1905 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 1905 in the United Kingdom.

Incumbents

*Monarch - Edward VII of the United Kingdom
*Prime Minister - Arthur Balfour, Conservative (until 5 December), Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Liberal

Events

* 12 May - First public protest by suffragettes, lead by Emmeline Pankhurst at Westminster.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 336-337|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
* 15 June - Princess Margaret of Connaught marries Gustav, Crown Prince of Sweden.
* 26 June - The Automobile Association inaugurated.cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006]
* 3 October - HMS "Dreadnought" is laid down, revolutionizing battleship design and triggering a naval arms race.
* 26 October - Aspirin sold in the UK for the first time.
* 5 November - 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"
* 28 November - Irish nationalist Arthur Griffith founds Sinn Féin in Dublin as a political party whose goal was the independence for all of Ireland.
* 4 December - Conservative Party splits over tariff reform lead to the resignation of Balfour as Prime Minister. Campbell-Bannerman takes over for the Liberal Party, pending a general election.

Undated

* The title Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is officially recognized by King Edward VII.

Publications

* Arthur Conan Doyle's anthology "The Return of Sherlock Holmes".
* E. M. Forster's novel "Where Angels Fear to Tread".
* H. G. Wells' novel "Kipps".

Births

* 2 January - Michael Tippett, composer (died 1998)
* 6 January - Idris Davies, Anglo-Welsh poet (died 1953)
* 10 February - Rachel Thomas, actress (died 1995)
* 18 March - Robert Donat, actor (died 1958)
* 3 May - Sebastian Shaw, actor (died 1994)
* 16 May - H. E. Bates, novelist (died 1974)
* 12 July - Prince John of the United Kingdom (died 1919)
* 23 August - Constant Lambert, composer (died 1951)
* 4 September - Mary Renault, novelist (died 1983)
* 15 October - C. P. Snow, novelist and physicist (died 1980)
* 29 October - Henry Green, novelist (died 1973)
* 26 November - Emlyn Williams, dramatist and actor (died 1987)
* 21 December - Anthony Powell, novelist (died 2000)

Deaths

* 14 August - Simeon Solomon, artist (born 1840)
* 18 September - George MacDonald, Scottish author and poet, Christian minister (born 1824)
* 19 September - Thomas John Barnardo, philanthropist (born 1845)
* 13 October - Henry Irving, stage actor (born 1838)
* 10 November - Rowland Williams, poet and archdruid (born 1823)
* 17 December - Robert Jones Derfel, poet and dramatist (born 1824)
* "Date unknown" - George Williams, founder of the YMCA (born 1821)

References

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