Jan 1881: Sir William Armstrong's home becomes the first to use electric light
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9 | 1894 | - Mar 1894: Parish councils are created
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10 | 1902 | - 2 Aug 1902: Edward VII's coronation
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