Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
20th Century
1874 – 1965 · British
Britain's Defiant Wartime Leader
11 lessons on the calendar
Jan 14
Casablanca Conference Opens
1943 CE
Jan 24
Winston Churchill Dies
1965 CE
Feb 4
Yalta Conference Opens
1945 CE
May 8
V-E Day: Germany Surrenders
1945 CE
May 13
Churchill Offers 'Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat'
1940 CE
Jun 4
Churchill's 'We Shall Fight on the Beaches' Speech
1940 CE
Jul 17
Potsdam Conference Opens
1945 CE
Sep 1
World War II Begins: Germany Invades Poland
1939 CE
Sep 3
Britain and France Declare War on Germany
1939 CE
Nov 28
Tehran Conference Opens
1943 CE
Nov 30
Winston Churchill Born
1874 CE
About
Winston Churchill served as Prime Minister during Britain's darkest hours in World War II, rallying a nation against Nazi Germany with his oratory and sheer force of will. A Nobel Prize-winning writer, he was also a soldier, painter, and one of history's most colorful personalities.
Key Facts
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940–1945, 1951–1955)
Led Britain through the Battle of Britain and the Blitz
Nobel Prize in Literature (1953)
Delivered legendary wartime speeches: 'We shall fight on the beaches'
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