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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
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| 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
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| 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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