Events
- 1 January — Queen Victoria proclaimed Empress of India by the Royal Titles Act 1876, introduced by Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Benjamin Disraeli.
- 12 March — Britain annexes Walvis Bay in South Africa.
- 14 March — Former Argentine dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas dies in exile in Southampton.
- 15 March — The first Test cricket match takes place between England and Australia.
- 24 March — For the only time in history, the Boat Race between the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford is declared a "dead heat" (i.e. a draw).
- 12 April — Britain annexes the South African Republic violating the Sand River Convention of 1852 causing a new Xhosa War.
- 9 July — All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club begins its first lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon.
- 21 July — The Cabinet decides to declare war on Russia if it occupies Constantinople in the Russo-Turkish War.
- 23 August — The Merchandise Marks Act obliges exporters to indicate the place of manufacture of their goods.
- 13 September — New Manchester Town Hall, designed by Alfred Waterhouse, officially opened.
- 3 October — W. S. Gilbert's farce Engaged, starring Marion Terry, opens at London's Haymarket Theatre.
- 22 October — Blantyre mining disaster kills 207, Scotland’s worst-ever mining accident.
- 24 November — Anna Sewell's novel Black Beauty published.
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