2015 Event Queen Elizabeth II surpasses her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria as the U.K.'s longest-reigning royal with 63 years on the throne; Elizabeth II was installed on the throne at age 25 in 1952 after the sudden death of her father, George VI 2015 Event Queen Elizabeth II officially celebrates her 89th birthday with a Trooping the Color ceremony; as part of the celebration, the Queen also knighted figures including actor Kevin Spacey and singer Van Morrison 2015 Event The tomb of an Egyptian queen, Khentakawess III, is discovered by a team of Czech archaeologists; the queen lived during the Fifth Dynasty and was likely the wife of Pharaoh Neferefre 2014 Event Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, makes the first visit to the U.K. as Irish head of state; his visit reciprocates that of Queen Elizabeth II to Ireland in 2011 2013 Event The German racing horse, Novellist, wins the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2013 Event The 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's coronation is commemorated by thousands at Westminster Abbey 2013 Event Queen Elizabeth of the U.K. is named 'the most memorable Bond girl' for her appearance at the London Olympics. BAFTA, gave her the honorary award for her support of British film and television 2013 Event As a precautionary measure, Queen Elizabeth II is admitted to the hospital for observation after experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis 2012 Event Queen Elizabeth II shares her Christmas Message with her Commonwealth subjects, referencing the 'humbling' experience of her diamond jubilee celebrations and the 2012 Summer Olympics;the speech is the first to be broadcast in 3D 2012 Event United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II attends a meeting of the Cabinet for the first time, receiving a gift honoring her Diamond Jubilee; this was first time a Cabinet meeting was attended by a British monarch since the reign of Queen Victoria 2012 Event A pop concert celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee takes place at Buckingham Palace, featuring artists Stevie Wonder, Sir Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, among others 2012 Event Queen Elizabeth II marks her 60th anniversary of becoming monarch of the U.K and seven sovereign states in the Commonwealth of Nations 2012 Event Jamaica's new Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller announces the country will become a republic, removing Queen Elizabeth II as head of state 2012 Event Queen Elizabeth II appoints John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, and artist David Hockney, to the Order of Merit 2011 Event Queen Elizabeth II makes her 16th visit to Australia, commencing in the capital city of Canberra 2011 Event Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter, Zara Phillips marries Mike Tindall, an England rugby union international 2011 Event On his visit to the United Kingdom, U.S. President Barack Obama meets Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh 2011 Event Queen Elizabeth II visits Ireland's Croke Park in Dublin, where the Bloody Sunday massacre of 1920 occurred during the Irish War of Independence 2011 Event Queen Elizabeth II becomes the second-longest-reigning monarch in Britain 2011 Event Aretha Franklin, singer and the 'Queen of Soul', announces she has overcome medical ailments and plans to return to the stage 2010 Event The engagement of Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Phillips to Mike Tindall, a Rugby Union player, is announced 2010 Event Queen Elizabeth II launches a page on Facebook; no one is allowed to 'poke' or 'befriend' her 2010 Death Albertina Walker, a famous U.S. gospel singer known as the 'Queen of Gospel' dies in Chicago 2010 Death Malcolm McLaren, Sex Pistols manager/notorious for the banned "God Save the Queen" single, dies in New York. 2010 Event The Queen Mary 2 makes her first port call in China at the Port of Shanghai, since her maiden voyage in 2004 1998 Event Tony Awards, Lion King, Caberet revival, Ragtime, and The Beauty Queen of Leenane won major awards 1998 Event Britain's Queen Mother, 97, gets an emergency hip replacement 1997 Death Joanie Weston, roller derby queen with the Bay Bombers, dies at 61 1997 Event ABC Bud Light Masters Bowling Tournament won by Jason Queen 1997 Event Beatle Paul McCartney knighted Sir Paul by the Queen 1996 Death Jon Benet Ramsey, Colorado child beauty queen, murdered at 6 1995 Event Queen Elizabeth askes Prince Charles and Diana to divorce 1995 Event Queen Mother Elizabeth undergoes hip surgery 1995 Death Jean Muir, (Dress Queen), British model, dies at 66 1994 Death Ferdinand J Kranenburg, director of queen (North Holland), dies at 83 1994 Event Queen Elizabeth falls off her horse and breaks her left wrist 1993 Death Margaret MacDonald, maid to Queen Elizabeth, dies at 89 1993 Death Peter Tazelaar, adjutant of Dutch queen Wilhelmina, dies at 73 1993 Death Elisabeth A de Vreugd, chambermaid for Dutch Queen, dies at 98 1992 Event Queen Elizabeth's home Windsor Castle catches fire 1992 Death Queen Mother of Oman, dies 1991 Death Freddie Mercury, British singer (Queen), dies of AIDS at 45 1991 Event Queen Elizabeth becomes 1st British monarch to address U.S. congress 1991 Event President Bush takes Queen Elizabeth to Oakland A's-Baltimore Oriole game 1990 Death Dave Willock, actor (Queen of Outer Space), dies at 81 1990 Birthday Jon Benet Ramsey, little beauty queen, murdered in 1996 1990 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver 1990 Event 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 Event Canada updates coins with a new potrait of the Queen 1989 Event Queen Elizabeth II knights Ronald Reagan 1989 Death Zita, Empress of Austria/Queen of Hungary, dies at 96 1988 Event Australia's new parliament house is opened by Queen Elizabeth 1986 Event Queen Beatrice installs dam at Oosterschelde 1986 Birthday 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 Death Marion Martin, actress (Dakota Lil, Queen of Burlesque), dies at 67 1984 Event Dutch Queen Beatrice opens University 1982 Death Frederic Dannay, Ellery Queen, U.S., detective writer, dies at 76 1982 Event President Reagan meets Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth 1982 Event Dutch Queen Beatrice addresses U.S. Congress 1982 Event Queen Elizabeth proclaims Canada's new constitution 1981 Event Teenager fires 6 blanks at Queen Elizabeth II 1980 Event American hostage Richard I Queen freed by Iran 1980 Event Ayatollah Khomeini releases Iran hostage Richard I. Queen 1980 Event Brian May of rock group Queen collapses on stage with hepatitis 1980 Event Beatrix, Wilhelmina Armgard, crowned queen of Netherlands 1980 Event Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, abdicates 1980 Death Jack Bailey, TV host (Queen for a Day), dies at 72 1979 Death Lee Bowman, actor (Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover), dies at 64 1979 Death Gracie Fields, actress (Queen of Hearts), dies at 81 1979 Death Jim Hutton, actor (Ellery Queen), dies of liver cancer at 45 1977 Event Silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth celebrated with fireworks 1976 Event Queen's "Bhoemian Rhapsody" goes gold 1975 Death Leigh Whipper, actor (Hidden Eye, Jungle Queen), dies at 98 1975 Event "Letter for Queen Victoria" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 18 performances 1975 Event "Letter for Queen Victoria" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 18 performances 1973 Event Queen Elizabeth II opens Sydney Opera House 1973 Birthday Adam Garcia, born in Wahroonga, Australia, actor, tap dancer, appeared on 'Doctor Who', appeared in films, 'Wilde', 'Coyote Ugly', 'Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen' 1973 Event Queen Elizabeth II opens new London Bridge 1972 Event Queen Juliana visits Yugoslavia 1972 Event Passenger ship Queen Elizabeth destroyed by fire 1971 Event Dutch Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard visit Indonesia 1971 Birthday Selena, born Selena Quintanilla-Perez, born in Lake Jackson, Texas, Mexican American singer, called 'The Queen of Tejano music', released first album at age 12 1971 Death Manfred Bonnington Lee, Ellery Queen, detective writer, dies at 65 1970 Event Peter Queen quits Fleetwood Mac to join a religious cult 1970 Birthday Queen Latifah, rap singer and actress, Khadijah James-Living Single 1969 Event John and Yoko begin their 2nd bed-in (Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal) 1969 Event British liner Queen Elizabeth II leaves on maiden voyage to New York 1969 Event Queen Juliana appointed honorary citizen of Addis Ababa 1968 Death Greet Hofmans, faith healer of Dutch queen Juliana, dies at 74 1968 Event Queen Juliana opens IJ tunnel in Amsterdam 1968 Death James Burke, actor (Ellery Queen, Army Surgeon), dies at 81 1968 Birthday Brent Geiberger, Santa Barbara, California, Nike golfer, 1994 Queen Mary-2nd 1967 Event Queen Elizabeth inaugurates 98-inch (249-cm) Isaac Newton telescope 1967 Event British liner Queen Elizabeth II launched at Clydebank, Scotland 1967 Birthday Willem-Alexander CGF, Dutch crown prince/son of Queen Beatrix of Netherlands 1967 Event Queen Elizabeth Hall (South Bank Center) opens in London 1966 Death Seena Owen, actress/writer (Queen Kelly), dies at 71 1966 Event Queen Juliana opens Coen tunnel in Amsterdam 1966 Birthday Tally Chanel, Tel Aviv Israel, actress, Warrior Queen 1965 Event Queen Juliana opens Zeeland Bridge to Oosterschelde 1965 Death Gabriella VM Elisabeth, queen of the Belgians, dies at 89 1965 Event Queen Elizabeth decorates Beatles with Order of British Empire 1965 Birthday Debbye Turner, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, beauty queen, Miss America 1990, veterinarian, talk show host, CBS News reporter 1965 Event Beatles movie "Help" premieres, Queen Elizabeth attends 1965 Event Dutch Queen Juliana opens Brienenoord Bridge in Rotterdam 1964 Event Queen Elizabeth orders Beatles to her birthday party, they attend 1962 Event Funeral for Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (New Kerk, Delft) 1962 Death Wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands (1898-1948), dies at 82 1961 Birthday Ellery Hanley, born in Leeds, England, rugby league player, honored by the Queen in January, 1990, for his services to the game 1961 Event Dutch Queen Juliana celebrates 12 year government jubilee 1960 Birthday RuPaul, drag queen/model/actor, RuPaul Show 1960 Event "Queen For A Day," moves to ABC-TV 1960 Death Ian Keith, actor (Identity Unknown, Queen Christina), dies at 61 1960 Birthday Cho-Liang Lin, Taiwan, violinist, Queen Sophia 1st prize 1959 Event Queen Elizabeth is fined $140 for withdrawing her race horse 1959 Event Queen Elizabeth and President Eisenhower open St. Lawrence Seaway 1959 Birthday Dianne Brill, born in Tampa, fashion designer and party girl, Queen of the Night 1958 Event Queen Juliana christens passenger ship Rotterdam 1958 Birthday Julie Brown, born in Van Nuys, California, singer, comedienne, screenwriter, appeared in 'Earth Girls are Easy', songs include, 'The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun' 1957 Event Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visits White House 1957 Event Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visits Williamsburg Virginia 1957 Event Dutch Queen Juliana opens Velser Tunnels 1956 Event Prime Minister Drees refuses resignation of queen Juliana (Greet Hofmans) 1956 Event Queen Juliana opens Rembrandt fairs in Amsterdam 1956 Event Queen Juliana unveils National Monument to Dams in Amsterdam 1956 Birthday Miguel Bose, born in Panama, spanish singer and actor, El Avaro, Queen Margot 1956 Death Charley Grapewin, actor (Ellery Queen), dies at 86 1956 Birthday Johnny Rotten, John Lydon, rocker, Sex Pistols-God Save the Queen 1955 Event Queen Juliana opens E55 fair in Amsterdam 1954 Event Queen Elizabeth II opens New Zealand parliament 1953 Event Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey 1953 Event Winston Churchill knighted by Queen Elizabeth II 1953 Death Mary, queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, dies at 85 1952 Event Queen Juliana unveals statue "Docker" 1952 Event Dutch Queen Juliana opens Amsterdam-Rhine Canal 1952 Event Dutch Queen Juliana speaks to U.S. Congress 1952 Event "African Queen" opens at Capitol Theater in New York City 1952 Event England replaces King George VI stamp series with Queen Elizabeth II 1951 Birthday 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 Birthday 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 Event Queen Juliana opens Brielsche Mausoleum 1950 Birthday Leon Frissen, born in Beek, Netherlands, Queen's Governor of the province of Limburg, Netherlands, or Queen's Commissioner 1950 Birthday Billy Ocean, Leslie S Charles, Trinidad, singer, Caribbean Queen 1949 Event Queen Juliana (Netherlands) grants sovereignty to Indonesia 1948 Event Juliana becomes queen of Netherlands 1948 Event Queen Wilhelmina abdicates Dutch throne 1948 Event Queen Wilhelmina celebrates 50th jubilee 1948 Birthday Graham Zellick, principal, Queen Mary and Westfield College London 1948 Birthday John Amiel, director, Queen of Hearts, Tune in Tomorrow 1948 Event Queen Wilhelmina resigns 1948 Event Queen Wilhelmina signs death sentence against Ans van Dijk for treason 1947 Event Future Queen Elizabeth marries Prince Philip in Westminster Abbey 1947 Event Dutch Queen Wilhelmina gives golden award to general Eisenhower 1947 Birthday Malcolm McLaren, founded rock group, Sex Pistols 'God Save the Queen' 1945 Event Hannie Buy buried in presence of Queen Wilhelmina 1945 Event Dutch resistance fighter Hannie Schaft re-buried in presence of Queen Wilhelmina 1945 Event Queen Wilhelmina opens parliament in Hague 1945 Birthday Leslie West, Weinstein, rocker, Mountain-Mississippi Queen 1945 Event Queen Wilhelmina visits Rotterdam 1945 Birthday Tim Hovey, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Queen Bee, Toy Tiger, Man Afraid 1945 Event Dutch Queen Wilhelmina and Princess Juliana reach Gilze-Rijen 1945 Birthday Bjorn Ulvaeus, rock vocalist and guitarist, ABBA-Waterloo, Dancing Queen 1945 Event Queen Wilhelmina returns to Netherlands 1944 Birthday R P Mardling, headmaster, Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield 1943 Event British premier Churchill travels on the Queen Mary to Canada 1943 Birthday James Wallace Beaton, born in Britain, Chief Superintendent, The Queen's Police Officer 1983 - 1992, saved Princess Anne from kidnapper 1974 1942 Event Queen Wilhelmina announces Dutch Commonwealth 1942 Event "Queen Mary" slices cruiser "Curacao" in half, killing 338 1941 Birthday Hans Wiegel, Dutch commissioner of the queen, Frisia 1941 Event Queen Wilhelmina on Radio Orange warns against treason 1940 Event Queen Wilhelmina fires premier De Geer 1940 Event Dutch Queen Wilhelmina speaks on BBC radio 1940 Event Dutch Queen Wilhelmina flees to England 1940 Birthday Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark, 1972- 1939 Birthday Katie Webster, Swamp-Boogie Queen]/US R&B pianist/singer 1939 Event Queen Wilhelmina receives German ambassador Grave Zech 1939 Event Future Queen Elizabeth of England meets future husband Philip 1939 Event King and Queen of England taste 1st "hot dogs" at FDR's party 1939 Event 1st king and queen of England to visit U.S., George VI and Elizabeth 1939 Event Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica 1938 Event British ocean liner "Queen Elizabeth," launches at Clydebank Scotland 1938 Event Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth launched at Glasgow 1938 Event Wilhelmina celebrates 40th anniversary jubilee as Dutch queen 1938 Birthday Michael Shea, director, Hanson Trust, Queen's press sect 1938 Birthday Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, Queen of Netherlands, 1980- 1938 Birthday Jock Slater, born in the United Kingdom, admiral, Royal Navy, served 1958 - 1998, Equerry to Her Majesty The Queen, 1968 1971 1938 Birthday Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, queen of Netherlands, 1980- 1938 Birthday Timothy Elworthy, Captain of The Queen's Flight 1938 Birthday Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, Queen of Netherlands, 1980- 1937 Birthday Paola Ruffo di Calabria, Italian princess/queen of Belgium, 1993- 1937 Birthday Virna Lisi, Italy, actress, Assault on a Queen, Bluebeard 1936 Event Dutch queen Wilhelmina opens the Waal bridge 1936 Event Queen Mary completes its maiden voyage, arriving in New York 1936 Event RMS Queen Mary leaves Southampton for New York on maiden voyage 1935 Birthday Koko Taylor, Cora Walton, U.S. vocalist, Queen of the Blues 1935 Death Astrid S L T Bernadotte, Queen of Belgium/Princess of Sweden, dies 1935 Event British King George and Queen Mary celebrates silver jubilee 1934 Event British liner Queen Mary is launched 1934 Death Henry WAE, Prince of Netherlands/father of Queen Juliana, dies 1934 Birthday Jim Hutton, Binghamton, New York, actor, Ellery Queen 1934 Death A Emma W T von Waldeck-Pyrmont, Dutch queen, dies at 76 1933 Birthday Sonia Garmers, Justina, Curaeao, author, Dear Queen 1932 Birthday Antonia Fraser, biographer, Mary Queen of Scots 1932 Birthday Queen Ferekit, of Thailand, Queens Day 1932 Death Jan de Louter, Dutch lawyer/tutor of Queen Wilhelmina, dies at 84 1931 Birthday 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 Birthday Marion [Eleanor] Zimmer Bradley [Breen], sci-fi author, Storm Queen 1929 Birthday Irish McCalla, Pawnee City, Nebraska, actress, Sheena Queen of Jungle 1929 Birthday Beverly Sills, born in New York, opera singer, popularized opera, called "America's Queen of Opera" by Time magazine 1929 Birthday John Taylor, bishop, St. Albans, Lord High Almoner to Queen 1929 Birthday Geoffrey Marshall, Provost, Queen's College, Oxford 1929 Birthday Victoria Opoku-Ware, Ghanaian queen 1929 Birthday "Queen Ida" Guillory, Ziadaco music 1928 Death George Siegmann, actor (Birth of Nation, Queen of Sheba), dies at 46 1928 Birthday Fabiola de Mora y Aragon, Spanish Queen of Belgium 1928 Birthday Paul Greening, master of Queen's household 1928 Birthday Thea Musgrave, Barnton Midlothian Scot, composer, Mary Queen of Scots 1927 Event Queen Wilhelmina opens Meuse-Waal Canal in Nijmegen 1927 Birthday Lee Philips, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Ellery Queen 1926 Event Dutch Queen Wilhelmina opens Royal Colonial Institution 1926 Birthday Elizabeth, Alexandra Mary Windsor II, Queen of England, 1952- 1926 Birthday Queen Elizabeth II, English Royalty 1925 Death Alexandra, Danish princess/Queen of Great Britain, dies at 80 1925 Event Queen Wilhelmina names H Colijn head of government 1924 Birthday Errol John, Port-of-Spain Trinidad, actor, PT-109, Assault on a Queen 1924 Event 12th CFL Grey Cup: Queen's University defeat Toronto Balmy Beach, 11-3 1924 Birthday Mary Ford, Colleen Summer, vocalist/actress, Queen of Outer Space 1923 Event CFL Grey Cup: Queen's U beats Regina, 54-0 at Toronto 1923 Event Queen Wilhelmina celebrates 25 year jubilee 1923 Event Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry for state visit to London 1923 Birthday Oliver Millar, Surveyor, Queen's Pictures 1922 Event 10th CFL Grey Cup: Queen's University defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 13-1 1922 Event Queen Wilhelmina opens Dutch Historical Maritime museum in Amsterdam 1922 Event Queen Wilhelmina's takes Dutch throne with 119 word speech 1922 Birthday Russell Wood, treasurer, Queen Elizabeth 1921 Birthday William Johnston, Chaplain to Queen of Scotland 1921 Birthday James Menter, principal, Queen Mary College 1921 Death Augusta Victoria, Queen of Prussia/wife of Emperor Wilhelm II, dies 1919 Event Elgars "Cello concerto op 85" premieres in Queen's Hall London 1919 Event Queen Wilhelmina opens 1st Air Fair in Amsterdam 1917 Death Liliuokalani, last queen of Hawaii (1891-93), dies from a stroke at 79 1917 Birthday Margaret Taylor Burroughs, U.S. author/house painter, Black Queen 1917 Birthday Louise Frederika, Queen of Greece 1917 Birthday Zsa Zsa Gabor, born in Budapest, actress, Queen of Outer Space 1916 Birthday Michael F Howard, British Major-General, Gold Stick to the Queen 1916 Death Elisabeth OL, Carmen Sylva, Queen of Romania, dies at 72 1915 Birthday Mary Kornman, Idaho Falls ID, actress, Queen of the Jungle 1915 Death Karl Goldmark, Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at 84 1914 Birthday Lee Bowman, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover 1913 Event Queen Wilhelmina opens Peace Palace (The Hague) 1913 Event Queen Wilhelmina meets SDAP-leader Troelstra 1912 Event Bust of Queen Nefertete found in El-Amarna, Egypt 1912 Event 1st foreign feature film exhibited in U.S. - "Queen Elizabeth" - New York City 1912 Birthday Edward Gardner, Queen's Court/MP 1911 Birthday Bernhard, born in Germany, Prince, Consort to Queen Juliana of Netherlands 1911 Event Queen Wilhelmina opens Rembrandt house in Amsterdam 1911 Birthday Hugh Marlowe, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Ellery Queen 1910 Birthday Ingrid, Queen Mother of Denmark 1909 Birthday James Agee, American author, African Queen, Death in Family 1909 Birthday Hardy Amies, born in London, England, royal dressmaker, Queen Elizabeth II 1909 Birthday Juliana, Queen of Netherlands, 1948-80 1908 Birthday Robert Morley, England, actor, High Road to China, African Queen 1907 Birthday Jack Bailey, Hampton Iowa, TV host, Queen for a Day 1906 Birthday John Huston, born in Nevada, Missouri, director and writer, African Queen, Chinatown 1906 Birthday 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 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Queen's U (Kingston Ont) in 2 games 1905 Birthday Astrid SLT Bernadotte, Queen of Belgium/Princess of Sweden 1905 Birthday Frederic Dannay, of Ellery Queen and Barnaby Ross, Cat of Many Tales 1905 Event Dutch Queen Wilhelmina opens Technical Hague court 1905 Birthday Manfred Bonnington Lee, detective writer, of Ellery Queen 1904 Death Isabella II, Queen of Spain (1833-68), dies at 73 1903 Event Queen Wilhelmina calls railroad strikers "criminals" 1903 Death Dragia, Queen of Serbia, assassinated 1903 Event Queen Wilhelmina opens Berlages Merchants bureau in Amsterdam 1903 Birthday Johannes Linthorst Homan, director of the queen in Groningen 1902 Death Maria Hendrika, Queen of the Belgians, dies 1902 Birthday Edward Wayne, physician, Queen of Scotland 1901 Death Victoria, Emperor of Germany/Queen of Prussia, dies at 60 1901 Birthday Tillie Ehrlich Lewin, leading industrialist, tomato queen 1901 Event Queen Wilhelmina marries Prince Heinrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1901 Event After 63 years England stops sale of Queen Victoria postage stamps series and begins King Edward VII series 1901 Death Victoria, Alexandrine, Britain's Queen (1837-1901), dies at 81 1900 Event Dutch President Paul Kruger and Queen Wilhelmina have a triumphant procession 1900 Event Queen Wilhelmina leaves duke Heinrich "Henry" von Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1900 Event Queen Victoria disbands British parliament 1900 Birthday Elizabeth, Queen Mother Of England, King George VI's wife 1900 Birthday Queen Marie, of Yugoslavia 1899 Event Transvaal British Uitlanders ask Queen Victoria for aid 1899 Birthday Gloria Swanson, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Sadie Thomson, Queen Kelly 1898 Event 1st Canadian Intercollegiate football game: McGill beats Queen's, 3-2 1898 Birthday Audley Moore, civil rights activist, humanitarian [Queen Mother] 1896 Event France dismisses Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar 1895 Event 1st Queen's Hall Promenade Concerto (Wagners "Rienzi") 1894 Birthday Seena Owen, Spokane, Washington, silent screen actress, Queen Kelly 1894 Birthday Elisabeth A de Vreugd, chambermaid of Dutch queen 1893 Event British King George V marries princess Victoria of Teck (Queen Mary) 1893 Event Queen Liliuokalani deposed, Kingdom of Hawaii becomes a republic 1892 Event Queen Wilhelmina and Emma open Merwede Canal between Amsterdam-Rhine 1892 Birthday Zita, empress, Austria, Queen, Hungary 1891 Birthday Nell Craig, born in New Jersey, actress, Calling Dr. Kildare, Queen of Sheba 1889 Event Queen Victoria grants Cecil Rhodes rights to Zambezia 1888 Event Queen Victoria grants William Mackinnons Imperial British 1888 Birthday Frank Buck, actor, Africa Screams, Tiger Queen, Tiger Fangs 1887 Event Britain celebrates golden jubilee of Queen Victoria 1886 Event Queen Victoria establishes Distinguished Service Order (DSO) award 1884 Event Dutch Queen Emma appointed regent 1882 Event Queen Victoria recieves Zulu chief Cetewayo 1882 Event Epping Forest England dedicated by Queen Victoria 1882 Birthday George Siegmann, actor, Birth of Nation, Queen of Sheba, Oliver Twist 1880 Birthday Wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands, 1898-1948 1877 Event England's Queen Victoria proclaimed empress of India 1876 Birthday Gabriella V M Elisabeth, Queen of Belgium/duchess of Bavaria 1876 Death Harold, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 8 days old 1876 Birthday Harold, grandson of English queen Victoria 1875 Birthday Marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania, 1914-27 1871 Death Alexander, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 1 day old 1871 Birthday Alexander, grandson of England's Queen Victoria 1871 Death W F A A Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway, dies at 42 1871 Event Albert Hall opens by Queen Victoria in London 1868 Event Spain's Queen Isabella is deposed, flees to France 1868 Event Battle of Alcolea, causes Queen Isabella 2 of Spain to flee to France 1867 Birthday Mary, queen of Great Britain and North Ireland 1867 Event Royal Albert Hall foundation laid by Queen Victoria 1867 Event Queen Victoria and Napoleon III turn down plans for a channel tunnel 1867 Death Mary, Victoria MALOPCA of Teck, queen of Gt Brit, dies at 85 1866 Event Transatlantic cable laid-President Buchanan spoke to Queen Victoria 1865 Birthday Friedrich A H von Waldeck, brother of queen Emma/last ruler of Waldeck 1862 Event Liliuokalani, queen of Hawaii (1891-93) marries John Owen Dominis 1862 Event CSS Arkansas vs USS Cardondelet and Queen of the West engage at Yazoo R 1861 Death Albert, prince consort of England/husband of Queen Victoria, dies at 42 1861 Event Queen Victoria announces England's position of neutrality 1860 Event Queen of Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) arrives in New York City 1858 Birthday Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of queen Victoria 1858 Event Britain's Queen Victoria telegraphs President James Buchanan 1858 Birthday A Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent of Netherlands 1858 Death A Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent, dies at 76 1858 Event Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" 1st played, at wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria, to crown prince of Prussia 1857 Event Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as new capital of Canada 1850 Death Louisa Maria, queen of Belgium (1832-50)/wife of Leopold I, dies at 38 1847 Birthday Jan de Louter, lawyer/tutor of Dutch Queen Wilhelmina 1845 Birthday Sarah Bernhardt, born in France, actress, Camille, Queen Elizabeth 1844 Birthday Alexandra, Danish princess, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland 1843 Birthday Elisabeth OL, queen of Romania/poet, Rumanische Dichtungen 1842 Event John Francis attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria 1840 Birthday Victoria, Empress of Germany/Queen of Prussia 1840 Event British queen Victoria marries her cousin Albert von Saksen-Coburg 1838 Birthday Liliuokalani, last queen of Hawaii, 1891 - 1893 1838 Event Britain's Queen Victoria crowned in Westminster Abbey 1837 Death Frederica Louisa Wilhelmina, Queen of Netherlands, dies at 62 1837 Death Hortense de Beauharnais, French queen of Netherlands (1806-10), dies at 54 1837 Event Queen Victoria is 1st monarch to live in present Buckingham Palace 1837 Event England issues its 1st stamp, 1P Queen Victoria 1837 Event Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV Ruled for 63 years ending in 1901 1836 Birthday Walter Besant, writer/philanthropist, Rebel Queen 1830 Birthday Isabella II, Queen of Spain, 1833-68 1828 Birthday WFAA Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway/princess of Netherlands 1819 Birthday Albert "Bertie" von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, husband of queen Victoria 1819 Birthday Victoria Alexandrine, Queen of Great Britain, 1837 - 1901 1818 Death Charlotte Sophia von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of England, dies 1818 Birthday Sophia Frederika Mathilde, queen of Netherlands/wife of William III 1812 Birthday Louisa Maria, Queen of the Belgians, 1832 - 1850, wife of Leopold I 1810 Death Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III, dies at 34 1800 Event English warship Queen Charlotte catches fire; 700 die 1793 Death Marie Antoinette, queen of France, beheaded in France 1788 Event Gustavus Vassa petitions Queen Charlotte, to free enslaved Africans 1788 Event Lord Gordon found guilty of libel of queen of France 1783 Birthday Thomas Sully, U.S. portrait painter, Queen Victoria 1783 Birthday Hortense E de Beauharnais, French queen of Netherlands, 1806-10 1782 Death Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik, dies at 61 1780 Death Maria Theresia Hapsburg, Queen of Austria, dies at 63 1777 Event Major James Graves Simcoe appointed commandant of Queen's Rangers 1776 Birthday Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III 1768 Birthday Caroline, Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV 1766 Death Isabelle Farnese, queen of Spain, dies 1766 Death Elisabeth Farnese, princess of Parma/queen of Spain, dies at 73 1755 Birthday Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France, let them eat cake 1741 Event Queen Maria Theresa addresses Hungarian Parliament 1737 Death Caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great Britain, dies 1733 Event Maria Theresa crowned queen of Bohemia in Prague 1720 Birthday Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik 1720 Event Queen Ulrica Eleonora of Sweden resigns 1714 Death Anne Stuart, queen of England (1702-14), dies at about 49 1714 Event English Queen Anne fires premier Robert Haley 1705 Event Queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College 1702 Event Queen Anne Stuart addresses English parliament 1702 Event James II's daughter Anne Stuart becomes queen of England 1702 Event England Queen Anne ascends throne upon death of King William III 1701 Event Frederik I/Sophie Charlotte van Hanover crowned king/queen of Prussia 1695 Death Henry Purcell, English composer (Indian Queen), dies at 36 1695 Death Mary II Stuart, queen of England, dies at 32 1694 Death Mary II, Queen of England, dies after 5 years of rule at 32 1692 Birthday Elisabeth Farnese, princess of Parma/queen of Spain 1689 Event William III and Mary Stuart proclaimed king and queen of England 1689 Death Christina, Queen of Sweden (1644-54), dies 1689 Event Scotland dismisses Willem III and Mary Stuart as king and queen 1678 Event Edmund Halley receives MA from Queen's College, Oxford 1673 Event Edmund Halley enters Queen's College, Oxford, as an undergraduate 1667 Death Marie Louise de Gonzague-Nevers, French Queen of Poland (1645-48) 1666 Death Anna of Austria, queen of France/daughter of Philip III, dies at 64 1665 Birthday Anne Stuart, queen of England, 1702-14 1661 Death Maria I Stuart, Queen of England/husband of Willem II, dies at 29 1660 Death Mary I Henriette Stuart, queen of England, dies at 29 1654 Event Queen Christina of Sweden resigns and converts to Catholicism 1642 Event English Queen Henriette Mary arrives in Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 1631 Birthday Mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England 1626 Birthday Christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic 1603 Death William Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59 1603 Death Elizabeth I Tudor, Maiden Queen, U.K. queen (1558-1603), dies at 69 1601 Birthday Anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III 1601 Event Robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth 1589 Death Catherine de' Medici, Queen mother of France, dies at 69 1588 Event Spanish Armada sails to overthrow England's Queen Elizabeth I 1587 Death Mary, Queen of Scots (1560-1587), executed 1587 Death Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 1587 Death Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 1587 Death Mary Queen of Scots, Scottish Royalty 1587 Event English queen Elizabeth I signs Mary Stuarts death sentence 1586 Event Mary Queen of Scots goes on trial for conspiracy against Elizabeth 1585 Event English queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: aid to Netherland 1585 Event Queen Elizabeth I refuses sovereignty of Netherlands 1585 Event English Queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: Aid for Netherlands 1585 Event English secret service discovers Anthony Babingtons murder plot against queen Elizabeth I 1581 Event Queen Elizabeth I and Francois of Anjou wed 1579 Event Francois van Anjou visits English queen Elizabeth I 1578 Event Queen Elizabeth I gives Johan Casimir 20,000 pounds to aid Dutch rebellion 1575 Event English queen Elizabeth I grants Thomas Tallis and William Byrd music press monopoly 1573 Birthday Marie de'Medici, Queen of France 1572 Death Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra, dies at 44 1571 Event Queen Elizabeth I opens Royal Exchange in London 1568 Death Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23 1568 Event English queen Elizabeth I arrests Scottish queen Mary 1568 Event Mary Queen of Scotland flees to England 1568 Event Mary Queen of Scots is defeated by English at battle of Langside 1567 Event Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate and 1-year-old James VI becomes King of Scotland 1567 Event Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned in Lochleven Castle prison Scotland 1567 Event Mary, Queen of Scots marries James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell 1567 Death Lord Darnley Stuart, husband of English queen Mary, murdered 1567 Death Henry Stuart, earl of Darnley/Consort of Mary Queen of Scots, murdered 1565 Event Mary Queen of Scots marries her cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley 1561 Event Mary Queen of Scots arrives in Leith Scotland to assume throne after spending 13 years in France 1559 Event Elizabeth I crowned queen of England in Westminster Abbey 1558 Event Elizabeth I ascends English throne upon death of Queen Mary 1558 Death Mary I Tudor, "Bloody Mary", queen of England (1553-58), dies at 42 1558 Death Maria, queen of Hungary/guardian of Netherlands (1531-55), dies at 53 1558 Event Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland marries French crown prince Francois 1557 Death Anne of Cleeves, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII, dies at 41 1555 Death Johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75 1554 Event Queen Maria of England marries Philip, king of Naples/Jerusalem 1554 Death Jane Grey, queen of England for 13 days, beheaded at 17 1554 Death Lady Jane Grey, deposed Queen of England, beheaded after 9 day rule 1554 Event Sir Thomas Wyatt gathers an army in Kent, rebels against Queen Mary 1553 Event 15-year-old Lady Jane Grey deposed as England's Queen after 9 days 1553 Event Lady Jane Grey becomes queen of England 1548 Death Catharine Parr, queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, dies at about 36 1548 Event Mary queen of Scotland (6) arrives in France 1547 Event English demand Edward VI, 10, wed Mary Queen of Scots, 5 1545 Birthday Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II 1542 Birthday Mary Queen of Scots, Scottish Royalty 1542 Birthday Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, 1560-1587 1542 Death Catharine Howard, queen of England/5th wife of Henry VIII, beheaded 1542 Event Parliament passes bill of attainder against Queen Katherine Howard 1541 Event Queen Catharine Howard confined in London Tower 1538 Birthday Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth, 1572 1537 Birthday Jane Grey, Queen of England for 9 days 1536 Death Anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded 1533 Birthday Queen Elizabeth I, England, 1558-1603, daughter of Henry VIII 1533 Event Anna Boleyn crowned queen of England 1528 Birthday Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra/mother of French King Henry IV 1519 Birthday Catherine de' Medici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II 1519 Birthday De Medicis, queen consort, Henry II of France 1516 Birthday Mary I Tudor, Bloody Mary, Greenwich, queen of England, 1553-58 1515 Birthday Anna van Kleef, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII 1505 Birthday Maria, queen of Hungary/wife of Louis II/governess of Netherlands, 1531-55 1505 Death Joan of Valois, Queen of France/saint, dies at 40 1504 Death Isabella I, Catholic Queen of Castille and Aragon (1474-04), dies at 53 1504 Event Queen Isabella I of Spain signs her testament 1503 Event Queen Isabella of Spain bans violence against indians 1503 Death Queen Elizabeth, consort of Henry VII of England, dies 1492 Event Jews are expelled from Spain by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella 1492 Event Queen Isabella of Castilia and Ferdinand of Aragon expels Jews 1492 Event King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella sign decree expelling Jews from Spain 1482 Death Margaret of Anjou, Queen (Henry VI), dies 1479 Birthday Johanna, the Insane, Queen of Castilie, 1504-20 1479 Event King Alfonso I of Portugal recognizes Isabella as queen of Castilie 1474 Event Isabella crowns herself queen of Castilie and Aragon 1464 Birthday Johanna van Valois, Queen of France 1461 Event Battle at Towton: Duke Edward of York beats English queen Margaretha Edward IV recognized as king of England 1451 Birthday Isabella I, of Castile, Queen of Spain, 1479-1504, patron of Columbus 1435 Death Isabella of Bayern, Queen of France (Treaty of Troyes), dies 1435 Death Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 1397 Event Denmark, Norway and Sweden sign Union of Kalmar under Queen Margaretha 1382 Death Johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies 1373 Birthday Johanna II, Queen of Naples, 1414-35 1336 Death Elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65 1229 Event Queen Blanche of Castilie and earl Raymond VII van Toulouse sign peace 867 Death Theodora, the Saint, beauty queen/empress of Byzantine, dies 535 Death Amalaswintha, queen of Ostrogoten, murdered
