Initiation rite performed to crown George VI and Elizabeth of the United Kingdom and Dominions of the British Commonwealth in 1937. It dates from 12 May 1937. The setting was Westminster Abbey. Those involved included Elizabeth II, Mary of Teck, Cosmo Gordon Lang and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark.
Before and after
- 22 April 1937Birth of Jack Nicholson
- 27 April 1937Bombing of Guernica
- 28 April 1937Birth of Saddam Hussein
- 11 May 1937Establishment of Los Glaciares National Park
- 12 May 1937Coronation of George VI and Elizabeth
- 15 May 1937Birth of Madeleine Albright
- 28 May 1937Founding of Volkswagen
- 28 May 1937Construction of Golden Gate Bridge
- 1 June 1937Birth of Morgan Freeman
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