Churchill - Notable Historical Events
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Churchill - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1688-11-24 |
General strategist John Churchill meets William III |
1688-12-04 |
General John Churchill (later 1st Duke of Marlborough) changes allegiance from James II to William of Orange |
1706-05-23 |
Battle of Ramillies: John Churchill (1st Duke of Marlborough) defeats French; 17,000 killed |
1885-09-22 |
Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to Home Rule e.g. "Ulster will fight and Ulster will be right". |
1899-10-14 |
Morning Post reporter Winston Churchill departs to South Africa |
1899-10-30 |
British Morning Post reporter Winston Churchill reaches Capetown |
1899-11-15 |
Morning Post reporter Winston Churchill captured by Boers in Natal |
1901-02-18 |
Winston Churchill makes his maiden speech in the British House of Commons. |
1906-01-12 |
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's cabinet (which included amongst its members H.H. Asquith, David Lloyd George, and Winston Churchill) embarks on sweeping social reforms after a Liberal landslide in the British general election. |
1914-07-26 |
First Lord of the Admiralty (British Minister of Navy) Winston Churchill orders British fleet to remain |
1914-07-28 |
First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill orders British Grand Fleet to Scapa Flow |
1915-01-13 |
Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, presents plan for assault on Dardanelles |
1921-02-12 |
Winston Churchill becomes British Minister of Colonies |
1934-11-28 |
Winston Churchill tells British Premier Stanley Baldwin not to under estimate German air power |
1938-09-21 |
Winston Churchill condemns Hitler's annexation of Czechoslovakia |
1939-05-19 |
Churchill signs British-Russian anti-Nazi pact |
1939-09-14 |
First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill visits Scapa Flow, Orkney |
1939-10-01 |
Churchill calls Soviets "riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma" |
1939-10-30 |
German U boat fails on attack of English battleship Nelson with Winston Churchill, Dudley Pound & Charles Forbes aboard |
1940-05-10 |
Winston Churchill succeeds Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister |
1940-05-13 |
Winston Churchill says I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears & sweat |
1940-05-16 |
British Premier Winston Churchill returns to London from Paris |
1940-05-22 |
UK Premier Winston Churchill flies to Paris to decide with General Maxime Weygand a strategy to save the city |
1940-05-31 |
Premier Winston Churchill flies to Paris to meet with Marshal August Pétain who announces he is willing to make a seperate peace with Germany |
1940-06-04 |
Winston Churchill says "We shall fight on the seas & oceans" |
1940-06-09 |
General Charles de Gaulle's 1st meeting with Winston Churchill |
1940-06-11 |
British Premier Winston Churchill flies to Orleans |
1940-06-18 |
Winston Churchill's "this was their finest hour" speech urging perseverance during Battle of Britain delivered to British House of Commons |
1940-07-02 |
British PM Churchill meets Major General Bernard Montgomery |
1940-08-07 |
Churchill recognizes De Gaulle government in exile |
1940-08-20 |
British PM Churchill says of Royal Air Force, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few" |
1940-09-15 |
PM Winston Churchill visits 11 Fighter Group |
1941-04-03 |
Churchill warns Stalin of German invasion |
1941-05-07 |
British House of Commons votes for Churchill (477-3) |
1941-07-19 |
British PM Winston Churchill launched his "V for Victory" campaign |
1941-08-04 |
Winston Churchill departs on Prince of Wales to US |
1941-08-09 |
Winston Churchill reaches Newfoundland for talks with FDR |
1941-08-10 |
FDR & Churchill's 2nd meeting at Placentia Newfoundland |
1941-08-14 |
US President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issue the joint declaration that later becomes known as the Atlantic Charter |
1941-10-25 |
Winston Churchill routes "Forces South" to SE Asia |
1941-12-14 |
Premier Winston Churchill travels to US on board HMS Duke of York |
1941-12-22 |
Winston Churchill arrives in Washington, DC for a wartime conference |
1941-12-26 |
Winston Churchill becomes 1st British PM to address a joint meeting of Congress, warning that Axis would "stop at nothing" |
1941-12-30 |
Winston Churchill addresses Canadian parliament |
1942-01-04 |
Premier Churchill & General Marshall fly to Florida |
1942-06-21 |
President Roosevelt/premier Churchill arrives in Washington, DC |
1942-06-25 |
British premier Winston Churchill travels from US to London |
1942-08-04 |
British premier Winston Churchill arrives in Cairo |
1942-08-06 |
Churchill fires Gen Auchinlek as Middle-East commander |
1942-08-12 |
British premier Churchill arrives in Moscow, meets Stalin |
1942-08-16 |
British Premier Winston Churchill travels back to Cairo from Moscow |
1942-08-19 |
-20] Churchill visits Montgomery's headquarter in Burg-al-Arab |
1942-08-23 |
British Premier Winston Churchill flies back to London from Cairo |
1943-01-13 |
British premier Winston Churchill arrives in Casablanca |
1943-01-14 |
FDR & Winston Churchill confer in Casablanca concerning WW II |
1943-02-16 |
British premier Winston Churchill gets pneumonia |
1943-05-12 |
British premier Winston Churchill arrives in USA |
1943-05-19 |
Churchill pledges Britain's full support to US against Japan |
1943-05-26 |
Premier Churchill & General Marshall fly from US to North Africa |
1943-05-29 |
Confederacy of Algiers (Churchill-Marshall-Eisenhower) |
1943-08-04 |
British premier Churchill travels on the Queen Mary to Canada |
1943-11-22 |
FDR, Churchill & Chiang Kai-shek meet to discuss ways to defeat Japan |
1943-11-27 |
Conference of Teheran (Churchill-Roosevelt-Stalin) |
1943-11-28 |
FDR, Churchill & Stalin met at Tehran to map out strategy |
1943-12-01 |
FDR, Churchill & Stalin agree to Operation Overlord (D-Day) |
1943-12-04 |
-Dec 6] 2nd conference of Cairo: FDR, Churchill & Turkish pres Inonu |
1944-01-12 |
Churchill & de Gaulle begin a 2-day wartime conference in Marrakesh |
1944-05-15 |
Eisenhower, Montgomery, Churchill & George VI discuss D-Day plan |
1944-06-12 |
Churchill/Marshall/Arnold visit Montgomery's HQ in Chateau de Creully |
1944-07-21 |
British premier Winston Churchill flies to France, meets Montgomery |
1944-08-11 |
British premier Winston Churchill arrives in Italy |
1944-08-12 |
Churchill & Tito meet in Naples |
1944-08-14 |
British premier Winston Churchill arrives at Corsica |
1944-09-05 |
British premier Churchill travels to Scotland |
1944-09-11 |
FDR & Churchill meet in Canada at 2nd Quebec Conference |
1944-09-17 |
British Premier Winston Churchill travels to US |
1944-10-09 |
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in Russia for talks with Stalin |
1944-10-19 |
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill flies back to London from Moscow |
1944-12-27 |
Greece: British premier Winston Churchill flies back to London |
1945-01-03 |
British Premier Winston Churchill visits France |
1945-02-04 |
Roosevelt, Churchill & Stalin meet at Yalta in the Crimea to discuss the final phase of the war |
1945-02-05 |
British premier Churchill arrives in Yalta, the Crimea |
1945-02-11 |
Yalta agreement signed by FDR, Churchill & Stalin |
1945-03-03 |
Winston Churchill visits Field Marshal Montgomery's headquarters |
1945-03-23 |
Premier Churchill visits Montgomery's headquarter in Straelen |
1945-03-26 |
British premier Winston Churchill looks over at the Rhine (near Ginsberg) |
1945-03-27 |
British premier Churchill sails to eastern banks of Rhine |
1945-07-17 |
Potsdam Conference (Truman, Stalin, Churchill) holds 1st meeting |
1945-07-26 |
Winston Churchill resigns as Britain's Prime Minister after election defeat |
1945-08-02 |
Potsdam Conference ended, with Stalin, Truman & Churchill |
1946-03-05 |
Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech (Fulton Missouri) popularizes the term and draws attention to division of Europe |
1946-05-13 |
Winston Churchill welcomed in Rotterdam |
1946-09-20 |
Churchill argues for a 'United States of Europe' |
1948-05-10 |
Winston Churchill visits The Hague |
1951-10-26 |
Winston Churchill re-elected British Prime Minister |
1952-02-26 |
PM Winston Churchill announces Britain has its own atomic bomb |
1953-04-24 |
Winston Churchill knighted by Queen Elizabeth II |
1953-05-11 |
Winston Churchill criticizes US Sec of State John Foster Dulles' domino theory |
1953-10-09 |
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill aproves Guyanese Constitution |
1955-04-05 |
Winston Churchill resigns as British PM, Anthony Eden succeeds him |
1961-06-11 |
"Winston Churchill" last airs on ABC-TV |
1963-04-09 |
Winston Churchill becomes 1st honorary US citizen |
1965-01-30 |
State funeral of Sir Winston Churchill |
1972-06-16 |
The largest single-site hydro-electric power project in Canada starts at Churchill Falls, Labrador. |
1979-03-29 |
Caryl Churchill's "Cloud Nine" premieres in London |
1982-09-01 |
Caryl Churchill's "Top Girls" premieres in London |
1983-03-09 |
Caryl Churchill's "Fen" premieres in London |
1988-11-05 |
Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Alysheba, Gt Communicator, Gulch, Is It True, Miesque, Open Mind, Personal Ensign at Churchill Downs |
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Churchill - Notable Birthdays
Churchill - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1648-02-23 |
Arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730) |
1650-05-24 |
John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist |
1660-06-05 |
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744) |
1824-03-10 |
Thomas James Churchill, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1905 |
1849-02-13 |
Lord Randolph Churchill, England, politician, Winston's father |
1854-01-09 |
Jennie Jerome, American society beauty and mother of Winston Churchill (d. 1921) |
1869-03-18 |
Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill: The Darkest Hours |
1871-11-10 |
Winston Churchill, US, author (Crisis, Crossing) |
1871-11-10 |
Winston Churchill, The Crisis |
1874-11-30 |
Winston Churchill, (C) British Prime Minister (1940-45, 1951-55, Nobel 1953) |
1874-11-30 |
Winston Churchill, Young Winston |
1876-12-09 |
Berton Churchill, American actor (d. 1940) |
1876-12-09 |
Berton Churchill, Stagecoach |
1883-07-23 |
Alan Brooke, Winston Churchill: The Final Victory |
1885-04-01 |
Clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill (Hozier), British barones |
1885-04-01 |
Clementine Churchill, |
1887-06-21 |
Hastings Ismay, Friends of Mr. Churchill |
1906-09-16 |
Jack Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, commando |
1906-11-20 |
Anthony Barne, The Complete Churchill |
1908-06-28 |
James L Reinsch, media-adviser (Roosevelt/Churchill/Kennedy) |
1908-11-14 |
Harrison Salisbury, Portraits of Power: Winston Churchill, Part I |
1909-07-11 |
Diana Churchill, |
1909-12-25 |
Marguerite Churchill, actress (Dracula's Daughter, Big Trail) |
1910-12-25 |
Marguerite Churchill, The Big Trail |
1911-05-28 |
Randolph Churchill, Episode #3.11 |
1911-07-08 |
Robert B. Churchill, Born to Speed |
1913-08-21 |
Diana Churchill, actress (Spider, Sally Bishop, Housemaster) |
1913-08-21 |
Diana Churchill, Scott of the Antarctic |
1913-12-30 |
Lucio Agostini, Churchill's Island |
1914-01-20 |
Wensley Pithey, Cape Town South Africa, actor (Winston Churchill-Ike) |
1914-07-17 |
Jack Levin, Churchill and the Generals |
1914-10-07 |
Sarah Churchill, London, actress (All Over Town, Royal Wedding) |
1914-10-07 |
Sarah Churchill, Royal Wedding |
1915-03-11 |
Gaetano Afeltra, Mussolini, Churchill e cartoline |
1915-08-01 |
Trumbull Warren, The Complete Churchill |
1916-01-31 |
Denis Kelly, The Complete Churchill |
1918-05-12 |
Alastair Forbes, The Complete Churchill |
1919-08-21 |
Savannah Churchill, Souls of Sin |
1920-06-28 |
Clarissa Spencer-Churchill, The Churchills |
1921-12-17 |
Sarah Counselo Spencer-Churchill, Medusa |
1922-04-11 |
Geoffrey Perry, Churchill's German Army |
1923-05-08 |
Anthony Montague Browne, Look at Life: Churchill Pilgrimage |
1926-04-13 |
John Spencer-Churchill, 11th duke of Marlborough, English large landowner |
1926-04-13 |
John Spencer-Churchill, Hamlet |
1927-01-21 |
Clive Churchill, Australian rugby league footballer (d. 1985) |
1928-12-05 |
Bonnie Jean Churchill, Give Me a Sailor |
1929-12-11 |
Jane Portal, Churchill: The Nation's Farewell |
1930-11-06 |
Donald Churchill, A Bit of a Lift |
1931-04-16 |
Maurizio Pradeaux, Churchill's Leopards |
1932-06-08 |
Alan Shallcross, Churchill and the Generals |
1938-09-03 |
Caryl Churchill, English playwright |
1938-09-17 |
Alec Broers, master (Churchill College Cambridge) |
1938-9-03 |
Caryl Churchill, A Number |
1940-10-10 |
Winston Churchill, The Churchills |
1944-02-20 |
Ted Churchill, Ghostbusters |
1946-01-02 |
Chick Churchill, Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival |
1947-10-02 |
Ward Churchill, Images of Indians: How Hollywood Stereotyped the Native American |
1949-01-02 |
Chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home) |
1949-10-31 |
Arabella Churchill, The Churchills |
1949-9-18 |
Mo Mowlam, Sir Winston Churchill |
1957-07-13 |
Steven Churchill, Odyssey Into the Mind's Eye |
1957-9-24 |
Paul Churchill, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
1960-11-13 |
Jemma Churchill, The Adventure of the Cheap Flat |
1968-06-13 |
Marcel Theroux, Churchill: The Hollywood Years |
1970-03-20 |
Frazer Churchill, Pitch Black |
1970-08-04 |
Thomas J. Churchill, Lazarus: Apocalypse |
1976-05-26 |
Jamie Churchill, More Winners: Boy Soldiers |
1981-10-05 |
Jonathan Sloman, Churchill: The Hollywood Years |
1983-01-21 |
Ashley Churchill, Ninth Street Chronicles |
1987-08-19 |
Jonathan Churchill, Angels in the Infield |
Churchill - Notable Weddings
Churchill - Weddings
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1908-09-12 |
Winston Churchill marries Clementine Hozier |
Churchill - Notable Deaths
Churchill - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1722-06-16 |
John Churchill up Marlborough, English general strategist, dies at 72 |
1730-05-30 |
Arabella Churchill, mistress of James II of England, sister of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (b. 1648) |
1744-10-18 |
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, close friend of Queen Anne of Great Britain (b. 1660) |
1862-12-07 |
Sylvester Churchill, US Union brig-general, dies |
1895-01-24 |
Lord Randolph Churchill, British politician (b. 1849) |
1940-10-10 |
Berton Churchill, Canadian actor (b. 1876) |
1940-10-10 |
Berton Churchill, Stagecoach |
1940-11-09 |
Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill: The Darkest Hours |
1942-05-14 |
Frank Churchill, Enchanted |
1947-03-12 |
"Winston Churchill the American", American novelist (b. 1871) |
1947-03-12 |
Winston Churchill, The Crisis |
1960-04-02 |
Edward Churchill, Forced Landing |
1963-06-17 |
Alan Brooke, Winston Churchill: The Final Victory |
1965-01-24 |
Winston Churchill, PM of Britain (C) (1940-45, 51-55), dies at 90 |
1968-06-06 |
Randolph Churchill, son of Winston Churchill (b. 1911) |
1977-12-12 |
Baroness Clementine Spencer-Churchill (nee Hozier), widow of Sir Winston, dies at 92 |
1977-12-12 |
Clementine Churchill, |
1978-01-18 |
Walter H. Thompson, English Scotland Yard detective, bodyguard of Winston Churchill (b. 1890) |
1980-08-23 |
Norman Shelley, English radio actor (Churchill's Speech), dies at 77 |
1982-09-24 |
Sarah Churchill, actress (Royal Wedding, Spring Meeting), dies at 67 |
1982-09-24 |
Sarah Churchill, Royal Wedding |
1985-08-09 |
Clive Churchill, Australian rugby league footballer (b. 1927) |
1990-02-17 |
Denis Kelly, The Complete Churchill |
1991-05-09 |
James L Reinsch, media-advisor (Roosevelt/Churchill/Kennedy), dies |
1991-10-29 |
Donald Churchill, playwright, dies of heart attack at 60 |
1991-10-29 |
Donald Churchill, A Bit of a Lift |
1993-07-05 |
Harrison Salisbury, Portraits of Power: Winston Churchill, Part I |
1994-10-08 |
Diana Churchill, actress (Spider, Sally Bishop), dies at 81 |
1994-10-08 |
Diana Churchill, Scott of the Antarctic |
1995-06-17 |
Ted Churchill, Ghostbusters |
1996-02-15 |
Lucio Agostini, Churchill's Island |
1996-03-08 |
Jack Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, commando, dies at 89 |
1997-12-18 |
Robert B. Churchill, Born to Speed |
1998-10-19 |
Christian Schiefer, Mussolini, Churchill e cartoline |
1999-01-02 |
Sebastian Haffner, Churchill (8) Triumph und Tragödie |
1999-11-09 |
Jack Levin, Churchill and the Generals |
2000-01-09 |
Marguerite Churchill, The Big Trail |
2000-10-13 |
Sarah Counselo Spencer-Churchill, Medusa |
2001-09-12 |
Trumbull Warren, The Complete Churchill |
2005-05-19 |
Alastair Forbes, The Complete Churchill |
2005-08-19 |
Mo Mowlam, Sir Winston Churchill |
2005-10-09 |
Gaetano Afeltra, Mussolini, Churchill e cartoline |
2007-12-20 |
Arabella Churchill, The Churchills |
2010-03-02 |
Winston Spencer-Churchill, British politician (b. 1940) |
2010-03-02 |
Winston Churchill, The Churchills |
2010-12-22 |
Alan Shallcross, Churchill and the Generals |
2013-04-01 |
Anthony Montague Browne, Look at Life: Churchill Pilgrimage |
2014-09-14 |
Geoffrey Perry, Churchill's German Army |
2014-10-16 |
John Spencer-Churchill, Hamlet |
2016-06-28 |
Peter Morley, director behind coverage of Churchill funeral, dies aged 91 |
