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Female 1974 - 1976  (1 year)

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   Date  Event(s)
1 1974 
  • 1974—1974:
    New counties formed in Britain after re-organisation of some county boundaries
  • 1 Jun 1974—1 Jun 1974:
    Flixborough disaster: explosion at chemical plant kills 28 people
  • 7 Nov 1974—7 Nov 1974:
    Lord Lucan disappears
  • 21 Nov 1974—21 Nov 1974:
    Birmingham pub bombings by the IRA
2 1975 
  • 1975—1975:
    SA - South African Forces in Angola.
  • 1975—1975:
    SA - Angola and Mozambique independence
  • 1975—1975:
    Unemployment in Britain rises above 1M for first time since before WW2
  • 11 Feb 1975—11 Feb 1975:
    Margaret Thatcher becomes leader of Conservative party (in opposition)
  • 28 Feb 1975—28 Feb 1975:
    Moorgate tube crash in London - over 43 deaths, greatest loss of life on the Underground in peacetime. The cause of the incident was never conclusively determined
  • 4 Mar 1975—4 Mar 1975:
    Charlie Chaplin knighted
  • 5 Jun 1975—5 Jun 1975:
    UK votes in a referendum to stay in the European Community
  • 29 Oct 1975—29 Oct 1975:
    'Yorkshire Ripper' commits his first murder
  • 3 Nov 1975—3 Nov 1975:
    First North Sea oil comes ashore
  • 29 Nov 1975—29 Nov 1975:
    The name 'Micro-soft' coined by Bill Gates (Microsoft' became a Trademark the following year)
  • 27 Dec 1975—27 Dec 1975:
    Equal Pay Act and Sex Discrimination Act come into force
3 1976 
  • 1976—1976:
    National Theatre opens in London
  • 1976—1981:
    SA - The homelands of Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei are separated from South Africa and established as independent states.
  • 1976—1976:
    'Cod War' between Britain and Iceland
  • 1976—1976:
    Deaths exceeded live births in E&W for first time since records began in 1837
  • 1976—1976:
    James Callaghan becomes Prime Minister
  • 21 Jan 1976—21 Jan 1976:
    Concorde enters supersonic passenger service
  • 1 Apr 1976—1 Apr 1976:
    Apple Computer formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
  • 6 Aug 1976—6 Aug 1976:
    Drought Act 1976 comes into force ? the long, hot summer

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