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Anniversaries

If you're looking for ideas for illustrated stories or features, then this is the page for you. Below is a list of upcoming notable anniversaries, with links to ready-made lightboxes of hand-selected pictures illustrating the particular event or person's life. We'll be adding new anniversaries on a regular basis, so check back soon.

Choose a year: 2010 2011
September 2010
7th 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Blitz when Germany began a sustained bombing campaign on London in 1940 Images here
11th 125th anniversary of the birth of author and playwright D. H. Lawrence in 1885 Images here
18th 40th anniversary of the death of Jimi Hendrix in 1970 Images here
22nd 275th anniversary of Sir Robert Walpole becoming the first British Prime Minister to occupy 10 Downing Street in 1735 Images here
27th 50th anniversary of the death of Syliva Pankhurst, British suffragette leader in 1960 Images here
29th 200th anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Gaskell in 1810 Images here
October 2010
3rd 75th anniversary of the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935 as seen through propaganda of 'Illustrazione del Popolo' Images here
4th 40th anniversary of the death of Janis Joplin in 1970 Images here
5th 80th anniversary of the British airship the R101 crashing in France on its maiden voyage in 1930 Images here
25th 350th anniversary of George III becoming king in 1760 Images here
November 2010
2nd 80th anniversary of the coronation of Ras Tafari, King of Ethiopia being crowned Emperor Haile Selassie in 1930 Images here
2nd 60th anniversary of the death of George Bernard Shaw in 1950 Images here
8th 50th anniversary of the election of John F. Kennedy as President of the United States in 1960 Images here
9th 40th anniversary of the death of Charles de Gaulle, French President (1959-1969) in 1970 Images here
16th 50th anniversary of the death of Clark Gable in 1960 Images here
20th 100th anniversary of the death of Leo Tolstoy in 1910 Images here
23rd 150th anniversary of the birth of Billy the Kid in 1860 Images here
December 2010
1st 150th anniversary of Charles Dickens publishing the first part of Great Expectations in his magazine All Year Round in 1860 Images here
7th 200th anniversary of the birth of Theodor Schwann in 1810. He was the German physiologist who founded modern histology Images here
16th 175th anniversary of the publication of Hans Christian Andersen's first book of fairy tales in 1835 Images here
Choose a year: 2010 2011
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