| Names |
Queen ALEXANDRINA
VICTORIA |
| Date of Birth |
May 24, 1819 |
| Date of
Death |
January 22, 1901 |
|
Identity |
Former Monarch of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- June 20, 1837:
She became the queen of United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland.
-
June 28, 1838:
Her
coronation
took place on this day
at Westminster Abbey, when she was just 19 years old.
- February 10, 1840: She got
married to Prince Albert on this day.
- January 29,
1856: On this day, she instituted the
Victoria Cross, the
highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face
of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various
Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire
territories.
- May 01, 1876: She
actually took charge as Empress of India with effect from
this date.
-
January 01,
1877: On this
day, she was proclaimed Empress
of India at the Imperial Durbar.
- June 20, 1887: The present day Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
in Mumbai, India, is the erstwhile headquarters of the Great
Indian peninsular Railway, which was christened 'Victoria
Terminus' on this day, in
honour of the 50 years of the Queen's reign.
- February 04, 1901: She was
buried on this day.
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| Special Achievements
/ Events |
She was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and
Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III. Both the Duke of
Kent and King George III died in 1820, and Victoria was raised
under close supervision by her German-born mother Princess
Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
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