Winston Churchill was born on 30 November 1874 in Blenheim Palace. A British statesman, soldier and writer, Churchill served as a cavalry officer and war correspondent before entering Parliament, where he held several ministerial offices, including First Lord of the Admiralty and Chancellor of the Exchequer. He became prime minister in May 1940, as Britain stood almost alone against Nazi Germany, and led the country to victory with his speeches and determination, in alliance with the United States and the Soviet Union. He was voted out in 1945 but returned as prime minister from 1951 to 1955. He wrote many books on history, including a history of the Second World War, and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953.
Before and after
- May 1874Japanese invasion of Taiwan
- 10 August 1874Birth of Herbert Hoover
- 13 September 1874Birth of Arnold Schoenberg
- 21 November 1874Founding of Aston Villa F.C.
- 30 November 1874Birth of Winston Churchill
- 1875Founding of Blackburn Rovers F.C.
- 1875Construction of Sacré-Cœur
- 1875Founding of Bombay Stock Exchange
- 1875Discovery of gallium
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