1847 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1847 in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Liberal
[edit] Events
- 5 April - The world's first civic public park, Birkenhead Park in Birkenhead, Merseyside opened.[1]
- 8 June - Factory Act 1847 establishes a maximum 10-hour working day for women, and for boys aged 13-18.[2]
- 9 August - The Whig Party under John Russell, 1st Earl Russell wins the general election.
- 16 September - William Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon (pictured) is bought by the United Shakespeare Company for preservation.[3]
- 30 September - The Vegetarian Society was formed. It remains the oldest in the world.
[edit] Undated
- United Presbyterian Church of Scotland constituted.[4]
[edit] Ongoing
- Irish Potato Famine (1845–1849)
[edit] Publications
- Emily Brontë publishes Wuthering Heights under the pen name of Ellis Bell.
- Charlotte Brontë publishes Jane Eyre under the pen name of Currer Bell.[5]
- William Makepeace Thackeray's novel Vanity Fair.[5]
[edit] Births
- 9 February - Hugh Price Hughes, theologian and social reformer (died 1902)
- 3 March - Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-born inventor (died 1922)
- 7 May - Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1929)
- 11 June - Millicent Fawcett, suffragist and feminist (died 1929)
- 8 November - Bram Stoker, novelist (died 1912)
- 7 December - George Grossmith, actor and comic writer (died 1912)
[edit] Deaths
- 11 February - Macvey Napier, lawyer and encyclopedia editor (born 1776)
- 13 February - Sharon Turner, historian (born 1768)
- 9 March - Mary Anning, paleontologist (born 1799)
- 29 August - William Simson, painter (born 1800)
- 3 October - Charles Hatchett, chemist (born 1765)
[edit] References
- ^ "The History of Birkenhead Park". http://www.wirral.gov.uk/LGCL/100006/200073/670/content_0001110.html. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
- ^ Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 269-270. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ William L. R. Cates (1863). The Pocket Date Book. Chapman and Hall.
- ^ a b "Icons, a portrait of England 1840-1860". http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/icons-timeline/1840-1860. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
