George VI was born on 14 December 1895 in York Cottage. King of the United Kingdom and the British dominions from 1936 until his death, George VI was born Prince Albert and was the second son of George V. A shy man who struggled with a stammer, he worked with the speech therapist Lionel Logue to improve his public speaking. He became king unexpectedly in December 1936, when his brother Edward VIII abdicated. During the Second World War he and his wife, Queen Elizabeth, stayed in London throughout the Blitz, earning the affection of the public. His reign saw the independence of India and Pakistan and the transformation of the empire into the Commonwealth. He died in his sleep in 1952 and was succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II.
Before and after
- 4 October 1895Birth of Buster Keaton
- 8 October 1895Birth of Juan Perón
- 8 November 1895Roentgen discovers X-rays
- 15 November 1895Founding of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
- 14 December 1895Birth of George VI
- 28 December 1895The Lumiere brothers hold the first public film screening
- from 1896 to 1898Philippine Revolution
- 1896Svante Arrhenius calculates how carbon dioxide warms the planet
- from 11 February 1896 to 20 February 1897Gojong's internal exile to the Russian legation
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