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1895 Born
1923 Wedding of Prince Albert and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in Westminster Abbey
1936 Prince Albert, Duke of York, becomes King, ruling as King George VI
1937 Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth takes place at Westminster Abbey, London.
1937 IRA attempts bombing assassination against King George VI in Belfast.
1939 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrive in Quebec City to begin the first-ever visit to Canada by British sovereigns.
1947 The Princess Elizabeth, daughter of King George VI marries the Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey, London.
1948 Ceylon (later renamed Sri Lanka) becomes independent within the British Commonwealth. King George VI becomes King of Ceylon; Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier), hard rock singer and musician born.
1952 Elizabeth II becomes Queen upon the death of her father George VI.
1952 Died
1952 Funeral of King George VI takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
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