1905 in the United Kingdom
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[edit] Events
- June 15 - Princess Margaret of Connaught marries Gustav, Crown Prince of Sweden.
- October 3 - HMS Dreadnought is laid down, revolutionizing battleship design and triggering a naval arms race.
- November 5- King Edward VII declares his eldest daughter The Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife, the Princess Royal. He also orders that the daughters of Princess Louise, Lady Alexandra Duff and Lady Maud Duff are to be styled as Princesses of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland with the style Highness
- November 28 - Irish nationalist Arthur Griffith founds Sinn Féin in Dublin as a political party whose goal was the independence for all of Ireland.
[edit] Unknown dates
- The title Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is officially recognized by King Edward VII.
[edit] Births
- January 2 - Michael Tippett, composer (d. 1998)
- March 18 - Robert Donat, actor (d. 1958)
- May 3 - Sebastian Shaw, actor (d. 1994)
- 12 July - Prince John of the United Kingdom (d. 1919)
- August 23 - Constant Lambert, composer (d. 1951)
[edit] Deaths
- August 14 - Simeon Solomon,artist (b. 1840)
- September 18 - George MacDonald, Scottish author and poet, Christian minister (b. 1824)
- October 13 - Henry Irving, stage actor (b. 1838)
