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sac | 10:30 Sun 31st Oct 2004 | History
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 In May 1982,what happened in Britain for the first time for 450 years?
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The Pope visited.

so the last time it happened was 1532.

Unfortunately the pope did NOT visit in 1532 -

I think the answer may be astronomical -

 

The first time a pope was received by an English monarch in 450 years
Did Scotland leave for a world cup finals ?
My mate Dan bought a round of drinks
Is it something to do with the Falklands war? Maybe the first time part of the British Empire had been invaded in 450 years? Just a guess.

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according to the census, there were more deaths than births that year.  So the UK population went down.

Surely the census is only done in years that end in 1 ?
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