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   Date  Event(s)
1 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
2 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
3 1977 
  • 2 Mar 1977—2 Mar 1977:
    'Red Rum' wins a third Grand National
  • 25 May 1977—25 May 1977:
    George Lucas' film Star Wars' released
  • 5 Jun 1977—5 Jun 1977:
    Apple II, the first practical personal computer, goes on sale
  • 7 Jun 1977—7 Jun 1977:
    Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations in London
  • 22 Nov 1977—22 Nov 1977:
    Regular supersonic Concorde service between London and NY inaugurated
4 1978 
  • 8 Apr 1978—8 Apr 1978:
    Regular broadcast of proceedings in Parliament starts
  • 1 May 1978—1 May 1978:
    First May Day holiday in Britain
  • 25 Jul 1978—25 Jul 1978:
    World's first 'test tube' baby, Louise Browne born in Oldham
  • 30 Nov 1978—30 Nov 1978:
    Publication of The Times suspended - industrial relations problems (until 13 Nov 1979)
5 1979 
  • 1 Mar 1979—1 Mar 1979:
    32.5% of Scots vote in favor of devolution (40% needed) - Welsh vote overwhelmingly against
  • 30 Mar 1979—30 Mar 1979:
    Airey Neave killed by a car bomb at Westminster
  • 31 Mar 1979—31 Mar 1979:
    Withdrawal of the Royal Navy from Malta
  • 4 May 1979—4 May 1979:
    Margaret Thatcher becomes first woman UK Prime Minister
  • 1 Jul 1979—1 Jul 1979:
    Sony introduces the Walkman
  • 27 Aug 1979—27 Aug 1979:
    Lord Mountbatten and 3 others killed in bomb blast off coast of Sligo, Ireland
  • 18 Sep 1979—18 Sep 1979:
    ILEA votes to abolish corporal punishment in its schools
6 1980 
  • 5 May 1980—5 May 1980:
    SAS storm Iranian Embassy in London to free hostages
  • 8 Dec 1980—8 Dec 1980:
    John Lennon assassinated in New York
7 1981 
  • 25 Jan 1981—25 Jan 1981:
    Launch of SDP by 'Gang of Four' in Britain
  • 29 Mar 1981—29 Mar 1981:
    First London marathon run
  • 11 Apr 1981—11 Apr 1981:
    Brixton riots in South London - 30 other British cities also experience riots
  • 25 Apr 1981—25 Apr 1981:
    Worst April blizzards this century in Britain
  • 27 Apr 1981—27 Apr 1981:
    First use of computer mouse (by Xerox PARC system)
  • 29 Jul 1981—29 Jul 1981:
    Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (divorced 28 Aug 1996)
  • 12 Aug 1981—12 Aug 1981:
    IBM launches the first PC
  • 12 Aug 1981—12 Aug 1981:
    IBM launches its PC ? starts the general use of personal computers
8 1982 
  • 1982—1982:
    SA - Falklands War
  • 26 Jan 1982—26 Jan 1982:
    Unemployment reached 3 million in Britain (1 in 8 of working population)
  • 5 Feb 1982—5 Feb 1982:
    Laker Airways collapses
  • 19 Feb 1982—19 Feb 1982:
    DeLorean Car factory in Belfast goes into receivership
  • 18 Mar 1982—18 Mar 1982:
    Argentinians raised flag in South Georgia
  • 2 Apr 1982—2 Apr 1982:
    Argentina invades Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
  • 5 Apr 1982—5 Apr 1982:
    Royal Navy fleet sails from Portsmouth for Falklands
  • 2 May 1982—2 May 1982:
    British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks Argentine cruiser General Belgrano
  • 28 May 1982—28 May 1982:
    First land battle in Falklands (Goose Green)
  • 14 Jun 1982—14 Jun 1982:
    Ceasefire in Falklands
  • 21 Jun 1982—21 Jun 1982:
    Prince William is born
  • 20 Jul 1982—20 Jul 1982:
    IRA bombings in London (Hyde Park and Regents Park)
  • 19 Sep 1982—19 Sep 1982:
    Smiley emoticon :-) said to have been used for the first time
  • 11 Oct 1982—11 Oct 1982:
    Mary Rose' raised in the Solent (sank in 1545)
  • 31 Oct 1982—31 Oct 1982:
    Thames Barrier raised for first time (some say first public demonstration Nov 7)
  • 2 Nov 1982—2 Nov 1982:
    Channel 4 TV station launched - first programme 'Countdown'
  • 4 Nov 1982—4 Nov 1982:
    Lorries up to 38 tonnes allowed on Britain's roads
  • 12 Dec 1982—12 Dec 1982:
    Women's peace protest at Greenham Common (Cruise missiles arrived 14 Nov 1983)

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