Timeline: Craig Stephen Craven (HOUSEMAN): The Housemans of Nidderdale

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Craig Stephen Craven (HOUSEMAN) (1980 - 1996)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1980	5 May 1980—5 May 1980: SAS storm Iranian Embassy in London to free hostages 8 December 1980—8 December 1980: John Lennon assassinated in New York
2	1981	25 January 1981—25 January 1981: Launch of SDP by 'Gang of Four' in Britain 29 March 1981—29 March 1981: First London marathon run 11 April 1981—11 April 1981: Brixton riots in South London - 30 other British cities also experience riots 25 April 1981—25 April 1981: Worst April blizzards this century in Britain 27 April 1981—27 April 1981: First use of computer mouse (by Xerox PARC system) 29 July 1981—29 July 1981: Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (divorced 28 Aug 1996) 12 August 1981—12 August 1981: IBM launches the first PC 12 August 1981—12 August 1981: IBM launches its PC ? starts the general use of personal computers
3	1982	26 January 1982—26 January 1982: Unemployment reached 3 million in Britain (1 in 8 of working population) 5 February 1982—5 February 1982: Laker Airways collapses 19 February 1982—19 February 1982: DeLorean Car factory in Belfast goes into receivership 18 March 1982—18 March 1982: Argentinians raised flag in South Georgia 2 April 1982—2 April 1982: Argentina invades Falkland (Malvinas) Islands 5 April 1982—5 April 1982: Royal Navy fleet sails from Portsmouth for Falklands 2 May 1982—2 May 1982: British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks Argentine cruiser General Belgrano 28 May 1982—28 May 1982: First land battle in Falklands (Goose Green) 14 June 1982—14 June 1982: Ceasefire in Falklands 21 June 1982—21 June 1982: Prince William is born 20 July 1982—20 July 1982: IRA bombings in London (Hyde Park and Regents Park) 19 September 1982—19 September 1982: Smiley emoticon :-) said to have been used for the first time 11 October 1982—11 October 1982: Mary Rose' raised in the Solent (sank in 1545) 31 October 1982—31 October 1982: Thames Barrier raised for first time (some say first public demonstration Nov 7) 2 November 1982—2 November 1982: Channel 4 TV station launched - first programme 'Countdown' 4 November 1982—4 November 1982: Lorries up to 38 tonnes allowed on Britain's roads 12 December 1982—12 December 1982: Women's peace protest at Greenham Common (Cruise missiles arrived 14 Nov 1983)
4	1983	1983—1983: First female Lord Mayor of London elected (Dame Mary Donaldson) 17 January 1983—17 January 1983: Start of breakfast TV in Britain 31 January 1983—31 January 1983: Seat belt law comes into force 21 April 1983—21 April 1983: ?1 coin into circulation in Britain 7 October 1983—7 October 1983: Plans to abolish GLC announced 26 November 1983—26 November 1983: Brinks Mat robbery: 6,800 gold bars worth nearly ?26 million are stolen from a vault at Heathrow Airport
5	1984	6 March 1984—6 March 1984: Miners strike begins 17 April 1984—17 April 1984: Police Constable Yvonne Fletcher killed by gunfire from the Libyan Embassy in London 22 June 1984—22 June 1984: Inaugural flight of Virgin Atlantic 9 July 1984—9 July 1984: York Minster struck by lightning - the resulting fire damaged much of the building but the Rose Window' not affected 12 October 1984—12 October 1984: IRA bomb explodes at Tory conference hotel in Brighton - 4 killed 24 October 1984—24 October 1984: Miners' strike ? High Court orders sequestration of NUM assets 3 December 1984—3 December 1984: British Telecom privatised - shares make massive gains on first day's trading
6	1985	3 March 1985—3 March 1985: Miners agree to call off strike 11 March 1985—11 March 1985: Al Fayed buys Harrods 13 July 1985—13 July 1985: Live Aid' pop concert raises over ?50M for famine relief 1 September 1985—1 September 1985: Wreck of Titanic' found (sank 1912)
7	1986	31 March 1986—31 March 1986: GLC and 6 metropolitan councils abolished 26 April 1986—26 April 1986: Chernobyl nuclear accident - radiation reached Britain on 2 Ma 26 May 1986—26 May 1986: The European Community adopts the European flag 23 July 1986—23 July 1986: Prince Andrew, Duke of York marries Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey 27 October 1986—27 October 1986: 'Big Bang' (deregulation) of the London Stock Market 29 October 1986—29 October 1986: M25 motorway ring around London completed
8	1987	1987—1987: World population crossed the 5 billion mark 2 February 1987—2 February 1987: Terry Waite kidnapped in Beirut (released 17 Nov 1991) 6 March 1987—6 March 1987: Car ferry Herald of Free Enterprise' capsizes off Zeebrugge - 188 die 1 July 1987—1 July 1987: Excavation begins on the Channel Tunnel 19 August 1987—19 August 1987: Hungerford Massacre - Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a rifle 16 October 1987—16 October 1987: The 'Hurricane' sweeps southern England 19 October 1987—19 October 1987: 'Black Monday' in the City of London - Stock Market crash 8 November 1987—8 November 1987: Enniskillen bombing at a Remembrance Day ceremony 18 November 1987—18 November 1987: King's Cross fire in London - 31 people die
9	1988	5 February 1988—5 February 1988: First 'Red Nose Day' in UK, raising money for charity 6 July 1988—6 July 1988: Piper Alpha disaster - North Sea oil platform destroyed by explosion and fire killing 167 men 15 November 1988—15 November 1988: Copyright, Designs and Patents Act - reformulated the statutory basis of copyright law (including performing rights) in the UK 12 December 1988—12 December 1988: Clapham Junction rail crash kills 35 and injures hundreds after two collisions of three commuter trains 21 December 1988—21 December 1988: Lockerbie disaster - Pan Am flight 103 explodes over Scotland
10	1989	1989—1989: Poll Tax implemented in Scotland 14 February 1989—14 February 1989: The first of 24 satellites of the Global Positioning System is placed into orbit 2 March 1989—2 March 1989: EU decision to ban production of all chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) by the end of the century 9 November 1989—9 November 1989: Berlin Wall torn down 21 November 1989—21 November 1989: Proceedings of House of Commons first televised live
11	1990	11 February 1990—11 February 1990: Nelson Mandela released in South Africa 31 March 1990—31 March 1990: Riots in London against Poll Tax which had been implemented in England & Wales 25 April 1990—25 April 1990: Hubble space telescope launched 22 November 1990—22 November 1990: Margaret Thatcher resigns as Conservative party leader (and Prime Minister) 1 December 1990—1 December 1990: Channel Tunnel excavation teams meet in the middle
12	1991	1991—1991: Poll Tax replaced (by Council Tax) 1991—1991: The 'Internet' comes into existence 18 May 1991—18 May 1991: Helen Sharman is first British Astronaut in Space August 1991—August 1991: Collapse of the Soviet Union 6 September 1991—6 September 1991: Leningrad renamed St Petersburg 5 November 1991—5 November 1991: Robert Maxwell drowns at sea
13	1992	7 February 1992—7 February 1992: European Union formed by The Maastricht Treaty 22 April 1992—22 April 1992: Betty Boothroyd elected as first female Speaker of the House of Commons 15 August 1992—15 August 1992: Football Premier League kicks off in England 16 September 1992—16 September 1992: 'Black Wednesday' as Pound leaves the ERM 20 November 1992—20 November 1992: Fire breaks out in Windsor Castle causing over ?50 million worth of damage 24 November 1992—24 November 1992: The Queen describes this year as an 'Annus Horribilis'
14	1993	1993—1993: Betty Boothroyd first woman Speaker of the House of Commons (to 2000) 1993—1993: Elizabeth II becomes first British Monarch to pay Income Tax July 1993—July 1993: Ratification of Maastricht Treaty, established the European Union (EU)
15	1994	1994—1994: 15 million people now connected to the Internet 12 March 1994—12 March 1994: Church of England ordains its first female priests 6 May 1994—6 May 1994: Channel Tunnel open to traffic 19 November 1994—19 November 1994: National Lottery starts
16	1995	26 February 1995—26 February 1995: Nick Leeson brings down Barings Bank 15 July 1995—15 July 1995: First item sold on Amazon.com 16 November 1995—16 November 1995: The Queen Mother has a hip replacement operation at 95 years old 22 November 1995—22 November 1995: Toy Story' released - first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery
17	1996	9 February 1996—9 February 1996: IRA bomb explodes in London Docklands - ends 17 month ceasefire 13 March 1996—13 March 1996: Dunblane massacre 15 June 1996—15 June 1996: IRA bomb explodes in Manchester 5 July 1996—5 July 1996: Scientists in Scotland clone a sheep (Dolly) 28 August 1996—28 August 1996: Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales are divorced