This Week in History

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Events that happened this week, but in the past.

22nd March 1948:

Andrew Lloyd Webber, English composer of popular musicals was born in London. His shows include Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and Starlight Express.

23rd March 1956:

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan becomes independent within the British Commonwealth.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats

24th March 1603:
Queen Elizabeth I, Queen of England, daughter of Henry VIII, died in Richmond, Surrey.

Flag of Pakistan

25th March 1957:

France, West Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg sign the Treaty Of Rome establishing the European Economic Community (EEC), also known as the Common Market. Britain joined in 1973.

Elizabeth I

26th March 1934:

The Road Traffic Act introduces driving tests in the UK.

Signing the Treaty of Rome

1934 cars