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Events from the year 1987 in the United Kingdom. The major political event of this year is the re-election of Margaret Thatcher in June's general election, making her the longest continuously-serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since Lord Liverpool in the early 19th century. The year is also marked by six disasters: the 1987 United ...
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13 April – A 22-year-old woman is raped at her bedsit in Cambridge. Cambridgeshire Police believe that she is the sixth victim of a rapist who has been operating across the city since October last year. In June, the police arrest 47-year-old Peter Cook for the rapes; he is sentenced to life imprisonment in October.
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1969 English cricket season. Football: England | Scotland. 1969 in British television. 1969 in British music. 1969 in British radio. UK in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969. Events from the year 1969 in the United Kingdom. The year is dominated by the beginnings of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
March. 1 March. Dick Taverne, having resigned from the Parliament of the United Kingdom on leaving the Labour Party, is re-elected as a 'Democratic Labour' candidate. Pink Floyd 's The Dark Side of the Moon, one of rock's landmark and bestselling albums, is released in the UK. Sleeve design is by Hipgnosis.
Events. January–April – Winter of 1963: The UK experiences the worst winter since 1946–47. Low temperatures keep snow lying around until early-April in some areas. 7 January – Granada Television first broadcasts World in Action, its influential investigative current affairs series, which will run for thirty-five years.
Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, visit Delia Zapata Art Center in Bogotá, Colombia on August 15, 2024. The Duke of Sussex turned 40 on Sunday. "Harry and ...