Important Events of British Parliament

Important Events of British Parliament Related Important Events ⚡

Date of Event	Event / Incident
26 May 1679	The British Parliament passed the Habeas Corpus Act, which is considered to be the world's first human rights law for personal liberty of man.
24 May 1689	The British Parliament guaranteed religious freedom to Protestant Christians.
11 May 1749	The British Parliament accepted the Consolidation Act, which reorganized the Royal Navy.
09 December 1762	The British Parliament accepted the Treaty of Paris.
19 January 1764	English radical and politician John Wilkes was expelled from the British Parliament and declared an outlaw for seditious libel.
27 April 1773	The British Parliament passed the Tea Act.
05 September 1774	In response to the British Parliament implementing the intolerance Acts, representatives of the twelve of the North American colonies of Britain established the first continental Congress in the Carpillars Hall Infiladelphia.
09 February 1775	The British Parliament declared the Massachusetts Colony as a rebel.
13 August 1784	Pitt's India Bill was introduced in the British Parliament for administrative reforms in India.
13 August 1784	The British Parliament accepted the East India Company Act 1784, which could bring the control of the East India Company into India by the British government.
25 January 1791	The British Parliament passed the Constitutional Act 1791, dividing the old province of Quebec into upper and lower Canada.
29 October 1831	The British Parliament's decision to reform the vote led to the Bristol riots in 1831, delaying the construction of the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
22 March 1832	The British Parliament, led by Charles Gray, passed the Reform Act, bringing about a sweeping change in the electoral system of England and Wales, which increased from about 500,000 voters to 813,000 voters.
29 August 1833	The British Parliament called for Factory Acts to limit child labor.
26 July 1858	Baron Lionel de Rothschild was the first Jewish person elected to the British Parliament.
06 July 1892	Dadabhai Naoroji became the first Indian to be elected in the British Parliament. He was a Parsi intellectual who became a social reformer. He was actually one of the largest cotton traders in India. He played a major role in the Indian freedom struggle.
19 November 1910	British Prime Minister Asquith campaigned for the British Parliament.
25 May 1914	The British Parliament, establishing a developed government in Ireland, passed the third Home Rule Act.
04 July 1947	The Indian independence bill was proposed before the British Parliament. Under which the country was divided into India and Pakistan.
20 April 1968	Hanok Powell, a member of the British Parliament, gave a speech in protest against the immigration and anti-discrimination law, resulting in a speech from the Shado Cabinet.
16 December 1969	The British Parliament voted in favor of abolishing the death penalty altogether.
21 November 1989	Cameras were installed for the first time in the House of Commons, the lower house of the British Parliament.
01 April 2006	According to the 2005 Act of the British Parliament, many British police agencies became very serious and organized together.
07 June 2006	The British Parliament was temporarily closed due to anthrax warnings.