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2012 Event - A referendum on Scottish independence causes a clash between the United Kingdom's Westminster and Scottish governments

2001 Death - William Berry, Lord Hartwell, 3rd Viscount Camrose and Baron Hartwell, journalist, newspaper owner, editor-in-chief of the Daily, Sunday Telegraph, dies in Westminster, London, at age 89

1995 Death - K B Wilson, methodist principal (Westminster College), dies at 50

1985 Event - 5 die in a train crash in Westminster, Colorado

1975 Birthday - Greg Moore, born in New Westminster, British Columbia, promising Canadian racecar driver, competed in Indy Lights, CART World Series

1974 Event - Northern Ireland is brought under direct rule from Westminster

1973 Birthday - Jeffrey Schiebler, New Westminster BC, 10k/steeplechase 1996 Olympics

1971 Birthday - Ryan Klesko, born in Westminster, California, outfielder, Atlanta Braves

1969 Birthday - Jeromy Burnitz, born in Westminster, California, outfielder, Cleveland Indians

1967 Birthday - Christine Larsen, New Westminster BC, synchro swimmer, Silver Medal 1996 Olympics

1966 Birthday - Brent Hughes, born in New Westminster, California, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres

1964 Death - John Finley Williamson, conductor (Westminster Choir), dies at 76

1962 Birthday - Cary Elwes, born in Westminster, London, actor, films include, 'The Princess Bride', 'Liar Liar', 'Twister', 'Lady Jane', 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights'

1953 Event - Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey

1951 Birthday - Gerald Grosvenor, English 6th duke of Westminster/billionaire

1950 Event - Coronation Stone, taken from Scone in Scotland by Edward I in 1296, stolen from Westminster Abbey and smuggled back to Scotland

1947 Event - Future Queen Elizabeth marries Prince Philip in Westminster Abbey

1947 Event - New Zealand acedes to Statute of Westminster, becomes a dominion

1945 Birthday - K B Wilson, methodist Preacher/Principal, Westminster College Oxford

1943 Birthday - Peter Graves, supt minister, Westminster Central Hall

1937 Birthday - David Summerscale, head master, Westminster School England

1931 Event - British Statute of Westminster gives complete legislative independence to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, Newfndlnd

1927 Birthday - Philip Wilkinson, deputy chairman, National Westminster Bank

1905 Birthday - John Carmel Heenan, Essex, cardinal archbp of Westminster, 1963-75

1893 Event - "Westminster Gazette" begins publishing

1887 Birthday - John Finley Williamson, Canton Ohio, conductor, Westminster Choir

1877 Event - 1st Westminster Dog Show held

1874 Death - David Livingstone, buried in Westminster Abbey

1865 Death - Nicholas Wiseman, 1st Archbishop of Westminster (1850-65), dies

1863 Event - Battle at Westminster Maryland: Federal assault

1862 Event - Westminster Bridge across Thames opens

1838 Event - Britain's Queen Victoria crowned in Westminster Abbey

1808 Birthday - Henry Edward Manning, cardinal and archbishop, Westminster

1802 Birthday - Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman, 1st archbishop of Westminster

1762 Event - Roubiliacs monument for Handel unveiled at Westminster Abbey

1759 Death - Georg Friedrich Handel, buried in Westminster Abbey

1756 Event - England and Prussia sign Treaty of Westminster

1755 Birthday - John Flaxman, English sculptor, Westminster Abbey tomb stones

1674 Event - Netherlands and England sign Peace of Westminster (New York City becomes English)

1659 Event - Long Parliament reforms in Westminster

1659 Event - 1st known check (400 pounds) (on display at Westminster Abbey)

1559 Event - Elizabeth I crowned queen of England in Westminster Abbey

1527 Event - England and France sign treaty of Westminster

1189 Event - England's King Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) crowned in Westminster

1066 Event - Westminster Abbey opens













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