31 May – The Naval Defence Act dictates that the fleet strength of the Royal Navy must be equal to that of at least any two other countries.[4]
12 June – Armagh rail disaster: runaway carriages from a Sunday school excursion collide with an oncoming train near Armagh in the north of Ireland, killing 80, leading to rapid passage of the Regulation of Railways Act 1889 on railway signalling and brakes in the UK.[12]
6 July – Several aristocrats are implicated in the Cleveland Street scandal after police raid a male brothel in London.[13]
14 August–15 September – London dockers strike for a minimum wage of sixpence an hour ("The dockers' tanner"), which they eventually receive, a landmark in the development of New Unionism.[17]
↑ Ahmad, Nasir. "Dr. Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner (1840–1899)". Woking Muslim Mission, England, 1913–1968. Wembley: Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha‘at Islam Lahore (U.K.). Retrieved 31 August 2014.
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