Turing convicted of gross indecency
1952 · Event
Prosecuted for a relationship with a man, Turing pleads guilty and accepts chemical castration rather than prison; he dies of cyanide poisoning two years later and is pardoned only in 2013.
On these timelines: England, United Kingdom (combined), Master, The Digital Revolution
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- Acts of Union 1707 (1707)
- Battle of Hastings (1066)
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