Chronology of Sir Oswald Mosley

Mosley (with Roman salute) at a Black Shirt Rally in London, 14 September 1934

Below is a timeline of significant events in the life of British Fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley.

1896-1932: Early Life and Service in WWI

1914

• January - Mosley entered the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

1920

• May 11 - He married Lady Cynthia Curzon.

1932-1945: British Union of Fascists and Internment

1932

• October 1 - British Union of Fascists was launched.

1933

• May 16 - His wife Cynthia died of peritonitis.

1936

• October 6 - Mosley married Diana Mitford in secret in Germany with Adolf Hitler as one of their guests.

1939

• July - BUF hosted one of the largest indoor political rallies in the world with Mosley speaking at a peace rally attended by over 30,000 people at Earls Court in London.

1940

• May 23 - Mosley is arrested by police under Defence Regulation 18B of the Emergency Powers Act and begins his internment.

1943

• November 20 - After more than three years' imprisonment, Mosley and his wife Diana were both released, but were placed under house arrest until the end of the war.

1945-1980: Post-WWII

1948

• Union Movement is founded.

1959

• Mosley stood in the 1959 general election at Kensington North. Mosley's final share of the vote was 8.1%.

1962

• September 26 - Mosley travels to New York State University at Buffalo and speaks before a student audience of 1500 people.

1964

• January - Mosley Holds Press Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa.

1968

• His autobiography My Life comes out.

1975

• Mosley is interviewed on Thames Television.

See also

• Chronology of George Lincoln Rockwell