Timeline of British history (1970-1989)
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This article presents a timeline
of events in the history of the United Kingdom
from 1970 AD until 1989 AD. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related History of the British Isles
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Timeline of British history (1950-1969)
Timeline of British history (1990-present)
Timeline
A timeline is a way of displaying a list of events in chronological order, sometimes described as a project artifact . It is typically a graphic design showing a long bar labeled with dates alongside itself and events labeled on points where they would have happened.-Uses of timelines:Timelines...
of events in the history of the United Kingdom
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from 1970 AD until 1989 AD. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related History of the British Isles
History of the British Isles
The history of the British Isles has witnessed intermittent periods of competition and cooperation between the people that occupy the various parts of Great Britain, Ireland, and the smaller adjacent islands, which together make up the British Isles, as well as with France, Germany, the Low...
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Timeline of British history (1950-1969)
Timeline of British history (1950-1969)
This article presents a timeline of events in the history of the United Kingdom from 1950 AD until 1969 AD. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related History of the British Isles....
Timeline of British history (1990-present)
Timeline of British history (1990-present)
This article presents a timeline of events in the history of the United Kingdom from 1990 AD until the present. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related History of the British Isles.Timeline of British history...
1970 AD - 1989
- 1970 in the United Kingdom1970 in the United KingdomEvents from the year 1970 in the United Kingdom. This is a General Election year with a change of government.-Incumbents:* Monarch - Elizabeth II* Prime Minister - Harold Wilson , Labour Party ; Edward Heath, Conservative Party...
, 1970 in England, 1970 in Northern Ireland1970 in Northern Ireland-Events:*1 January - Ulster Defence Regiment replaces the B Specials.*11 January - Sinn Féin splits into Provisional and Official wings over a disagreement on abstentionism....
, 1970 in Scotland, 1970 in Wales1970 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1970 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales*Princess of Wales - vacant*Secretary of State for Wales - George Thomas*Archbishop of Wales - Glyn Simon... - 1971 in the United Kingdom1971 in the United KingdomEvents from the year 1971 in the United Kingdom.-Incumbents:* Monarch - Elizabeth II* Prime Minister - Edward Heath, Conservative Party-January - March:...
, 1971 in England, 1971 in Northern Ireland1971 in Northern Ireland-Events:*6 February - Gunner Robert Curtis becomes the first British soldier to die in the Troubles.*15 February - Decimal Day: The United Kingdom and Ireland both switch to decimal currency....
, 1971 in Scotland, 1971 in Wales1971 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1971 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales*Princess of Wales - vacant*Secretary of State for Wales - Peter Thomas... - 1972 in the United Kingdom1972 in the United KingdomEvents from the year 1972 in the United Kingdom.-Incumbents:* Monarch - Elizabeth II* Prime Minister - Edward Heath, Conservative Party- Events :...
, 1972 in England, 1972 in Northern Ireland1972 in Northern Ireland-Events:*January 30 - Bloody Sunday: Thirteen unarmed civilians are shot dead in Derry as British paratroopers open fire on a banned civil rights march...
, 1972 in Scotland, 1972 in Wales1972 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1972 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales*Princess of Wales - vacant*Secretary of State for Wales - Peter Thomas... - 1973 in the United Kingdom1973 in the United KingdomEvents from the year 1973 in the United Kingdom.-Incumbents:* Monarch - Elizabeth II* Prime Minister - Edward Heath, Conservative Party-Events:...
, 1973 in England, 1973 in Northern Ireland1973 in Northern Ireland-Events:* 9 March - Northern Ireland vote overwhelmingly to remain within the UK. Voter turnout is reportedly at 59%, although less than 1% of Catholics vote....
, 1973 in Scotland, 1973 in Wales1973 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1973 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales*Princess of Wales - vacant*Secretary of State for Wales - Peter Thomas... - 1974 in the United Kingdom1974 in the United KingdomEvents from the year 1974 in the United Kingdom. The year is marked by the Three-Day Week, two General Elections, one change of national government, a state of emergency in Northern Ireland, extensive Provisional Irish Republican Army bombing of the British mainland, and major local government...
, 1974 in England, 1974 in Northern Ireland1974 in Northern Ireland-Events:*2 January - First day in office of the Northern Ireland Executive.*15 February - A 600 lb bomb explodes in Dungannon.*28 February - United Kingdom general election*5 March - Merlyn Rees becomes Secretary of State for Northern Ireland....
, 1974 in Scotland, 1974 in Wales1974 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1974 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales*Princess of Wales - vacant*Secretary of State for Wales - John Morris... - 1975 in the United Kingdom1975 in the United KingdomEvents from the year 1975 in the United Kingdom.-Incumbents:*Monarch - Elizabeth II*Prime Minister - Harold Wilson, Labour Party-Events:* 6 January - Brian Clough, former manager of Derby County and more recently Leeds United, is appointed manager of Football League Second Division strugglers...
, 1975 in England, 1975 in Northern Ireland1975 in Northern Ireland-Events:*31 July - Three members of the Miami Showband are killed in a Ulster Volunteer Force attack as they return from a dance in County Down...
, 1975 in Scotland, 1975 in Wales1975 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1975 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales*Princess of Wales - vacant*Secretary of State for Wales - John Morris... - 1976 in the United Kingdom1976 in the United KingdomEvents from the year 1976 in the United Kingdom.-Incumbents:*Monarch - Elizabeth II*Prime Minister - Harold Wilson, Labour Party , James Callaghan, Labour-Events:...
, 1976 in England, 1976 in Northern Ireland1976 in Northern Ireland-Events:*5 January - Kingsmill massacre: ten Protestant men killed in South Armagh, Northern Ireland, by members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army , using the cover name "South Armagh Republican Action Force"....
, 1976 in Scotland, 1976 in Wales1976 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1976 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales*Princess of Wales - vacant*Secretary of State for Wales - John Morris... - 1977 in the United Kingdom1977 in the United KingdomEvents from the year 1977 in the United Kingdom. This is the Queen's Silver Jubilee Year.-Incumbents:*Monarch - Elizabeth II*Prime Minister - James Callaghan, Labour-Events:...
, 1977 in England, 1977 in Northern Ireland1977 in Northern Ireland-Events:*29 May - A massive peace rally takes place in Belfast organized by Betty Williams, Mairéad Corrigan and Ciarán McKeown.*May - Shankill Butchers are arrested....
, 1977 in Scotland, 1977 in Wales1977 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1977 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales*Princess of Wales - vacant*Secretary of State for Wales - John Morris... - 1978 in the United Kingdom1978 in the United KingdomEvents from the year 1978 in the United Kingdom.-Incumbents:* Monarch - Elizabeth II* Prime Minister - James Callaghan, Labour-Events:* 16 January - The firefighters strike ends after three months when firefighters accept an offer of a 10% pay rise and reduced working hours.* 18 January - The...
, 1978 in England, 1978 in Northern Ireland1978 in Northern Ireland-Events:*18 January - The European Court of Human Rights finds Britain guilty of inhuman and degrading treatment of republican internees in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture.*17 February - The IRA La Mon restaurant bombing kills 12 people....
, 1978 in Scotland, 1978 in Wales1978 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1978 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales*Princess of Wales - vacant*Secretary of State for Wales - John Morris... - 1979 in the United Kingdom1979 in the United KingdomEvents from the year 1979 in the United Kingdom.-Incumbents:* Monarch - Elizabeth II* Prime Minister - James Callaghan, Labour , Margaret Thatcher, Conservative-Events:...
, 1979 in England, 1979 in Northern Ireland1979 in Northern Ireland-January to March:*5 January - Two members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army , are killed in Ardoyne, Belfast, when the car bomb they are transporting explodes prematurely....
, 1979 in Scotland, 1979 in Wales1979 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1979 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales*Princess of Wales - vacant*Secretary of State for Wales - Nicholas Edwards... - 1980 in the United Kingdom1980 in the United KingdomEvents from the year 1980 in the United Kingdom.-Incumbents:*Monarch - Elizabeth II*Prime Minister - Margaret Thatcher, Conservative-Events:...
, 1980 in England, 1980 in Northern Ireland1980 in Northern Ireland-Events:*1 January - First national anti-H-Block march.*27 October - Seven Provisional Irish Republican Army prisoners go on hunger strike in Long Kesh....
, 1980 in Scotland, 1980 in Wales1980 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1980 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales*Princess of Wales - vacant*Secretary of State for Wales - Nicholas Edwards... - 1981 in the United Kingdom1981 in the United KingdomEvents from the year 1981 in the United Kingdom.-Incumbents:*Monarch – HM Queen Elizabeth II*Prime Minister – Margaret Thatcher, Conservative-Events:* 5 January...
, 1981 in England, 1981 in Northern Ireland1981 in Northern Ireland-Events:*16 January- Northern Ireland civil rights campaigner and former Westminster MP, Bernadette McAliskey is shot and injured by Loyalist paramilitaries at her home in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland....
, 1981 in Scotland, 1981 in Wales1981 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1981 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales – The Prince Charles*Princess of Wales – Diana *Secretary of State for Wales - Nicholas Edwards... - 1982 in the United Kingdom1982 in the United KingdomEvents from the year 1982 in the United Kingdom. The year was dominated by the Falklands War.-Incumbents:*Monarch - Elizabeth II*Prime Minister - Margaret Thatcher, Conservative-Events:...
, 1982 in England, 1982 in Northern Ireland1982 in Northern Ireland-Events:*19 February - The DeLorean Car factory in Belfast is put into receivership.*6 April - James Prior launches 'rolling devolution' for Northern Ireland.*10 May - Seamus Mallon of the Social Democratic and Labour Party is appointed to Seanad Éireann....
, 1982 in Scotland, 1982 in Wales1982 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1982 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - The Prince Charles*Princess of Wales - Diana*Secretary of State for Wales - Nicholas Edwards*Archbishop of Wales - Gwilym Williams... - 1983 in the United Kingdom1983 in the United KingdomEvents from the year 1983 in the United Kingdom.-Incumbents:* Monarch - Elizabeth II* Prime Minister - Margaret Thatcher, Conservative-Events:...
, 1983 in England, 1983 in Northern Ireland1983 in Northern Ireland-Events:*23 May - The Bushmills Distillery in County Antrim celebrates its 350th anniversary.*30 May - The inaugural meeting of the New Ireland Forum takes place at Dublin Castle....
, 1983 in Scotland, 1983 in Wales1983 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1983 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales*Princess of Wales - Diana, Princess of Wales*Secretary of State for Wales - Nicholas Edwards... - 1984 in the United Kingdom1984 in the United KingdomEvents from the year 1984 in the United Kingdom.-Incumbents:*Monarch - Elizabeth II*Prime Minister - Margaret Thatcher, Conservative-Events:* 3 January - FTSE 100 Index starts....
, 1984 in England, 1984 in Northern Ireland1984 in Northern Ireland-Events:*14 March - Sinn Féin MP Gerry Adams is shot and wounded in Belfast.*2 May - The New Ireland Forum publishes its report presenting three possibilities for discussion: a unitary Irish state, a federal/confederal state and joint sovereignty....
, 1984 in Scotland, 1984 in Wales1984 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1984 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales*Princess of Wales - Diana, Princess of Wales*Secretary of State for Wales - Nicholas Edwards... - 1985 in the United Kingdom1985 in the United KingdomImportant events from the year 1985 in the United Kingdom.-Incumbents:*Monarch - Elizabeth II*Prime Minister - Margaret Thatcher, Conservative-Events:* 1 January - The first British mobile phone call is made ....
, 1985 in England, 1985 in Northern Ireland1985 in Northern Ireland-Events:*28 February - The Provisional Irish Republican Army carries out a mortar attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary police station at Newry, killing nine officers in the highest loss of life for the RUC on a single day....
, 1985 in Scotland, 1985 in Wales1985 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1985 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales*Princess of Wales - Diana, Princess of Wales*Secretary of State for Wales - Nicholas Edwards... - 1986 in the United Kingdom1986 in the United KingdomEvents from the year 1986 in the United Kingdom. It is particularly noted for the "Big Bang" deregulation of the financial markets.-Incumbents:*Monarch - HM Elizabeth II*Prime Minister - Margaret Thatcher, Conservative-Events:...
, 1986 in England, 1986 in Northern Ireland1986 in Northern Ireland-Events:*3 March - Unionists hold an extensive day of action against the Anglo-Irish Agreement.*31 March - Tom King, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, announces decision to ban the Apprentice Boys Easter Monday Parade, resulting in rioting in Portadown and other parts of the North, police...
, 1986 in Scotland, 1986 in Wales1986 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1986 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales – The Prince Charles*Princess of Wales – Diana*Secretary of State for Wales - Nicholas Edwards*Archbishop of Wales - Derrick Childs... - 1987 in the United Kingdom1987 in the United KingdomEvents from the year 1987 in the United Kingdom. At the beginning of the year, the Archbishop of Canterbury's envoy Terry Waite was kidnapped in Lebanon and remained a hostage until 1991. The major political event of this year was the re-election of Margaret Thatcher in June, making her the longest...
, 1987 in England, 1987 in Northern Ireland1987 in Northern Ireland-Events:*8 May - The SAS kills 8 IRA members and a civilian in an ambush at Loughgall.*8 November - 11 civilians are killed in an IRA explosion during a Remembrance Day service in Enniskillen...
, 1987 in Scotland, 1987 in Wales1987 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1987 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales*Princess of Wales - Diana, Princess of Wales*Secretary of State for Wales - Peter Walker... - 1988 in the United Kingdom1988 in the United KingdomEvents from the year 1988 in the United Kingdom.-Incumbents:*Monarch - Elizabeth II*Prime Minister - Margaret Thatcher, Conservative-Events:...
, 1988 in England, 1988 in Northern Ireland1988 in Northern Ireland-Events:*11 January - SDLP leader, John Hume and Gerry Adams of Sinn Féin, have a surprise meeting in Belfast.*16 March - Three men are killed and 70 are wounded in a gun and grenade attack by Michael Stone on mourners in the Milltown Cemetery attack during the funerals of three IRA members.*19...
, 1988 in Scotland, 1988 in Wales1988 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1988 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales*Princess of Wales - Diana, Princess of Wales*Secretary of State for Wales - Peter Walker... - 1989 in the United Kingdom1989 in the United KingdomEvents from the year 1989 in the United Kingdom.-Incumbents:* Monarch - Elizabeth II* Prime Minister - Margaret Thatcher, Conservative-Events:...
, 1989 in England, 1989 in Northern Ireland1989 in Northern Ireland-Events:*8 January - the Kegworth Air Disaster - A British Midland Boeing 737 on a flight to Belfast crashes onto the M1 motorway on the approach to East Midlands Airport killing 44 people.*12 February - Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane is shot dead by loyalists....
, 1989 in Scotland, 1989 in Wales1989 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1989 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales*Princess of Wales - Diana, Princess of Wales*Secretary of State for Wales - Peter Walker...
See also
- Timeline of British historyTimeline of British historyThis is a timeline of British history.*Before 1000**Timeline of the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain*1000-1499*1500-1599*1600-1699**Timeline of the English Civil War *1700-1799*1800-1899...
- History of EnglandHistory of EnglandThe history of England concerns the study of the human past in one of Europe's oldest and most influential national territories. What is now England, a country within the United Kingdom, was inhabited by Neanderthals 230,000 years ago. Continuous human habitation dates to around 12,000 years ago,...
- History of Northern IrelandHistory of Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland is today one of the four countries of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, having been created as a separate legal entity on 3 May 1921, under the Government of Ireland Act 1920...
- History of ScotlandHistory of ScotlandThe history of Scotland begins around 10,000 years ago, when humans first began to inhabit what is now Scotland after the end of the Devensian glaciation, the last ice age...
- History of WalesHistory of WalesThe history of Wales begins with the arrival of human beings in the region thousands of years ago. Neanderthals lived in what is now Wales, or Cymru in Welsh, at least 230,000 years ago, while Homo sapiens arrived by about 29,000 years ago...
- History of the United KingdomHistory of the United KingdomThe history of the United Kingdom as a unified sovereign state began with the political union of the kingdoms of England, which included Wales, and Scotland on 1 May 1707 in accordance with the Treaty of Union, as ratified by the Acts of Union 1707...