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1998 Tony Awards, Lion King, Caberet revival, Ragtime, and The Beauty Queen of Leenane won major awards
1998 Britain's Queen Mother, 97, gets an emergency hip replacement 1997 Joanie Weston, roller derby queen with the Bay Bombers, dies at 61 1997 ABC Bud Light Masters Bowling Tournament won by Jason Queen 1997 Beatle Paul McCartney knighted Sir Paul by the Queen 1996 Jon Benet Ramsey, Colorado child beauty queen, murdered at 6 1995 Queen Elizabeth askes Prince Charles and Diana to divorce 1995 Queen Mother Elizabeth undergoes hip surgery 1995 Jean Muir, (Dress Queen), British model, dies at 66 1994 Ferdinand J Kranenburg, director of queen (North Holland), dies at 83 1994 Queen Elizabeth falls off her horse and breaks her left wrist 1993 Margaret MacDonald, maid to Queen Elizabeth, dies at 89 1993 Peter Tazelaar, adjutant of Dutch queen Wilhelmina, dies at 73 1993 Elisabeth A de Vreugd, chambermaid for Dutch Queen, dies at 98 1992 Queen Elizabeth's home Windsor Castle catches fire 1992 Queen Mother of Oman, dies 1991 Freddie Mercury, British singer (Queen), dies of AIDS at 45 1991 Queen Elizabeth becomes 1st British monarch to address U.S. congress 1991 President Bush takes Queen Elizabeth to Oakland A's-Baltimore Oriole game 1990 Dave Willock, actor (Queen of Outer Space), dies at 81 1990 Jon Benet Ramsey, little beauty queen, murdered in 1996 1990 "Les Miserables," opens at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver 1990 Steve Briers of Wales recited the entire lyrics of Queen's album "A Night At The Opera" in 9 minutes and 58.44 seconds backwards! 1989 Canada updates coins with a new potrait of the Queen 1989 Queen Elizabeth II knights Ronald Reagan 1989 Zita, Empress of Austria/Queen of Hungary, dies at 96 1988 Australia's new parliament house is opened by Queen Elizabeth 1986 Queen Beatrice installs dam at Oosterschelde 1986 Megan Fox, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, actress, sex symbol, debut film, 'Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen', breakout role, Mikaela Barnes in movie, 'Transformers', voted 'Sexiest Woman in the World' by FHM 1985 Marion Martin, actress (Dakota Lil, Queen of Burlesque), dies at 67 1984 Dutch Queen Beatrice opens University 1982 Frederic Dannay, Ellery Queen, U.S., detective writer, dies at 76 1982 President Reagan meets Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth 1982 Dutch Queen Beatrice addresses U.S. Congress 1982 Queen Elizabeth proclaims Canada's new constitution 1981 Teenager fires 6 blanks at Queen Elizabeth II 1980 American hostage Richard I Queen freed by Iran 1980 Ayatollah Khomeini releases Iran hostage Richard I. Queen 1980 Brian May of rock group Queen collapses on stage with hepatitis 1980 Beatrix, Wilhelmina Armgard, crowned queen of Netherlands 1980 Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, abdicates 1980 Jack Bailey, TV host (Queen for a Day), dies at 72 1979 Lee Bowman, actor (Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover), dies at 64 1979 Gracie Fields, actress (Queen of Hearts), dies at 81 1979 Jim Hutton, actor (Ellery Queen), dies of liver cancer at 45 1977 Silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth celebrated with fireworks 1976 Queen's "Bhoemian Rhapsody" goes gold 1975 Leigh Whipper, actor (Hidden Eye, Jungle Queen), dies at 98 1975 "Letter for Queen Victoria" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 18 performances 1975 "Letter for Queen Victoria" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 18 performances 1973 Queen Elizabeth II opens Sydney Opera House 1973 Queen Elizabeth II opens new London Bridge 1972 Queen Juliana visits Yugoslavia 1972 Passenger ship Queen Elizabeth destroyed by fire 1971 Dutch Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard visit Indonesia 1971 Manfred Bonnington Lee, Ellery Queen, detective writer, dies at 65 1970 Peter Queen quits Fleetwood Mac to join a religious cult 1970 Queen Latifah, rap singer and actress, Khadijah James-Living Single 1969 John and Yoko begin their 2nd bed-in (Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal) 1969 British liner Queen Elizabeth II leaves on maiden voyage to New York 1969 Queen Juliana appointed honorary citizen of Addis Ababa 1968 Greet Hofmans, faith healer of Dutch queen Juliana, dies at 74 1968 Queen Juliana opens IJ tunnel in Amsterdam 1968 James Burke, actor (Ellery Queen, Army Surgeon), dies at 81 1968 Brent Geiberger, Santa Barbara, California, Nike golfer, 1994 Queen Mary-2nd 1967 Queen Elizabeth inaugurates 98-inch (249-cm) Isaac Newton telescope 1967 British liner Queen Elizabeth II launched at Clydebank, Scotland 1967 Willem-Alexander CGF, Dutch crown prince/son of Queen Beatrix of Netherlands 1967 Queen Elizabeth Hall (South Bank Center) opens in London 1966 Seena Owen, actress/writer (Queen Kelly), dies at 71 1966 Queen Juliana opens Coen tunnel in Amsterdam 1966 Tally Chanel, Tel Aviv Israel, actress, Warrior Queen 1965 Queen Juliana opens Zeeland Bridge to Oosterschelde 1965 Gabriella VM Elisabeth, queen of the Belgians, dies at 89 1965 Queen Elizabeth decorates Beatles with Order of British Empire 1965 Beatles movie "Help" premieres, Queen Elizabeth attends 1965 Dutch Queen Juliana opens Brienenoord Bridge in Rotterdam 1964 Queen Elizabeth orders Beatles to her birthday party, they attend 1962 Funeral for Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (New Kerk, Delft) 1962 Wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands (1898-1948), dies at 82 1961 Dutch Queen Juliana celebrates 12 year government jubilee 1960 RuPaul, drag queen/model/actor, RuPaul Show 1960 "Queen For A Day," moves to ABC-TV 1960 Ian Keith, actor (Identity Unknown, Queen Christina), dies at 61 1960 Cho-Liang Lin, Taiwan, violinist, Queen Sophia 1st prize 1959 Queen Elizabeth is fined $140 for withdrawing her race horse 1959 Queen Elizabeth and President Eisenhower open St. Lawrence Seaway 1959 Dianne Brill, born in Tampa, fashion designer and party girl, Queen of the Night 1958 Queen Juliana christens passenger ship Rotterdam 1957 Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visits White House 1957 Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visits Williamsburg Virginia 1957 Dutch Queen Juliana opens Velser Tunnels 1956 Prime Minister Drees refuses resignation of queen Juliana (Greet Hofmans) 1956 Queen Juliana opens Rembrandt fairs in Amsterdam 1956 Queen Juliana unveils National Monument to Dams in Amsterdam 1956 Miguel Bose, born in Panama, spanish singer and actor, El Avaro, Queen Margot 1956 Charley Grapewin, actor (Ellery Queen), dies at 86 1956 Johnny Rotten, John Lydon, rocker, Sex Pistols-God Save the Queen 1955 Queen Juliana opens E55 fair in Amsterdam 1954 Queen Elizabeth II opens New Zealand parliament 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey 1953 Winston Churchill knighted by Queen Elizabeth II 1953 Mary, queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, dies at 85 1952 Queen Juliana unveals statue "Docker" 1952 Dutch Queen Juliana opens Amsterdam-Rhine Canal 1952 Dutch Queen Juliana speaks to U.S. Congress 1952 "African Queen" opens at Capitol Theater in New York City 1952 England replaces King George VI stamp series with Queen Elizabeth II 1951 Queen Noor of Jordan, born in Washington, D.C., Lisa Najeeb Halaby, president of United World Colleges movement, fourth wife and widow to King Hussein of Jordan 1951 Jan Franssen, born in Hilversum, North Holland, politician, Dutch liberal political party, in 2006, named Queen's Commissioner in South Holland, previously served as city councilor, Nederhorst den Berg, President, House of Representatives 1982 - 1994, mayor of Zwolle, 1994 - 2000 1951 Queen Juliana opens Brielsche Mausoleum 1950 Billy Ocean, Leslie S Charles, Trinidad, singer, Caribbean Queen 1949 Queen Juliana (Netherlands) grants sovereignty to Indonesia 1948 Juliana becomes queen of Netherlands 1948 Queen Wilhelmina abdicates Dutch throne 1948 Queen Wilhelmina celebrates 50th jubilee 1948 Graham Zellick, principal, Queen Mary and Westfield College London 1948 John Amiel, director, Queen of Hearts, Tune in Tomorrow 1948 Queen Wilhelmina resigns 1948 Queen Wilhelmina signs death sentence against Ans van Dijk for treason 1947 Future Queen Elizabeth marries Prince Philip in Westminster Abbey 1947 Dutch Queen Wilhelmina gives golden award to general Eisenhower 1947 Malcolm McLaren, founded rock group, Sex Pistols-God Save the Queen 1945 Hannie Buy buried in presence of Queen Wilhelmina 1945 Dutch resistance fighter Hannie Schaft re-buried in presence of Queen Wilhelmina 1945 Queen Wilhelmina opens parliament in Hague 1945 Leslie West, Weinstein, rocker, Mountain-Mississippi Queen 1945 Queen Wilhelmina visits Rotterdam 1945 Tim Hovey, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Queen Bee, Toy Tiger, Man Afraid 1945 Dutch Queen Wilhelmina and Princess Juliana reach Gilze-Rijen 1945 Bjorn Ulvaeus, rock vocalist and guitarist, ABBA-Waterloo, Dancing Queen 1945 Queen Wilhelmina returns to Netherlands 1944 R P Mardling, headmaster, Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield 1943 British premier Churchill travels on the Queen Mary to Canada 1943 James Wallace Beaton, born in Britain, Chief Superintendent, The Queen's Police Officer 1983 - 1992, saved Princess Anne from kidnapper 1974 1942 Queen Wilhelmina announces Dutch Commonwealth 1942 "Queen Mary" slices cruiser "Curacao" in half, killing 338 1941 Hans Wiegel, Dutch commissioner of the queen, Frisia 1941 Queen Wilhelmina on Radio Orange warns against treason 1940 Queen Wilhelmina fires premier De Geer 1940 Dutch Queen Wilhelmina speaks on BBC radio 1940 Dutch Queen Wilhelmina flees to England 1940 Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark, 1972- 1939 Katie Webster, Swamp-Boogie Queen]/US R&B pianist/singer 1939 Queen Wilhelmina receives German ambassador Grave Zech 1939 Future Queen Elizabeth of England meets future husband Philip 1939 King and Queen of England taste 1st "hot dogs" at FDR's party 1939 1st king and queen of England to visit U.S., George VI and Elizabeth 1939 Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica 1938 British ocean liner "Queen Elizabeth," launches at Clydebank Scotland 1938 Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth launched at Glasgow 1938 Wilhelmina celebrates 40th anniversary jubilee as Dutch queen 1938 Michael Shea, director, Hanson Trust, Queen's press sect 1938 Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, Queen of Netherlands, 1980- 1938 Jock Slater, born in the United Kingdom, admiral, Royal Navy, served 1958 - 1998, Equerry to Her Majesty The Queen, 1968 1971 1938 Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, queen of Netherlands, 1980- 1938 Timothy Elworthy, Captain of The Queen's Flight 1938 Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, Queen of Netherlands, 1980- 1937 Paola Ruffo di Calabria, Italian princess/queen of Belgium, 1993- 1937 Virna Lisi, Italy, actress, Assault on a Queen, Bluebeard 1936 Dutch queen Wilhelmina opens the Waal bridge 1936 Queen Mary completes its maiden voyage, arriving in New York 1936 RMS Queen Mary leaves Southampton for New York on maiden voyage 1935 Koko Taylor, Cora Walton, U.S. vocalist, Queen of the Blues 1935 Astrid S L T Bernadotte, Queen of Belgium/Princess of Sweden, dies 1935 British King George and Queen Mary celebrates silver jubilee 1934 British liner Queen Mary is launched 1934 Henry WAE, Prince of Netherlands/father of Queen Juliana, dies 1934 Jim Hutton, Binghamton, New York, actor, Ellery Queen 1934 A Emma W T von Waldeck-Pyrmont, Dutch queen, dies at 76 1933 Sonia Garmers, Justina, Curaeao, author, Dear Queen 1932 Antonia Fraser, biographer, Mary Queen of Scots 1932 Queen Ferekit, of Thailand, Queens Day 1932 Jan de Louter, Dutch lawyer/tutor of Queen Wilhelmina, dies at 84 1931 Nigel Vinson, born in England, Baron Vinson, businessman, served in Queen's Royal Regiment, Member of National Parks and Countryside Committee, Member of Foundation of Science and Technology 1930 Marion [Eleanor] Zimmer Bradley [Breen], sci-fi author, Storm Queen 1929 Irish McCalla, Pawnee City, Nebraska, actress, Sheena Queen of Jungle 1929 Beverly Sills, born in New York, opera singer, popularized opera, called "America's Queen of Opera" by Time magazine 1929 John Taylor, bishop, St. Albans, Lord High Almoner to Queen 1929 Geoffrey Marshall, Provost, Queen's College, Oxford 1929 Victoria Opoku-Ware, Ghanaian queen 1929 "Queen Ida" Guillory, Ziadaco music 1928 George Siegmann, actor (Birth of Nation, Queen of Sheba), dies at 46 1928 Fabiola de Mora y Aragon, Spanish Queen of Belgium 1928 Paul Greening, master of Queen's household 1928 Thea Musgrave, Barnton Midlothian Scot, composer, Mary Queen of Scots 1927 Queen Wilhelmina opens Meuse-Waal Canal in Nijmegen 1927 Lee Philips, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Ellery Queen 1926 Dutch Queen Wilhelmina opens Royal Colonial Institution 1926 Elizabeth, Alexandra Mary Windsor II, Queen of England, 1952- 1926 Queen Elizabeth II, English Royalty 1925 Alexandra, Danish princess/Queen of Great Britain, dies at 80 1925 Queen Wilhelmina names H Colijn head of government 1924 Errol John, Port-of-Spain Trinidad, actor, PT-109, Assault on a Queen 1924 12th CFL Grey Cup: Queen's University defeat Toronto Balmy Beach, 11-3 1924 Mary Ford, Colleen Summer, vocalist/actress, Queen of Outer Space 1923 CFL Grey Cup: Queen's U beats Regina, 54-0 at Toronto 1923 Queen Wilhelmina celebrates 25 year jubilee 1923 Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry for state visit to London 1923 Oliver Millar, Surveyor, Queen's Pictures 1922 10th CFL Grey Cup: Queen's University defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 13-1 1922 Queen Wilhelmina opens Dutch Historical Maritime museum in Amsterdam 1922 Queen Wilhelmina's takes Dutch throne with 119 word speech 1922 Russell Wood, treasurer, Queen Elizabeth 1921 William Johnston, Chaplain to Queen of Scotland 1921 James Menter, principal, Queen Mary College 1921 Augusta Victoria, Queen of Prussia/wife of Emperor Wilhelm II, dies 1919 Elgars "Cello concerto op 85" premieres in Queen's Hall London 1919 Queen Wilhelmina opens 1st Air Fair in Amsterdam 1917 Liliuokalani, last queen of Hawaii (1891-93), dies from a stroke at 79 1917 Margaret Taylor Burroughs, U.S. author/house painter, Black Queen 1917 Louise Frederika, Queen of Greece 1917 Zsa Zsa Gabor, born in Budapest, actress, Queen of Outer Space 1916 Michael F Howard, British Major-General, Gold Stick to the Queen 1916 Elisabeth OL, Carmen Sylva, Queen of Romania, dies at 72 1915 Mary Kornman, Idaho Falls ID, actress, Queen of the Jungle 1915 Karl Goldmark, Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at 84 1914 Lee Bowman, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover 1913 Queen Wilhelmina opens Peace Palace (The Hague) 1913 Queen Wilhelmina meets SDAP-leader Troelstra 1912 Bust of Queen Nefertete found in El-Amarna, Egypt 1912 1st foreign feature film exhibited in U.S. - "Queen Elizabeth" - New York City 1912 Edward Gardner, Queen's Court/MP 1911 Bernhard, born in Germany, Prince, Consort to Queen Juliana of Netherlands 1911 Queen Wilhelmina opens Rembrandt house in Amsterdam 1911 Hugh Marlowe, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Ellery Queen 1910 Ingrid, Queen Mother of Denmark 1909 James Agee, American author, African Queen, Death in Family 1909 Katharine Hepburn, Connecticut, actress, African Queen, On Golden Pond 1909 Hardy Amies, born in London, England, royal dressmaker, Queen Elizabeth II 1909 Juliana, Queen of Netherlands, 1948-80 1908 Robert Morley, England, actor, High Road to China, African Queen 1907 Jack Bailey, Hampton Iowa, TV host, Queen for a Day 1906 John Huston, born in Nevada, Missouri, director and writer, African Queen, Chinatown 1906 Belle Stewart, born near Bloirgowrie, Scotland, Scottish traditional singer, led life of a Scottish Traveler, daughter Sheila Stewart wrote her biography 'Queen Amang the Heather; the Life of Belle Stewart' 1906 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Queen's U (Kingston Ont) in 2 games 1905 Astrid SLT Bernadotte, Queen of Belgium/Princess of Sweden 1905 Frederic Dannay, of Ellery Queen and Barnaby Ross, Cat of Many Tales 1905 Dutch Queen Wilhelmina opens Technical Hague court 1905 Manfred Bonnington Lee, detective writer, of Ellery Queen 1904 Isabella II, Queen of Spain (1833-68), dies at 73 1903 Queen Wilhelmina calls railroad strikers "criminals" 1903 Dragia, Queen of Serbia, assassinated 1903 Queen Wilhelmina opens Berlages Merchants bureau in Amsterdam 1903 Johannes Linthorst Homan, director of the queen in Groningen 1902 Maria Hendrika, Queen of the Belgians, dies 1902 Edward Wayne, physician, Queen of Scotland 1901 Victoria, Emperor of Germany/Queen of Prussia, dies at 60 1901 Tillie Ehrlich Lewin, leading industrialist, tomato queen 1901 Queen Wilhelmina marries Prince Heinrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1901 After 63 years England stops sale of Queen Victoria postage stamps series and begins King Edward VII series 1901 Victoria, Alexandrine, Britain's Queen (1837-1901), dies at 81 1900 Dutch President Paul Kruger and Queen Wilhelmina have a triumphant procession 1900 Queen Wilhelmina leaves duke Heinrich "Henry" von Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1900 Queen Victoria disbands British parliament 1900 Elizabeth, Queen Mother Of England, King George VI's wife 1900 Queen Marie, of Yugoslavia 1899 Transvaal British Uitlanders ask Queen Victoria for aid 1899 Gloria Swanson, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Sadie Thomson, Queen Kelly 1898 1st Canadian Intercollegiate football game: McGill beats Queen's, 3-2 1898 Audley Moore, civil rights activist, humanitarian [Queen Mother] 1896 France dismisses Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar 1895 1st Queen's Hall Promenade Concerto (Wagners "Rienzi") 1894 Seena Owen, Spokane, Washington, silent screen actress, Queen Kelly 1894 Elisabeth A de Vreugd, chambermaid of Dutch queen 1893 British King George V marries princess Victoria of Teck (Queen Mary) 1893 Queen Liliuokalani deposed, Kingdom of Hawaii becomes a republic 1892 Queen Wilhelmina and Emma open Merwede Canal between Amsterdam-Rhine 1892 Zita, empress, Austria, Queen, Hungary 1891 Nell Craig, born in New Jersey, actress, Calling Dr. Kildare, Queen of Sheba 1889 Queen Victoria grants Cecil Rhodes rights to Zambezia 1888 Queen Victoria grants William Mackinnons Imperial British 1888 Frank Buck, actor, Africa Screams, Tiger Queen, Tiger Fangs 1887 Britain celebrates golden jubilee of Queen Victoria 1886 Queen Victoria establishes Distinguished Service Order (DSO) award 1884 Dutch Queen Emma appointed regent 1882 Queen Victoria recieves Zulu chief Cetewayo 1882 Epping Forest England dedicated by Queen Victoria 1882 George Siegmann, actor, Birth of Nation, Queen of Sheba, Oliver Twist 1880 Wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands, 1898-1948 1877 England's Queen Victoria proclaimed empress of India 1876 Gabriella V M Elisabeth, Queen of Belgium/duchess of Bavaria 1876 Harold, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 8 days old 1876 Harold, grandson of English queen Victoria 1875 Marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania, 1914-27 1871 Alexander, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 1 day old 1871 Alexander, grandson of England's Queen Victoria 1871 W F A A Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway, dies at 42 1871 Albert Hall opens by Queen Victoria in London 1868 Spain's Queen Isabella is deposed, flees to France 1868 Battle of Alcolea, causes Queen Isabella 2 of Spain to flee to France 1867 Mary, queen of Great Britain and North Ireland 1867 Royal Albert Hall foundation laid by Queen Victoria 1867 Queen Victoria and Napoleon III turn down plans for a channel tunnel 1867 Mary, Victoria MALOPCA of Teck, queen of Gt Brit, dies at 85 1866 Transatlantic cable laid-President Buchanan spoke to Queen Victoria 1865 Friedrich A H von Waldeck, brother of queen Emma/last ruler of Waldeck 1862 Liliuokalani, queen of Hawaii (1891-93) marries John Owen Dominis 1862 CSS Arkansas vs USS Cardondelet and Queen of the West engage at Yazoo R 1861 Albert, prince consort of England/husband of Queen Victoria, dies at 42 1861 Queen Victoria announces England's position of neutrality 1860 Queen of Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) arrives in New York City 1858 Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of queen Victoria 1858 Britain's Queen Victoria telegraphs President James Buchanan 1858 A Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent of Netherlands 1858 A Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent, dies at 76 1858 Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" 1st played, at wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria, to crown prince of Prussia 1857 Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as new capital of Canada 1850 Louisa Maria, queen of Belgium (1832-50)/wife of Leopold I, dies at 38 1847 Jan de Louter, lawyer/tutor of Dutch Queen Wilhelmina 1845 Sarah Bernhardt, born in France, actress, Camille, Queen Elizabeth 1844 Alexandra, Danish princess, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland 1843 Elisabeth OL, queen of Romania/poet, Rumanische Dichtungen 1842 John Francis attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria 1840 Victoria, Empress of Germany/Queen of Prussia 1840 British queen Victoria marries her cousin Albert von Saksen-Coburg 1838 Liliuokalani, last queen of Hawaii, 1891 - 1893 1838 Britain's Queen Victoria crowned in Westminster Abbey 1837 Frederica Louisa Wilhelmina, Queen of Netherlands, dies at 62 1837 Hortense de Beauharnais, French queen of Netherlands (1806-10), dies at 54 1837 Queen Victoria is 1st monarch to live in present Buckingham Palace 1837 England issues its 1st stamp, 1P Queen Victoria 1837 Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV Ruled for 63 years ending in 1901 1836 Walter Besant, writer/philanthropist, Rebel Queen 1830 Isabella II, Queen of Spain, 1833-68 1828 WFAA Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway/princess of Netherlands 1819 Albert "Bertie" von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, husband of queen Victoria 1819 Victoria Alexandrine, Queen of Great Britain, 1837 - 1901 1818 Charlotte Sophia von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of England, dies 1818 Sophia Frederika Mathilde, queen of Netherlands/wife of William III 1812 Louisa Maria, Queen of the Belgians, 1832 - 1850, wife of Leopold I 1810 Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III, dies at 34 1800 English warship Queen Charlotte catches fire; 700 die 1793 Marie Antoinette, queen of France, beheaded in France 1788 Gustavus Vassa petitions Queen Charlotte, to free enslaved Africans 1788 Lord Gordon found guilty of libel of queen of France 1783 Thomas Sully, U.S. portrait painter, Queen Victoria 1783 Hortense E de Beauharnais, French queen of Netherlands, 1806-10 1782 Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik, dies at 61 1780 Maria Theresia Hapsburg, Queen of Austria, dies at 63 1777 Major James Graves Simcoe appointed commandant of Queen's Rangers 1776 Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III 1768 Caroline, Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV 1766 Isabelle Farnese, queen of Spain, dies 1766 Elisabeth Farnese, princess of Parma/queen of Spain, dies at 73 1755 Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France, let them eat cake 1741 Queen Maria Theresa addresses Hungarian Parliament 1737 Caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great Britain, dies 1733 Maria Theresa crowned queen of Bohemia in Prague 1720 Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik 1720 Queen Ulrica Eleonora of Sweden resigns 1714 Anne Stuart, queen of England (1702-14), dies at about 49 1714 English Queen Anne fires premier Robert Haley 1705 Queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College 1702 Queen Anne Stuart addresses English parliament 1702 James II's daughter Anne Stuart becomes queen of England 1702 England Queen Anne ascends throne upon death of King William III 1701 Frederik I/Sophie Charlotte van Hanover crowned king/queen of Prussia 1695 Henry Purcell, English composer (Indian Queen), dies at 36 1695 Mary II Stuart, queen of England, dies at 32 1694 Mary II, Queen of England, dies after 5 years of rule at 32 1692 Elisabeth Farnese, princess of Parma/queen of Spain 1689 William III and Mary Stuart proclaimed king and queen of England 1689 Christina, Queen of Sweden (1644-54), dies 1689 Scotland dismisses Willem III and Mary Stuart as king and queen 1678 Edmund Halley receives MA from Queen's College, Oxford 1673 Edmund Halley enters Queen's College, Oxford, as an undergraduate 1667 Marie Louise de Gonzague-Nevers, French Queen of Poland (1645-48) 1666 Anna of Austria, queen of France/daughter of Philip III, dies at 64 1665 Anne Stuart, queen of England, 1702-14 1661 Maria I Stuart, Queen of England/husband of Willem II, dies at 29 1660 Mary I Henriette Stuart, queen of England, dies at 29 1654 Queen Christina of Sweden resigns and converts to Catholicism 1642 English Queen Henriette Mary arrives in Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 1631 Mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England 1626 Christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic 1603 William Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59 1603 Elizabeth I Tudor, Maiden Queen, U.K. queen (1558-1603), dies at 69 1601 Anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III 1601 Robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth 1589 Catherine de' Medici, Queen mother of France, dies at 69 1588 Spanish Armada sails to overthrow England's Queen Elizabeth I 1587 Mary, Queen of Scots (1560-1587), executed 1587 Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 1587 Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 1587 Mary Queen of Scots, Scottish Royalty 1587 English queen Elizabeth I signs Mary Stuarts death sentence 1586 Mary Queen of Scots goes on trial for conspiracy against Elizabeth 1585 English queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: aid to Netherland 1585 Queen Elizabeth I refuses sovereignty of Netherlands 1585 English Queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: Aid for Netherlands 1585 English secret service discovers Anthony Babingtons murder plot against queen Elizabeth I 1581 Queen Elizabeth I and Francois of Anjou wed 1579 Francois van Anjou visits English queen Elizabeth I 1578 Queen Elizabeth I gives Johan Casimir 20,000 pounds to aid Dutch rebellion 1575 English queen Elizabeth I grants Thomas Tallis and William Byrd music press monopoly 1573 Marie de'Medici, Queen of France 1572 Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra, dies at 44 1571 Queen Elizabeth I opens Royal Exchange in London 1568 Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23 1568 English queen Elizabeth I arrests Scottish queen Mary 1568 Mary Queen of Scotland flees to England 1568 Mary Queen of Scots is defeated by English at battle of Langside 1567 Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate and 1-year-old James VI becomes King of Scotland 1567 Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned in Lochleven Castle prison Scotland 1567 Mary, Queen of Scots marries James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell 1567 Lord Darnley Stuart, husband of English queen Mary, murdered 1567 Henry Stuart, earl of Darnley/Consort of Mary Queen of Scots, murdered 1565 Mary Queen of Scots marries her cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley 1561 Mary Queen of Scots arrives in Leith Scotland to assume throne after spending 13 years in France 1559 Elizabeth I crowned queen of England in Westminster Abbey 1558 Elizabeth I ascends English throne upon death of Queen Mary 1558 Mary I Tudor, "Bloody Mary", queen of England (1553-58), dies at 42 1558 Maria, queen of Hungary/guardian of Netherlands (1531-55), dies at 53 1558 Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland marries French crown prince Francois 1557 Anne of Cleeves, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII, dies at 41 1555 Johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75 1554 Queen Maria of England marries Philip, king of Naples/Jerusalem 1554 Jane Grey, queen of England for 13 days, beheaded at 17 1554 Lady Jane Grey, deposed Queen of England, beheaded after 9 day rule 1554 Sir Thomas Wyatt gathers an army in Kent, rebels against Queen Mary 1553 15-year-old Lady Jane Grey deposed as England's Queen after 9 days 1553 Lady Jane Grey becomes queen of England 1548 Catharine Parr, queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, dies at about 36 1548 Mary queen of Scotland (6) arrives in France 1547 English demand Edward VI, 10, wed Mary Queen of Scots, 5 1545 Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II 1542 Mary Queen of Scots, Scottish Royalty 1542 Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, 1560-1587 1542 Catharine Howard, queen of England/5th wife of Henry VIII, beheaded 1542 Parliament passes bill of attainder against Queen Katherine Howard 1541 Queen Catharine Howard confined in London Tower 1538 Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth, 1572 1537 Jane Grey, Queen of England for 9 days 1536 Anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded 1533 Queen Elizabeth I, England, 1558-1603, daughter of Henry VIII 1533 Anna Boleyn crowned queen of England 1528 Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra/mother of French King Henry IV 1519 Catherine de' Medici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II 1519 De Medicis, queen consort, Henry II of France 1516 Mary I Tudor, Bloody Mary, Greenwich, queen of England, 1553-58 1515 Anna van Kleef, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII 1505 Maria, queen of Hungary/wife of Louis II/governess of Netherlands, 1531-55 1505 Joan of Valois, Queen of France/saint, dies at 40 1504 Isabella I, Catholic Queen of Castille and Aragon (1474-04), dies at 53 1504 Queen Isabella I of Spain signs her testament 1503 Queen Isabella of Spain bans violence against indians 1503 Queen Elizabeth, consort of Henry VII of England, dies 1492 Jews are expelled from Spain by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella 1492 Queen Isabella of Castilia and Ferdinand of Aragon expels Jews 1492 King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella sign decree expelling Jews from Spain 1482 Margaret of Anjou, Queen (Henry VI), dies 1479 Johanna, the Insane, Queen of Castilie, 1504-20 1479 King Alfonso I of Portugal recognizes Isabella as queen of Castilie 1474 Isabella crowns herself queen of Castilie and Aragon 1464 Johanna van Valois, Queen of France 1461 Battle at Towton: Duke Edward of York beats English queen Margaretha Edward IV recognized as king of England 1451 Isabella I, of Castile, Queen of Spain, 1479-1504, patron of Columbus 1435 Isabella of Bayern, Queen of France (Treaty of Troyes), dies 1435 Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 1397 Denmark, Norway and Sweden sign Union of Kalmar under Queen Margaretha 1382 Johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies 1373 Johanna II, Queen of Naples, 1414-35 1336 Elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65 1229 Queen Blanche of Castilie and earl Raymond VII van Toulouse sign peace 867 Theodora, the Saint, beauty queen/empress of Byzantine, dies 535 Amalaswintha, queen of Ostrogoten, murdered |
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