Other historic events, with notable anniversaries in recent years are listed here. You may also be interested in annual events: church festivals, or notable annual secular days. Back to list of Things To Ring For
| Date | Day | Event Year | Anniversary | Event | Comment |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Tues | 1725 | 300 | James Barham born | Leading 18th century ringer who conducted the 40,320 in 1761 |
| 19 Jan 2025 | Sun | 1725 | 300 | First peal of Grandsire Cinques | St Bride's, Fleet Street, London |
| 24 Jan 2025 | Fri | 1965 | 60 | Winston Churchill died | |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Thu | 1625 | 400 | King James o of England and VI of Scotland died | |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Thu | 1625 | 400 | King Charles I acceded to the English throne | |
| 4 Apr 2025 | Fri | 1875 | 150 | William Chattell died | Prominent Birmingham ringer and teacher |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Wed | 1775 | 250 | Joseph M W Turner born | Famous English landscape artist |
| 26 Apr 2025 | Wed | 1775 | 250 | First peal of Grandsire Major | St Mary Matfelon, Whitechapel |
| 26 Apr 2025 | Sat | 1725 | 300 | First peal of Plain Bob Major | St Bride's, Fleet Street, London |
| 8 May 2025 | Thu | 1945 | 80 | VE Day | Ringing for peace at 6.30pm |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Thu | 1875 | 150 | Yorkshire Association of Change Ringers founded | |
| 10 Aug 2025 | Sun | 1675 | 350 | Royal Greenwich Observatory founded | King Charles II laid the first stone |
| 15 Aug 2025 | Fri | 1945 | 80 | VJ Day | Ringing for peace |
| 24 Aug 2025 | Sun | 1875 | 150 | Captain Matthew Webb swam the English Channel | First person to do so, in 21 hours 45 mins |
| 27 Sep 2025 | Sat | 1825 | 200 | Stockton to Darlington Railway opened | First service of locomotive-hauled passenger trains |
| 22 Nov 2025 | Sat | 1725 | 300 | First peal of Plain Bob Royal | St Bride's, Fleet Street, London |
| 29 Nov 2025 | Sat | 1875 | 150 | Society of Framland Ringers founded | At Waltham on the Wolds |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Sun | 1775 | 250 | Jane Austen born | Prominent English author |
| Date | Day | Event Year | Anniversary | Event | Comment |
| 8 Jan 2026 | Thu | 1876 | 150 | Jabez Armiger Trollope born | Notable ringer & author |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Wed | 1976 | 50 | First commercial supersonic flight | Concorde from London Heathrow to Bahrain |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Mon | 1926 | 100 | First demonstration of television | At the Royal Institute in London |
| 30 Jan 2026 | Fri | 1826 | 200 | Menai Straits Bridge opened | The world's first modern suspension bridge, designed by Thomas Telford |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Thu | 1726 | 300 | First peal of Plain Bob Maximus | St Bride, St Bride's, Fleet Street, London |
| 7 Mar 2026 | Sat | 1926 | 100 | First 2-way transatlantic phone call | Between the Post Office in London and Bell Labs in New York |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Tue | 1876 | 150 | First telephone call | By Alexander Graham Bell |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Tue | 1776 | 250 | John Harrison born | Clock maker who also wrote on bell manufacture |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Thu | 1976 | 50 | Queen Elizabeth II sent the first Royal email | From Malvern, Worcs. |
| 8 May 2026 | Fri | 1926 | 100 | David Atenborough born | Broadcaster & environmental advocate |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Wed | 1876 | 150 | Lancashire Association of Change Ringers first meeting | At Chorley National School-room |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thu | 1776 | 250 | John Constable born | English painter |
| 20 Jun 2026 | Sat | 1726 | 300 | First municipal fire brigade | Beverley, East Yorkshire |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Wed | 1926 | 100 | Winnie the Pooh published as a book | By A A Milne |
| 4 Nov 2026 | Wed | 1876 | 150 | William Henry Barber born | Prominent Birmingham ringer who conducted the first handbell peal in Scotland. |
| Date | Day | Event Year | Anniversary | Event | Comment |
| 7 Mar 2027 | Sun | 1777 | 270 | First peal of Grandsire Doubles | St Lawrence, Alton, Hants |
| 4 Apr 2027 | Sun | 1877 | 150 | Norwich Diocesan Association founded | |
| 30 Apr 2027 | Fri | 1927 | 100 | First peal of Superlative Surprise Maximus | St Mary le Tower, Ipswich |
| 10 Oct 2027 | Sun | 1877 | 150 | William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield born | English motor magnate & philanthropist |
| 24 Nov 2027 | Wed | 1877 | 150 | Durham Association of Ringers inaugural meeting | Held at North Shields. (Precursor to Durham & Newcastle Association) |
| 13 Dec 2027 | Mon | 1577 | 450 | Francis Drake sets out on round the world voyage | From Plymouth |
| Date | Day | Event Year | Anniversary | Event | Comment |
| 5 Jan 2028 | Wed | 1778 | 250 | First peal of Kent Treble Bob Royal | St Nicholas, Leeds, Kent |
| 8 Jan 2028 | Sat | 1878 | 159 | Gloucester & Bristol Association founded | |
| 13 Jan 2028 | Thu | 1878 | 150 | John Sparkes Goldsmith born | Proprietor and first editor of The Ringing World |
| 12 Oct 2028 | Thu | 1878 | 150 | Bertam Prewitt born | Prominent peal ringer & conductor killed in WW1 |
