1950-Present
1950-Present is in 20th Century Events.
3rd Millennium, 20th Century Events, 1950-Present, Death of George VI Accession of Elizabeth II
On 06 Feb 1952 King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 56) died at Sandringham Estate, Norfolk. He was buried at King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. His daughter Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 25) succeeded II Queen of the United Kingdom; she was at her Kenyan home Sagana Lodge.
3rd Millennium, 20th Century Events, 1950-Present, Coronation of Elizabeth II
On 02 Jun 1953 Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 27) was crowned King of the United Kingdom by Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher (age 66) at Westminster Abbey [Map].
Her ladies in waiting were:
Mistress of the Robes: Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire (age 57)
Maids of Honour:
Mary Baillie-Hamilton (age 19)
Jane Antonia Frances Vane-Tempest-Stewart (age 20)
Nancy Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (age 18)
Anne Veronica Coke Baroness Glenconner (age 20)
Moyra Kathleen Hamilton (age 23)
3rd Millennium, 20th Century Events, 1950-Present, First Broadcast of Coronation Street
On 09 Dec 1960 the soap opera Coronation Street was first broadcast.
3rd Millennium, 20th Century Events, 1950-Present, First Manned Space Flight
On 12 Apr 1961 Russian astronaunt Yuri Gagarin completed the first manned space flight.
3rd Millennium, 20th Century Events, 1950-Present, London Premiere of Lawrence of Arabia
On 10 Dec 1962 Lawrence of Arabia received its premiere in London at the Odeon Cinema Leicester Square. The event was attended by Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh (age 41) and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 36). Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, David Lean Director), Sam Spiegel (Producer) and Freddie Young (cameraman) attended. In the audience were Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Attenborough, his wife and son. Noël Coward attended the after-party.
3rd Millennium, 20th Century Events, 1950-Present, New York Premiere of Lawrence of Arabia
On 16 Dec 1962 Lawrence of Arabia received its premiere in New York at the Criterion Cinema New York. Alec Guiness, Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, David Lean (Director) and Sam Spiegel (Producer) attended.
3rd Millennium, 20th Century Events, 1950-Present, Funeral of John F Kennedy
On 25 Nov 1963 the funeral of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy (deceased) was held.
3rd Millennium, 20th Century Events, 1950-Present, Death of Louis Mountbatten
On 27 Aug 1979 Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (age 79) was killed by an IRA bomb aboard his fishing boat in Mullaghmore, County Sligo. His daughter Patricia Mountbatten 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (age 55) succeeded 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma. John Knatchbull 7th Baron Brabourne (age 54) by marriage Earl Mountbatten of Burma.
Nicholas Timothy Knatchbull (age 14) was killed.
Pauk Maxwell, a local boy, was killed.
On 28 Aug 1979 Doreen Browne Baroness Brabourne (age 83) died from wounds in hospital the day after the bombing.
3rd Millennium, 20th Century Events, 1950-Present, Death of John Lennon
On 08 Dec 1980 at around ten to eleven in the evening John Lennon Musician (age 40) was shot and killed by Mark David Chapman outside of The Dakota Upper West Side Manhattan where he lived. Lennon was rushed to Roosevelt Hospital Midtown West Manhattan where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
3rd Millennium, 20th Century Events, 1950-Present, Penlee Lifeboat Disaster
19 Dec 1981. The Penlee lifeboat disaster occurred off the coast of Cornwall, England when RNLI lifeboat Solomon Browne, from Penlee Lifeboat Station near Mousehole, went to the aid of the vessel Union Star after its engines failed in heavy seas. After the lifeboat had rescued four people, both vessels were lost with all hands. Sixteen people died, including eight volunteer lifeboatmen.
3rd Millennium, 20th Century Events, 1950-Present, Live Aid
On 13 Jul 1985 Live Aid was two Concerts held in London and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which raised around £150 million for famine relief.
3rd Millennium, 20th Century Events, 1950-Present, Coronation of King Charles III
On 06 May 2023 Prince Charles (age 74) was crowned King Charles III of the United Kingdom. Queen Consort Camilla Shand (age 75) was crowned Queen Consort of the United Kingdom.
