2015 Event Construction workers discover an unexploded bomb from World War II near Wembley Stadium in London; after evacuations near the site, explosives specialists safely defused and removed the threat 2015 Event The four remaining original copies of the Magna Carta have been put on display at the British Library in London; access is limited to scholars and to 1,215 viewers from all over the world who were selected by lottery 2014 Event The London police force begins a pilot program using body cameras to record behavior and document evidence during responses to incidents 2014 Event Dubai International Airport beat London Heathrow Airport in the first quarter of this year as the world's busiest international airport; Dubai Airport hopes to retain this position after a series of expansion projects are completed 2013 Event Author J.K. Rowling announces she is producing a play based on the life of her character Harry Potter; the play tells the previously untold story of life before the boy wizard goes to Hogwarts; the play will premiere in London's West End within the next two years 2013 Event In London, the world's first bovine stem cells lab-grown burger is cooked and eaten at a news conference; one food expert said it was 'close to meat, but not that juicy' 2013 Event In London, Prince Phillip, Duke of Edin burgh is admitted to a hospital for an exploratory operation after experiencing abdominal pains 2013 Event London's Metropolitan police remove belongings and sleeping bags of homeless people as part of 'a policy of reducing the impact of rough sleepers on the community' 2013 Event The release of 1.7 million U.S diplomatic and intelligence documents from 1973-1976 when Henry Kissinger was U.S. Secretary of State were released by Wikileaks; Julian Assange worked on the project inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London 2013 Event Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, dies of a stroke at age 87 in London 2013 Event Queen Elizabeth of the U.K. is named 'the most memorable Bond girl' for her appearance at the London Olympics. BAFTA, gave her the honorary award for her support of British film and television 2013 Event London hosts the 66th British Academy Film Awards, with 'Argo' winning best film, Emmanuelle Riva winning best actress and Daniel Day-Lewis winning best actor 2013 Event Heavy snowfall in Great Britain and Ireland causes Heathrow airport in London to cancel 100 flights; many passengers spend the night sleeping on the floor in the terminal 2012 Event In London, the 23rd James Bond film, 'Skyfall' receives its Royal premiere at the Royal Albert Hall 2012 Event London holds the opening ceremonies for the 2012 Summer Paralympics 2012 Event The writer of 'Carrie's War,' Nina Bawden, who was shortlisted for the 1987 Booker Prize and the Lost Man Booker Prize in 2010, dies in London at age 87 2012 Event In London, the Olympic Torch arrives, signaling the final stages of the U.K.-wide relay ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics 2012 Event London's West End closes it's longest-run musical, 'Chicago' which ran for 15 years 2012 Event The Rolling Stones, English rock band, celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of its first performance at the Marquee Club in Oxford Street, London 2012 Event Europe's tallest, habitable, free-standing structure, The Shard, which stands at 1,016 feet (309.6 metres) officially opens in London, England 2012 Event As part of a build-up to the London 2012 Summer Olympics, 100,000 people attend a two-day music concert at Hackney Marshes 2012 Event In east London, archeologists find remains of the Curtain Theatre, which opened in 1577 and was where some of Shakespeare's plays were performed 2012 Event A pageant on London's River Thames marks the highpoint of a series of events celebrating The Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II 2012 Event Organizers of the London Marathon accidentally publish the home and email addresses of 38,000 entrants in the marathon on their website 2012 Event At the London Book Fair, Ma Jian, Chinese author of the banned novel 'Beijing Coma,' puts red paint over his face and calls Chinese publishers, 'the mouthpiece of the Chinese communist party' 2012 Event Progress is made on the U.K. and European Union's tallest building when the spire of the Shard London Bridge is put in place 2012 Event Footballer Fabrice Muamba is critically ill and in a London hospital intensive care unit after undergoing cardiac arrest on live television during the 41st minute of the FA cup quarter final 2012 Event Elizabeth Taylor's collection of artworks by Vincent Van Gogh, Camille Pissarro and Edgar Degas sell for over 13.7 million pounds at Christie's in London 2012 Event Justine Greening, the U.K. Secretary of State for Transport approves the HS2, a high-speed rail line that will link major cities in the U.K. to London 2011 Event Canadian Auto Workers vote in favor of striking against Caterpillar Inc's locomotive manufacturing plant in London, Ontario 2011 Event In London, a rise in university tuition fees leads thousands of students to march in protest 2011 Event In London, British rioters set police cars on fire in the suburb of Tottenham 2011 Event The auction record for paintings by Sir Stanley Spencer were broken twice within minutes at Sotheby's in London 2011 Event The London Marathon is won by Emmanuel Matai, who set a new course record 2011 Event In London, England, international leaders take part in a conference focused on military action and the future of Libya 2011 Event In London, England, hundreds of thousands march in Trafalgar Square to protest government budget cuts 2011 Event The most expensive painting ever auctioned, 'Nude, Green Leaves and Bust', by Pablo Picasso, goes on display in London's Tate Gallery 2011 Event A large, rare, Andy Warhol self-portrait in red and white sells for $10.79 million pounds at Christie's auction house in London, England 2011 Event Ian Thorpe, an Australian swimmer, announces he will come out of retirement to compete in the London Olympics in 2012 2010 Event A construction site in London reveals a Roman settlement filled with ancient artifacts and human remains 2010 Event Ejup Ganic, former President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is stopped while trying to escape war crime charges, at London Heathrow airport 2009 Death Derek B, rapper, record producer, remixer, popular songs included 'Bad Young Brother' and 'Goodgroove', dies of a heart attack in London, at age 44 2007 Death Mary Douglas, dies in London, from complications of cancer, at 86 2005 Event London's transit system is bombed by terrorists, 56 deaths, 700 injured 2005 Event London is declared the host city for the 2012 Summer Olympics 2003 Event The Concorde made its last commercial flight, landing at Heathrow Airport, London 2003 Death Warren Zevon, singer/songwriter, Werewolves of London, dies at 57 2001 Death William Berry, Lord Hartwell, 3rd Viscount Camrose and Baron Hartwell, journalist, newspaper owner, editor-in-chief of the Daily, Sunday Telegraph, dies in Westminster, London, at age 89 2000 Death Victor Borge, comedian/pianist, Victor Borge in London, dies at 91 2000 Death Julie London, singer/actress, Emergency!, dies at 74 1999 Event The London Eye, the world's largest Ferris wheel, opens by the banks of the Thames 1997 Death Ruth Picardie, journalist, editor, The Guardian, The Independent newspapers, author of Before I Say Goodbye, memoir of living with breast cancer, dies in Lambeth, London, of breast cancer, at age 33 1997 Event "London Assurance" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 72 performances 1997 Event Sylvester Stallone weds Jennifer Flavin in London 1997 Event "London Assurance," opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 72 performances 1996 Death Peter James Frederick Green, CEO Lloyd's of London, dies at 71 1996 Event 6,138th performance of "Cats" is held in London, surpassing record of Broadway's longest-running musical, "A Chorus Line" 1995 Death Lynette Roberts, poet, studied at London's Central School for Arts and Crafts, dies at 86 1995 Death Doreen Cannon, teacher of acting (London), dies at 64 1995 Death Robert Harris, actor (Werewolf of London), dies at 95 1995 Event London finance house of Barings collapse after losses in Singapore by trader Nick Leeson 1994 Event Rober Schumanns 2nd Symphony premieres in London 1994 Death Joan Dickson, cellist, professor at Royal College of Music in London, dies at 72 1994 Death Shepherd Mead, London England, dies of stroke at 80 1994 Event FA cup final at Wembley Stadium London 1994 Event IRA launch 1st of 3 mortar attacks on London's Heathrow Airport 1993 Death Roy London, U.S. actor and director (Tiger Warsaw), dies of lymphoma at 50 1993 Event S van Ruysdael's "Winter Landscape" sold for 705,500 pounds in London 1993 Event Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Sunset Promenade" opens in London 1993 Death Jan Wiley, actress (Underdog, Brute Man, She Wolf of London), dies 1993 Event 1000 kg heavy IRA car bomb explodes in London, killing 1 1993 Event Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia," premieres in London 1993 Event Alan Bennett's "Madness of George III," premieres in London 1992 Death Martha Blackburn, Canada newspaper publisher (London Free Press), dies 1992 Event FC Barcelona wins 373 Europe Cup 1 at London 1992 Event Irish Republican Army bombs London financial district, killing 3 1991 Birthday Saffron LeBon, London, daughter of Simon and Yasmon 1991 Event WLAF 1st world bowl London Monarchs defeat Barlecona Dragons 21-0 1991 Event M Leander and E Seago's musical "Matador," premieres in London 1991 Event East-Europe Bank forms in London 1991 Event Marc Camoletti's "Don't Dress for Dinner," premieres in London 1991 Event 1st World League of American Football games, London beats Frankfurt 24-11, Sacramento beats Raleigh-Dur 9-3 and Mont beats Birmingham 20-5 1991 Event Ben Elton's "Silly Cow," premieres in London 1990 Event Louis Jordan's revue "Five Guys Named Moe," premieres in London 1990 Event Riots began in London over the new poll tax laws 1990 Birthday Princess Eugenie of York, born in Portland Hospital, London, the sixth and the second female in the succession line to the thrones of sixteen independent Commonwealth states 1990 Event Alan Ayckbourn's "Man of the Moment," premieres in London 1990 Event David Hares "Racing Demon," premieres in London 1990 Event "Independent on Sunday" begins publishing in London 1989 Event William Nicholson's "Shadowlands," premieres in London 1989 Event Musical "Buddy" with Paul Hipp premieres in London 1989 Event Ronald Harwood's "Another Time," premieres in London 1989 Event Musical "Miss Saigon," premieres in London 1989 Death Norma Varden, actress (Loose in London), dies 1988 Event Animal rights terrorists fire-bomb Harrod's department store, London 1988 Event 3 trains collide in London, 40 die 1988 Death Peter Langan, Irish restaurateur (Langans London), dies in fire 1988 Death Charles Hawtrey, English actor (Carry On), dies near London at 73 1988 Event Museum of Moving Image in London opens 1988 Event Timberlake Westenbaker's "Our Country's Good," premieres in London 1988 Event Miami Dolphins beat San Francisco 49ers 27-21 in London 1988 Event Freedomfest - Mandela addresses Wembley Stadium London 1988 Event Greatest number of participants, 31,678, on a bicycle tour, London 1987 Event 31 die in a fire at King's Cross, London's busiest subway station 1987 Event Peter Shaffer's "Lettice and Lovage," premieres in London 1987 Event 175-kph winds cause blackout in London, much of southern England 1987 Event Los Angeles Rams beat Dallas Cowboys 28-27 in London, England (NFL expo) 1987 Event Chicago Bears beat Dallas Cowboys 17-6 in London, England (NFL expo) 1986 Event Hugh Whitemore's "Breaking the Code," premieres in London 1986 Event "Phantom of the Opera" premeires in London 1986 Event London Sunday Times reports Israel is stocking nuclear arms 1986 Event Alan Ayckbourn's "Woman in Mind," premieres in London 1986 Event Ken Ludwig's "Lend me a Tenor," premieres in London 1986 Death Dick James, Beatles' music publisher (1962-70), dies in London at 58 1985 Event "Les Miserables" opens at Palace Theatre, London 1985 Event Alain Boubil/Herbert Kretzner's "Les Miserables," premieres in London 1985 Event Bill to abolish Greater London Council receives royal assent 1985 Event Ingrid Kristiansen wins London Marathon in a record 2:21:06 1985 Event Vic Elliot pocketed 15,780 pool balls in 24 hours in London 1984 Event Howard Goodall/Melvyn Bragg's musical "Hired Man," premieres in London 1984 Event 1st London performance of musical "Stepping Out" presented 1984 Event Sotherby's in London begins 2 day auction of rock memorabilla 1984 Event Anderlecht wins 13th UEFA Cup at London 1984 Event Thames Barrier to stop flooding in London officially completed 1984 Event Michael Frayn's "Benefactors" premieres in London 1983 Event Bomb attack on Harrod's war house in London, 5 killed, 94 injured 1983 Event Hugh Williams' "Pack of Lies," premieres in London 1983 Event David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross," premieres in London 1983 Birthday Christopher Parker, born in Lewisham, London, actor, television presenter, appeared in 'Hotel Babylon' BBC series, presenter on 'This Morning' television show 1983 Event Minnesota Vikings beat St. Louis Cardinals 28-10 in London, England (NFL expo) 1983 Death Peter Arne, actor (Straw Dogs), bludgeoned to death in London at 62 1983 Event Ray Cooney's "Run for your Wives," premieres in London 1983 Event Caryl Churchill's "Fen," premieres in London 1983 Event Champion thoroughbred Shergar kidnapped in Ireland; never found Lloyds of London pays $10.6 million insurance 1982 Event Tom Stoppard's "Real Thing," premieres in London 1982 Event Caryl Churchill's "Top Girls," premieres in London 1982 Event Bombs planted by Irish Republican Army explode in 2 London parks 1982 Event IRA bomb attacks in London 1982 Event T Macauly and D Vosburghs musical "Windy City," premieres in London 1982 Event Michael Frayn's "Noises Off," premieres in London 1981 Event J Chodorov/N Panama's "Talent for Murder," premieres in London 1981 Event Football running back, Herschel Walker, of University of Georgia, takes out a Lloyd's of London insurance policy for $1 million 1981 Event Simon Gray's "Quartermaine's Terms," premieres in London 1981 Event Kevin Wade's "Key Exchange," premieres in London 1981 Event Nell Dunn's "Steaming," premieres in London 1981 Event Andrew Lloyd Webber/T.S. Eliot's musical "Cats", premieres in London 1981 Event Race riot in London area of Brixton 1981 Event Race riots in London's Brixton area 1980 Death Barbara O'Neil, actress (Tower of London, Stella Dallas) 1980 Event Willy Russell's "Educating Rita," premieres in London 1980 Event Siege at Iranian Embassy in London ends; British commandos and police stormed the building 1980 Event Ronald Harwood's "Dresser," premieres in London 1980 Event Terrorists seize Iranian Embassy in London 1980 Event Pam Gems' "Piaf!," premieres in London 1980 Death Sarah Selby, actress (Tower of London), dies at 74 1979 Event Peter Shaffers musical "Amadeus," premieres in London 1979 Event "Beatlemania" opens in London 1979 Event Gold hits record $303.85 an ounce in London 1979 Event Martin Sherman's "Bent," premieres in London 1979 Event "Quadrophenia" premieres in London 1979 Event Brian Clark's "Whose Life is it Anyway?," premieres in London 1979 Event Caryl Churchill's "Cloud Nine," premieres in London 1978 Birthday LaToya London, American Musician 1978 Event Harold Pinter's "Betrayal," premieres in London 1978 Event Tom Stoppard's "Night and Day," premieres in London 1978 Event Gold hits record $223.50 an ounce in London 1978 Event Gunmen open fire on an Israeli El Al Airline bus in London 1978 Event Andrew Lloyd Webber and Rice's musical "Evita," premiers in London 1978 Event Christa Tybus of London sets record of 24 hours of hula-hoop 1978 Event Gutenberg Bible, 1 of 21, sells for $2.4 million, London 1978 Event David Hare's "Plenty," premieres in London 1978 Event Wings release "London Town" album 1977 Event 1st flight of Concorde, London to New York 1977 Event Bernard Pomerance's "Elephant Man," premieres in London 1977 Event Sir Freddie Laker begins cut-rate "Skytrain" service, London to NY 1977 Event Hugh Leonard's "Da," premieres in London 1977 Event Sex Pistols Johnny Rotten and Paul Cook, beaten and robbed by London pub 1977 Death Henry Hull, actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86 1976 Death J Paul Getty, oil magnate/billionaire, dies at 83 in London 1976 Event Loudest Pennsylvania (76 KW) for Who's Quadrophenia in London 1976 Death Neil McCallum, actor (Pete-Saber of London), dies at 45 1976 Event Tom Stoppard's "Dirty Linen," premieres in London 1975 Birthday Brett Lindros, London, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders 1975 Event Simon Gray's "Otherwise Engaged," premieres in London 1975 Event Alan Ayckbourn's "Absent Friends," premieres in London 1975 Birthday Jason Tunks, London Ontario, discus thrower 1996 Olympics 1975 Event Harold Pinter's "No Man's Land," premieres in London 1975 Event "Tommy" premieres in London 1975 Event 41 killed in London Underground, as train speeds past final stop 1974 Birthday Casey Patton, London Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics 1974 Death Cass Elliot, singer (Mamas and Papas), chokes to death in London at 32 1974 Event During a David Cassidy concert in London a 14 year old is trampled 1974 Event Stolen "Guitar Player" painting by Jan Vermeer found in London 1974 Event Attempt made to kidnap Princess Anne in London's Pall Mall 1974 Event David Hares' "Knuckle," premieres in London 1974 Event Silver hits record $5.96 an ounce in London 1974 Event Silver futures hit record $4.81 an ounce in London 1974 Birthday Pat Walsh, WLAF Tackle for the London Monarchs 1974 Event Gold hits record $161.31/silver hits record $3.97 an ounce in London 1974 Birthday Toderick Malone, WLAF wide receiver for the London Monarchs 1974 Event Gold hits record $126.50 an ounce in London 1974 Event Gold hits record $121.25 an ounce in London 1973 Birthday George Harris, WLAF cornerback for the London Monarchs 1973 Birthday Kerry Joseph, WLAF quarterback for the London Monarchs 1973 Event David Storey's "Cromwell," premieres in London 1973 Birthday Larry Stallworth, WLAF wide receiver for the London Monarchs 1973 Birthday Ed Burman, WLAF linebacker for the London Monarchs 1973 Event Peter Shaffers "Equus," premieres in London 1973 Birthday Kate Beckinsale, born in London, England, actress, films include, 'Pearl Harbor', 'Nothing But the Truth', 'Underworld', 'Serendipity' 1973 Birthday Claudius Wright, WLAF CB for the London Monarchs 1973 Birthday Karl Ballard, WLAF linebacker for the London Monarchs 1973 Event Alan Ayckbourne's "Absurd Person Singular," premieres in London 1973 Event London production of "Grease" premieres 1973 Event "Rocky Horror Picture Show," stage production opens in London 1973 Birthday Tony McKenzie, WLAF guard for the London Monarchs 1973 Event Gold hits record $102.50 an ounce in London 1973 Event "2 Gentlemen of Verona," musical opens in London 1973 Death Istvan Kertesz, Hungarian/German conductor (London Symphony), dies at 43 1973 Birthday Ed Hobbs, WLAF RB for the London Monarchs 1973 Birthday Emile Palmer, WLAF DT for the London Monarchs 1973 Event Susan Shaw, is 1st woman in 171 years in London's Stock exchange 1973 Event Queen Elizabeth II opens new London Bridge 1973 Birthday Eric Lindros, London Ontario, NHL center for the Philadelphia Flyers 1973 Birthday Terence Davis, WLAF wide receiver for the London Monarchs 1973 Event Gold goes up $10 overnight to record $95 an ounce in London 1973 Birthday Crispian Mills, London, vocalist and guitarist, Kula Shaker 1973 Event British Darts Organisation founded in North London 1972 Birthday Sandrine Holt, born in London, England, actress, model, appeared in '24' as Evelyn Martin and 'The L Word' television series 1972 Birthday Jeremy London, actor, I'll Fly Away, Party of Five 1972 Birthday Thandie Newton, born in London, England, actress, appeared in films, 'The Pursuit of Happyness', 'Mission Impossible II', 'The Chronicles of Riddick' 1972 Event Gold hits record $70 an ounce in London 1972 Birthday Seth Dittman, NFL offensive tackle, Indianapolis Colt, London Monarchs 1972 Birthday Claire Forlani, born in Twickenham, London, actress, appeared in 'Meet Joe Black', 'Boys and Girls', 'The Pentagon Papers' 1972 Event Gold hits record $60 an ounce in London 1972 Birthday Kenny McEntyre, WLAF cornerback for the London Monarchs 1972 Event Tottenham Hotspur wins 1st UEFA Cup in London 1972 Birthday Marc Lamb, WLAF T for the London Monarchs 1972 Birthday Mario Bradley, WLAF cornerback for the London Monarchs 1972 Birthday Avrom Smith, WLAF RB, London Monarchs 1972 Birthday Ryan McCoy, WLAF LB, London Monarchs 1972 Event Tom Stoppard's "Jumpers," premieres in London 1972 Birthday Fritz Fequiere, WLAF guard, Barcelona Dragons, London Monarchs 1971 Birthday Dido Armstrong, born in London, England, known as 'Dido', singer, songwriter, album, 'No Angel' sold over 16 million copies worldwide, 'Life for Rent' sold over 12 million copies 1971 Birthday Terrence Wisdom, NFL/WLAF guard/center, New York Jets, London Monarchs 1971 Event David Storey's "Changing Room," premieres in London 1971 Birthday Stella McCartney, born in London, England, fashion designer, daughter of Sir Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, designed clothing lines for the Gap, H&M, Target 1971 Birthday Stan White, NFL/WLAF quarterback, New York Giants, London Monarchs 1971 Birthday Ron Dickerson, WLAF running back, Scottish Claymores, London Monarchs 1971 Birthday Alan Allen, NFL/WLAF wide receiver, New York Jets, London Monarchs 1971 Birthday Kevin Gaines, WLAF DB for the London Monarchs 1971 Birthday Charlotte Gainsbourg, born in London, England, actress, Little Thief 1971 Birthday Tom Tovo, WLAF defensive tackle for the London Monarchs 1971 Event Simon Gray's "Butley," premieres in London 1971 Birthday Steve Brooks, WLAF tight end, Frankfurt Galaxy, London Monarchs 1971 Birthday Lewis Capes, WLAF defensive tackle for the London Monarchs 1971 Birthday Antonio London, NFL linebacker, Detroit Lions 1971 Birthday Reggie Holt, WLAF safety for the London Monarchs 1971 Birthday Herman Smith, NFL/WLAF defensive end, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, London Monarchs 1971 Birthday Scott Thornton, London, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1970 Event Tippetts Opera "Knot Garden," premieres in London 1970 Birthday Alonza Bevan, London, bassist/tabla, Kula Shaker 1970 Birthday Emily Lloyd, born in London, England, actress, Wish You Were Here, In Country 1970 Event Robert Morley's "How the Other Half Loves," premieres in London 1970 Event Christopher Hampton's "Philanthropist," premieres in London 1970 Birthday Preston Jones, WLAF quarterback for the London Monarchs 1970 Birthday Ben Williams, WLAF defensive end for the London Monarchs 1970 Birthday Naomi Campbell, born in London, England, model/actress, Cool as Ice, Unzipped 1970 Birthday Peter Giles, born in London, Ontario, kayaker 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Rachel Weisz, born in London, England, actress, model, appeared in films, 'About a Boy', 'The Constant Gardener', 'Constantine', 'Runaway Jury' 1970 Birthday Chris Luneburg, WLAF T for the London Monarchs 1970 Event 1st commercial Boeing 747 flight, New York to London in 6 hours 1969 Death Henry Oscar, actor (Saint in London), dies at 78 1969 Event Plastic Ono Band, play their only concert at London's Lyceum Ballroom 1969 Event Rolling Stones play a free concert in London's Hyde Park 1969 Event Supergroup Blind Faith's (Clapton, Windwood, Baker) 1st concert in Hyde Park, London 1969 Birthday Brian Greenfield, WLAF punter for the London Monarchs 1969 Birthday Mica Paris, born in South London, England, born Michelle Wallen, rocker, singer, actress, radio and television presenter, known for 1988 debut platinum-selling album 'So Good' 1969 Event Paul McCartney marries Linda Louise Eastman in London 1969 Birthday Karen Snelgrove, London Ontario, softball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1969 Event Joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw," premieres in London 1969 Birthday Naveen Andrews, born in London, England, actor, appeared on television show, 'Lost' as Sayid Jarrah 1968 Birthday Don Silvestri, NFL/WLAF kicker, New York Jets, London Monarchs 1968 Birthday Dawn Robinson, born in New London, Connecticut, singer, rhythm and blues, member, En Vogue, an urban dance-pop group 1968 Birthday Paul Quantrill, London Ontario, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1968 Event 1st London performance of "Promises Promises" presented 1968 Birthday Malcolm Showell, WLAF defensive end for the London Monarchs 1968 Event "Hair" opens in London 1968 Birthday Catherine Bell, born in London, England, actress, known for role as Lt. Colonel Sarah MacKenzie on 'JAG' television show, 1997 - 2004 1968 Event Beatle's animated film "Yellow Submarine" premieres in London 1968 Event Arthur Kopit's "Indians," premieres in London 1968 Birthday Ronnie West, WLAF RB for the London Monarchs 1968 Birthday Jeff Hackett, London, NHL goalie, Chicago Blackhawks 1968 Event Manchester United wins 13rd Europe Cup 1 in London 1968 Event Beatles open 2nd Apple Boutique at 161 New Kings Road, London 1968 Birthday Michael Titley, WLAF TE for the London Monarchs 1968 Birthday Jay Darlington, born in London, England, keyboardist, Kula Shaker 1968 Event Gold reaches then record high ($39.35 per ounce) in London 1968 Event London Bridge is sold to U.S. oil company to be erected in Arizona 1968 Event Peter Luke's "Hadrian VII," premieres in London 1968 Event Hill, Hawkins and Coghill's musical premieres in London 1968 Birthday Patsy Kensit, London, actress in Lethal Weapon 2, Hanover St. 1968 Birthday Richard Newbill, WLAF linebacker for the London Monarchs 1967 Event Beatles clothing store "Apple" on 94 Baker Street, London, opens 1967 Event Silver hits record $1.951 an ounce in London 1967 Event Memorial service for Brian Epstein at New London Synagogue 1967 Birthday Joe Murphy, London, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks 1967 Event Yoko Plus Me art exhibit opens in London (the me is John Lennon) 1967 Birthday Charlotte Lewis, born in Kensington, London, actress, Golden Child, Pirates 1967 Event Silver hits record $1.60 an ounce in London 1967 Event 1st quadrophonic concert (Pink Floyd in London) 1967 Event 1st time Jimi Hendrix burns his guitar (London) 1967 Birthday Rowelle Blenman, WLAF cornerback and safety, London Monarchs 1967 Birthday Tim Vine, born in London, Enlgand, actor, comedian, performs stand up comedy, television, appears at festivals, tours through the United Kingdom include 'Current Puns' and 'Punslinger', achieved Guinness World Record for most jokes told in an hour 1967 Event Queen Elizabeth Hall (South Bank Center) opens in London 1967 Event Pink Floyd finishes recordin the single, 'Arnold Layne" at London's EMI Studios 1967 Birthday Olivia d'Abo, born in London, England, actress, Wonder Years, Single Guy 1966 Event Jimi Hendrix Experience makes its London debut at Bag O' Nails Club 1966 Birthday Nicholas Rowe, born in London, England, actor, Young Sherlock Holmes 1966 Birthday Vanessa Angel, born in London, England, actress, Another Chance 1966 Event John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at a London art gallery 1966 Birthday Rosey Edeh, born in London, England, Canadian 400m hurdler, Olympics-4-92, 96 1966 Event Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Brian London 1966 Event Muhammad Ali KOs Brian London in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1966 Event England beats West Germany 4-2 for soccer's 8th World Cup in London 1966 Birthday Allegra Curtis, born in London, model/daughter of Christine Kaufmann 1966 Event George Harrison is impressed by Ravi Shankar's concert in London 1966 Birthday Helena Bonham Carter, London, actress, Ft. Worth, Howards End 1966 Event Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Henry Cooper in London 1966 Birthday Sophia Crawford, born in London, England, actress, Power Rangers 1966 Birthday Samantha Karen Fox, born in East End London, England, singer, Touch Me 1966 Birthday Jeffrey Hunter, WLAF DE for the London Monarchs 1966 Event Man From Uncle star David McCallum receives huge welcome in London 1966 Birthday Bronwen Booth, London, actress, Andy-One Life to Live, Eternal Evil 1966 Birthday Wendy James, born in London, England, vocalist, Transvision Vamp-Velveteen 1966 Birthday Victor Muhammad, WLAF running back for the London Monarchs 1966 Event Tippetts cantate "Vision of St. Augustine," premieres in London 1965 Event D Heneker and J Taylor's musical "Charlie Girl," premieres in London 1965 Event London's Post Office Tower opens, tallest building in England 1965 Birthday Alex Winter, born in London, England, actor, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure 1965 Birthday Dawn Whiteham, born in New London, Connecticut, bodybuilder, Penthouse Nov 1995 1965 Event T.A.M.I. Show premieres in London 1965 Birthday Alison Armitage, born in London, England, actress, Acapulco HEAT 1965 Birthday Brittany York, born in London, England, playmate, Oct, 1990 1965 Birthday Derek B, born in London, born Derek Boland, rapper, record producer, remixer, popular songs included 'Bad Young Brother' and 'Goodgroove' 1965 Birthday Jemma Redgrave, born in London, England, actress, Buddha of Suburbia 1965 Birthday Joely Richardson, born in London, England, actress, known for film, '101 Dalmatians', appeared in 'Nip/Tuck' television drama 1965 Birthday Julia Ormond, born in London, England, actress, Sabrina, Legends of the Fall 1965 Death T S Eliot, poet (Washed Country), dies in London at 76 1964 Event John Osborne's "Inadmissable Evidence," premieres in London 1964 Event Beatles' film "Hard Day's Night" premieres in London 1964 Birthday Amy Brenneman, born in New London, Connecticut, actress, Janice-NYPD Blue 1964 Birthday Boris Johnson, New York City, New York, politician, journalist, Mayor of London, formerly served as a Member of Parliament for Henley-on-Thames 1964 Event Joe Orton's "Entertaining Mr. Sloan," premieres in London 1964 Event 1st driverless trains run on London Underground 1964 Birthday Paul Parker, born in West Ham, London, athlete, soccer player, commentator, critical player at 1990 World Cup with England, manager, Blue Square Premier League 1964 Event Peter Shaffer's "Royal Hunt of the Sun," premieres in London 1964 Birthday Victoria Sellers, born in London, England, actress, Crime Zone, Warlords 1963 Event Ed Sullivan witnesses Beatles and their fans at London Airport 1963 Birthday Deborah Moore, born in London, England, actress, Danielle-Day of Our Lives 1963 Birthday Lysette Anthony, London, actress, Angelique-Dark Shadows, Switch 1963 Event 1st demonstration of home video recorder, at BBC Studios, London 1963 Birthday Mike Joyce, rock drummer, Smiths-Ask, Panic, London 1963 Event A. C. Milan wins 8th Europe Cup 1 at London 1963 Birthday Natasha Richardson, born in London, England, actress, Gothic, Handmaid's Tale 1963 Event David Hendon and Douglas Cross' musical premieres in London 1963 Death Sylvia Plath, poet and novelist (Ariel), kills herself in London at 30 1963 Birthday Jason Connery, born in London, England, actor, Robin Hood 1962 Birthday Kelly Kelland, London Ontario, softball 1st baseman 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday Carey Elwes, born in London, England, actor, Glory, Princess Bride 1962 Birthday Cary Elwes, born in Westminster, London, actor, films include, 'The Princess Bride', 'Liar Liar', 'Twister', 'Lady Jane', 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' 1962 Birthday Beatie Edney, born in London, England, actress, Diary of a Mad Old Man 1962 Event Rolling Stones 1st performance, Marquee Club, London 1962 Event John F. Kennedy dines with premier MacMillan in London 1962 Birthday Amanda Donohoe, born in London, actress, CJ Lamb-LA Law 1962 Event London trolley buses go out of service 1962 Event Arnold Wesker's "Chips with Everything," premieres in London 1962 Event Ann Jellicoe's "Knack," premieres in London 1962 Birthday Phil Lewis, born in London, England, rock vocalist, LA Guns-It's Over Now 1961 Birthday Martin Kemp, London, rock bassist, Spandau Ballet 1961 Birthday Antonia De Sancha, born in London, England, lover of British MP David Mellor 1961 Birthday Tom Holt, born in London, author, British novelist, writes mythopoeic novels that parody mythology, history, literature 1961 Death Pieter S Gerbrandy, lawyer/premier to London 1940-5, dies at 76 1961 Birthday Mark "Bedders" Bedfored, London, rock bassist, Madness 1961 Birthday Jared Harris, born in London, England, actor, known for role of Lane Pryce on 'Mad Men' television series 1961 Birthday The Edge, Dave Evans, London, rock guitarist, U2-I Will Follow 1961 Birthday Clive Allen, WLAF kicker for the London Monarchs 1961 Birthday Tim Roth, born in London, England, actor, Reservoir Dogs, Vincent and Theo 1961 Event "Beyond the Fringe," premieres in London 1961 Birthday Jay Aston, London, England, singer, youngest member of British pop group, Bucks Fizz, founded Jay Aston Theatre Arts School 1961 Birthday Jane Leeves, born in London, actress, Murphy Brown, Daphne Moon-Fraiser 1961 Event 1st London minicabs introduced 1960 Birthday Maryam D'Abo, London, actress, Living Daylights, Xtro, Until Sept 1960 Birthday Tilda Swinton, born in London, England, actress, Orlando 1960 Event In Britain, News Chronicle and Daily Mail merge, and London Evening Star merges with Evening News 1960 Birthday Hugh Grant, born in London, England, 4 Weddings and a Funeral, 9 Months 1960 Event Robert Bolt's "Man For All Seasons," premieres in London 1960 Birthday Emma Samms, Samuels, London, actress, Colby's, General Hospital 1960 Birthday Daniel Woodgate, born in London, England, drummer, member of band, Madness, known by his nickname Woody 1960 Birthday Katie Rabbet, born in London, England, Prince Andrew's former girlfriend 1960 Birthday Mark Burnett, born in London, England, television producer, creator of based reality television to the U.S., created shows, 'Survivor' and 'The Apprentice' 1960 Birthday Adrian Paul, born in London, England, actor, Dance to Win, Highlander 1960 Birthday Paula Yates, born in London, England, Mrs. Bob Geldof/rocker/writer, Blondes 1960 Birthday Steve Norman, born in London, rock sax, Spandau Ballet-True 1959 Birthday Finola Hughes, London, actress, Anna-General Hospital, Staying Alive 1959 Birthday Gary Kemp, London, rock guitarist, Spandau Ballet-True 1959 Birthday Sarah Magaret Fergusson, Fergie, born in London, England, Duchess of York 1959 Birthday John Keeble, London, rock drummer, Spandau Ballet-True 1959 Birthday Amanda Pays, born in London, England, actress, Max Headroom, Off Limits 1959 Event Johnson and Bart's musical "Lock up your daughters," premieres in London 1959 Birthday Brian Peaker, London Ontario, rower 1996 Olympics 1959 Birthday Cathryn Harrison, born in London, England, actress, Old Woman in Black Moon 1959 Birthday Paul Di'anno, rocker, Iron Maiden Chingford, London V Early Vocalist 1959 Birthday Ben Elton, London, UK, actor, Stark, Friday Night Live 1959 Event Floyd Patterson KOs Brian London in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1959 Birthday Marco Pirroni, born in London, rock guitarist, Adam and The Ants 1959 Event 1st heliport in Britain opens in London 1959 Birthday Marina Sirtis, born in London, actress, Troi-Star Trek: The Next Generation 1959 Birthday Ben Okri, born in London, of Nigerian descent, poet, author, won Booker Prize 1991, for book 'The Famished Road', described as a magic realist 1958 Event Brendan Behan's "Hostage," premieres in London 1958 Event Musical show "Valmouth," 1st produced in London 1958 Birthday Lita Rossana Ford, born in London, England, metal guitarist, Kiss Me Deadly 1958 Event Race riots in Notting Hill Gate, London 1958 Birthday Lita Ford, born in London, England, vocalist, Kiss Me Deadly, Runaways 1958 Birthday Daley Thompson, born in London, Decathalete, Gold Medals 1980, 1984 Olympics 1958 Event Peter Shaffer's "Five Finger Exercise," premieres in London 1958 Event Harry Burrell flies KC-135 record (5:27:42.8) New York to London 1958 Event Premiere of Harold Pinter's "Birthday Party," in London 1958 Event Britain's 1st planetarium opens at Madame Tussaud's in London 1958 Birthday Gary Brian Tibbs, London, rock bassist, Adam and The Ants, Roxy Music 1958 Event BOAC Britannia flies London to New York in a record 7h57m 1957 Event Roger Sessions' 3rd Symphony premieres in London 1957 Birthday Glenn Hoddle, born in Hayes, London, soccer team manager for Swindon Town, formerly played for Swindon Town, National Football Museum Hall of Fame inductee 1957 Birthday Glenn Tilbrook, London, rock vocalist and guitarist, Squeeze-Tempted 1957 Birthday Steve Davis, born in Plumstead, London, snooker player, nine-ball pool player, won six World Championships in the 1980's, performed well in Mosconi Cup, World Pool Championships 1957 Event St. James' Theater in London closes 1957 Birthday Paul Merton, born in Parsons Green, London, writer, actor, comedian, known for deadpan, dark comedic style, appeared in BBC's, 'Have I Got News for You' 1957 Event John Osborne's "Entertainer," premieres in London 1957 Event Samuel Beckett's "Endgame," premieres in London 1957 Birthday Steve Harris, born in London, hard rock bassist, Iron Maiden-Gypsy's Kiss 1957 Event Benjamin Britten's ballet "Prince and the Pauper," premieres in London 1956 Birthday David Sedaris, born in London, England, writer, comedian, published, 'Barrel Fever', 'Naked', 'Me Talk Pretty One Day' 1956 Birthday Jonathan Palmer, born in London, England, professional racecar driver, entrepreneur, Formula Championship winner, CEO, MotorSport Vision 1956 Birthday Joe Penny, London, actor, Gangster Wars, Riptide, Jake and the Fatman 1956 Event Brendan Behan's "Quare Fellow," premieres in London 1956 Birthday Paul Cook, London, rock drummer, Sex Pistols 1956 Death Ralph Morgan, actor (Creeper, Imposter, Jack London), dies at 73 1956 Event John Osbornes "Look Back in Anger," premieres in London 1956 Event Noel Coward's musical "South Sea Bubble," premieres in London 1956 Event Enid Bagnold's "Chalk Garden," premieres in London 1956 Birthday Andrew Mitchell, born in Hampstead, London, politician, Conservative party, Member of Parliament for Sutton Coldfield 1956 Event Weather forecasting phone line set up in London England 1955 Birthday Gary Streeter, born in Hampshire, England, educated at King's College London, Member of Parliament for South West Devon 1955 Birthday Steve Jones, London, rock guitarist, Sex Pistols 1955 Birthday Teresa Ann Savoy, born in London, England, actress, Caligula 1955 Birthday Griffin Dunne, actor, American Werewolf in London, Who's That Girl 1955 Birthday Tim Berners-Lee, born in London, England, computer scientist, credited with inventing the World Wide Web, proposed in March, 1989 1955 Birthday Buster Mottram, born in Kingston upon Thames, in south-west London, English tennis player, ranked 15th best tennis player in the world, represented Great Britain in Davis Cup eight times 1955 Birthday John Nunn, born in London, England, champion chess player, chess writer, publisher, mathematician, once ranked among the world's top ten, two-time champion in chess problem solving 1955 Birthday Glenne Headly, born in New London, Connecticut, actress, Dick Tracy, Making Mr. Right 1955 Birthday Charles Shaughnessy, London, actor, Shane-Days of our Lives, Nanny 1954 Event William Walton's opera "Troilus and Cressida," premieres in London 1954 Birthday Dennis Stratton, born in London, England, rock guitarist, Iron Maiden 1954 Birthday Adam Ant, Stuart Goddard, London, punk rocker, If I Strip For You 1954 Event William Heatherton's "Reluctant Debutante," premieres in London 1954 Birthday Gary Wilmot, born in Lambeth, London, actor, impressionist, singer, comedian, created role of Elliot Garfield in 'The Goodbye Girl' by Neil Simon 1954 Birthday Captain Sensible, born in Balham, London, rocker, musician, songwriter, bassist, member of Johnny Moped band, Oasis, co-founded punk rock band The Damned, wore signature red beret 1954 Birthday Chris Difford, born in Greenwich, London, primary member of band Squeeze, lyricist, singer, record producer, known for songs 'Tempted', 'Black Coffee in Bed' 1954 Birthday Lesley-Anne Down, born in London, actress, A Little Night Music, Moonraker 1954 Birthday Wally Stocker, born in London, rock vocalist and guitarist, Babys-Missing You 1954 Birthday Chris Hughes, born in London, England, drummer, musician, record producer, played drums for Dalek I Love You, The Blitz Brothers, member, Adam and the Ants, produced Tears for Fears, The Hurting, Songs from the Big Chair, co-produced Peter Gabriel's 'Red Rain' 1954 Event Sandy Wilson's musical "Boyfriend," premieres in London 1953 Event Terence Rattigans' "Sleeping Prince," premieres in London 1953 Birthday Diane Abbott, born in London, England, Labour Party Member of Parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington 1953 Birthday Michael Stean, born in London, England, professional chess player, author, winner, International Master and International Grandmaster titles in 1975 and 1977 1953 Birthday Ian Mosley, born in Paddington, London, drummer, Marillion-Clutching at Straws 1953 Birthday Alfred Molina, London, actor, Enchanted April, Prick up your Ears 1952 Event Worst smog in London ever, 4-8,000 die 1952 Event Killer fogs begin in London England, "Smog" becomes a word 1952 Death Rosa Lewis, English chef/owner (Cavendish Hotel London), dies 1952 Event Agatha Christie's "Mousetrap," premieres in London 1952 Event Agatha Christie's "Mousetrap" opens in London (still running) 1952 Birthday Cliff Adams, born in London, England, rocker, formed Cliff Adams Singers, known for ballads and novelty songs 1952 Birthday Nina Carter, born in London, England, vocalist, Blonde on Blonde 1952 Event Noel Coward's "Quadrille," premieres in London 1952 Event Last tram ride in London 1952 Birthday Andy Fraser, born in Paddington, West London, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, played bass for Free, composed "All Right Now", wrote hits for Robert Palmer, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker 1952 Event Operations begin at United Suriname Workers of Netherlands which flew from London to Johannesburg carrying 36 passengers 1952 Birthday David Amess, born in London, England, British politician, Conservative, Member of Parliament for Southend West 1952 Event Terence Rattigan's "Deep Blue Sea," premieres in London 1952 Birthday Melvyn Gale, born in London, England, musician, classical musician, cellist, member, Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, runs CD factory 1951 Event Benjamin Britten's opera "Billy Budd," premieres in London 1951 Birthday David Rappaport, born in London, England, 3'11" actor, Wizard, Time Bandits 1951 Birthday Nick Gilder, born in London, England, singer, Hot Child in the City 1951 Death Louis Pierard, Belgian journalist/author (London sketches), dies at 65 1951 Birthday Daniel Gerroll, London, actor, Big Business 1951 Birthday Chris Smith, born in Barnet, London, Christopher Robert 'Chris' Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, politician, Labor Party, Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council, Member of Parliament for Islington South and Finsbury, Cabinet minister, first openly gay MP member, HIV positive 1951 Birthday John Salthouse, British actor, American Werewolf in London 1951 Event Vaughan Williams "Pilgrim's Progress," premieres in London 1951 Event Peter Ustinov's "Love of Four Colonels," premieres in London 1951 Birthday John Bentley, born in Deptford, South East London, rocker, bass player, played for Squeeze 1980 - 1982, appeared on albums Argybargy and East Side Story 1951 Birthday Kate Nelligan, born in London, Ontario, actress, Bethune, Eye of the Needle 1951 Event "La Vie Commence Demain," which depicted artificial insemination and is the 1st X-rated movie, opened in London 1950 Birthday Sheila White, born in London, England, actress, I Claudius 1950 Birthday Victoria Tennant, born in London, England, All of Me, Chiefs, Winds of War 1950 Birthday Paul Kossoff, born in London, England, rock guitarist, Free 1950 Birthday Barry Sheene, born in London, England, motorcycle road racer, winner, Formula 750 World Championship and 1976 British Grand Prix 1950 Birthday John Landis, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, American Werewolf in London 1950 Birthday Dennis Elliot, London, rock drummer, Foreigner 1950 Birthday Susan George, born in London, England, actress, Straw Dogs, Mandingo 1950 Event Richard Strauss' "4 Last Songs" (4 letzte Lieder) in London 1950 Birthday Roger Hodgson, London, rocker, Supertramp 1950 Death Vaslav Fromich Nijinsky, Ukrainian ballet dancer, dies in London 1950 Birthday Danny Kirwan, London, rock guitarist, Fleetwood Mac 1950 Event Ice Pairs Championship at London won by K Kennedy and P Kennedy (USA) 1950 Event Ladies Figure Skating Championship in London won by Alena Vrzanova CZE 1950 Event Men Figure Skating Championship in London won by Richard Button (USA) 1950 Event Klaus Fuchs sentenced to 14 years for atomic espionage (London) 1950 Birthday Steve Priest, London, rock bassist, Sweet Hayes 1950 Birthday Andy Powell, born in Stepney, London, guitarist, singer, songwriter, rock, progressive rock, art rock genres, founding member, Wishbone Ash 1950 Death George Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46 1950 Event Christopher Fry's "Venus Observed," premieres in London 1949 Birthday Tony Stevens, born in Willesden, London, bassist, musician, played bass with Foghat, Savoy Brown, releases include 'Looking In' 1949 Birthday Mick Tucker, London, rock drummer, Sweet Harlesden 1949 Birthday Simon Callow, born in London, England, actor, Good Father 1949 Event Britain's 1st launderette opens in Queensway, London 1948 Birthday Kenny Jones, London, rock drummer/vocalist, Small Faces 1948 Event 14th Olympic games close at London, Great Britain 1948 Birthday Graham Zellick, principal, Queen Mary and Westfield College London 1948 Event Summer Olympics opens in London 1948 Event Bob Mathias, U.S., wins decathlon at London Olympics 1948 Event King George VI opens 14th modern Olympic games in London 1948 Birthday Andrew Lloyd Webber, born in London, Phantom 1948 Birthday Chris Squire, born in London, rock bassist, Yes-Fish Out of Water 1948 Birthday Dennis "Minder" Waterman, born in London, England, actor, Fair Exchange 1948 Birthday Anthony Andrews, born in London, England, actor, Under the Volcano 1947 Birthday Marc Bolan, born in London, England, rock vocalist, T-Rex-Bang a Gong 1947 Birthday Graham Faulkner, London, actor, Brother Sun Sister Moon 1947 Birthday David Essex, Cook, London, rock vocalist/actor, That'll be the Day 1947 Birthday Brian May, born in London, rock guitarist, Queen-We are the Champions 1947 Birthday Camilla Parker-Bowles, born in London, England, Prince Charles' lover 1947 Birthday Peter Banks, born in Barnet, London, bassist, rocker, played with the progressive rock band Yes 1947 Birthday Dennis Cowan, London, rocker, Bonzo Dog Band 1947 Event "Bless the Bride" musical opens in London 1947 Birthday Barry Guy, born in London, England, composer, musician, double bass player, Guildhall School of Music teacher, influenced by contemporary jazz, member Michael Nyman Band 1947 Birthday Steve Howe, born in London, rock guitarist, Asia, Yes-Roundabout 1947 Birthday Ian Gomm, born in Chiswick, West London, songwriter, singer, guitarist, considered 'Best Rhythm Guitarist' by New Musical Express Magagine, 1971 1947 Birthday Dave Davies, London, rock vocalist and guitarist, Kinks-Lola 1947 Birthday David Bowie, born in London, England, singer and actor, Major Tom, Ziggy Stardust, also known as David Robert Hayward-Jones 1946 Event Noel Cowards musical "Pacific 1860," premieres in London 1946 Birthday Jane Birkin, born in London, England, actress, Mrs Don Juan, Dark Places, Dust 1946 Birthday Diana Quick, born in London, England, actress, Brideshead, Big Sleep, Odd Job 1946 Birthday Peter Green, Peter Greenbaum, London, rocker, Fleetwood Mac 1946 Birthday Vicki Hodge, born in London, England, actress, Confessions of a Sex Maniac 1946 Birthday Helen Shapiro, Bethnal Green London, rock vocalist, Culture Club 1946 Birthday John Coghlan, London, rock drummer, Status Quo 1946 Birthday Alan "Bam" King, born in Kentish Town, London, guitarist, singer with British rock music band, Ace 1946 Event Terence Rattigan's "Winslow Boy," premieres in London 1946 Birthday Andy MacKay, born in London, rock sax/oboe, Roxy Music-Dance Away 1946 Birthday Clive Francis, born in London, England, actor, Masada 1946 Birthday Ian McDonald, born in London, England, rock guitarist, Foreigner, King Crimson 1946 Event Christopher Fry's "Phoenix too Frequent," premieres in London 1946 Birthday Hayley Mills, born in London, England, actress, Parent Trap, Pollyanna 1946 Birthday Ronnie "Plonk" Lane, born in London, rock bassist, Small Faces-Hey Girl 1946 Birthday Laraine Ashton, fashion models' agent, London 1946 Birthday Matthew Fisher, born in London, rock keyboardist, Procol Harum 1946 Birthday Murray Head, born in London, England, born Murray Seafield Saint-George Head, actor, singer, hit song, 'One Night in Bangkok' 1946 Event U.N. General Assembly meets for 1st time in London 1945 Event Frederick Astons "Cinderella" premieres in London 1945 Birthday Valerie Leon, born in London, England, actress, Blood from Mummy's Tomb 1945 Birthday Chris Dreja, London, rocker, Yardbirds 1945 Event Lord Haw Haw (William Joyce) sentenced to death in London 1945 Event Noel Coward's revue "Sigh no More," premieres in London 1945 Event U.S., U.S.S.R., England and France sign Treaty of London 1945 Birthday Danny McCullock, London, rocker, Animals 1945 Birthday Dave Knights, born in London, rock bassist, Procol Harum-Conquistador 1945 Event Opera "Peter Grimes of Benjamin Britten," premieres in London 1945 Event Ivor Nivello's "Perchance to Dream," premieres in London 1945 Birthday Jimmy Winston, born in London, organist, Samll Facres-Itchycoo Park 1945 Event Last German V-2 (buzz bomb) attack on London 1945 Birthday Robin Trower, born in London, guitarist, Procol Harum-Whiter Shade of Pale 1945 Event 2nd Dutch government of Gerbrandy forms in London 1945 Event Dutch Premier Gerbrandy, exiled in London, offers his resignation 1945 Birthday Rod Stewart, born in London, singer, Maggie Mae, Do You Think I'm Sexy 1944 Event Greece: British premier Churchill flies back to London 1944 Event Terence Rattigans "O Mistress Mine," premieres in London 1944 Birthday Jonathan King, born in London, England, Kenneth George King, singer, songwriter, pop music producer, wrote song 'Everyone's Gone to the Moon', successful writer, producer for other musical artists 1944 Birthday Joanna Pettit, London, actress, Knots Landing, Cry of the Innocent 1944 Event British premier Winston Churchill flies back to London from Moscow 1944 Birthday John Entwistle, London, rock guitarist and vocalist, Who-Baba O'Riley 1944 Event 1st V-2 rockets land in London and Antwerp 1944 Event Dutch begin diplomatic contact with Vatican in London 1944 Birthday Rick Davies, born in London, England, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Supertramp 1944 Death Pierre Vienot, French ambassador to London/writer, dies 1944 Event 2500+ killed in London and South East England by German flying bombs 1944 Birthday Jon Hiseman, born in Woolwich, London, musician, drummer, record producer and music publisher, formed bands Colosseum, Coloseeum II with Don Airey, Gary Moore and Tempest with Alan Holdsworth 1944 Birthday Ray Davies, London, singer/guitarist, Kinks-Come Dancing 1944 Event Resistance fighter/poet Col Blake arrives in London 1944 Event 1st V-1 rocket assault on London 1944 Event French general De Gaulle arrives in London 1944 Birthday Albert Hammond, born in London, England, rocker, musician, songwriter, producer, collaborated with Mike Hazelwood on The Air That I Breathe for the Hollies, wrote hits for Tina Turner 1944 Birthday Francesca Annis, born in London, England, actress, Madame Bovary, Dune 1944 Event Tippett's oratorium "Child of Our Time," premieres in London 1944 Birthday John Napier, London, set designer for the Royal Shakesphere Company 1944 Birthday Jerry Springer, born in London, England, talk show host, Jerry Springer Show 1944 Birthday Andrew Davis, Ashbridge, England, conductor, New Philharmonic Orchestra London 1944 Event 285 German bombers attack London 1944 Event 447 German bombers attack London 1944 Event General Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London 1944 Birthday Jimmy Page, born in London, rock guitarist, Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven 1943 Event Terence Rattigan's "While the Sun Shines," premieres in London 1943 Birthday Chas Hodges, born in Edmonton, London, rocker, pianist, guitarist, vocalist, member of English duo Chas & Dave, worked with producer Joe Meek, backed Jerry Lee Lewis 1943 Event 7 Belgian ministers in London sentence King Leopold III 1943 Event Lieutenant-general Bradley arrives in Prestwick/London 1943 Birthday Michael Anderson, Jr., London, actor, Clay-The Monroes 1943 Birthday David Carr, rock keyboardist, Fortunes Leyton, London 1943 Birthday Roger Ruskin Spear, born in London, England, saxophonist, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band 1943 Event Germany shoots down a civilian flight from Lisbon to London, all die 1943 Event Noel Coward's "This Happy Breed," premieres in London 1943 Event Noel Coward's "Present Laughter," premieres in London 1943 Event Soviet Union breaks contact with Polish government exiled in London 1943 Birthday Dave Peverett, born in Dulwich, South East London, rocker, singer, guitarist, founded, sang and played rhythm guitar for Foghat 1943 Birthday Lynn Redgrave, born in London, actress, Georgie Girl, Weight-Watcher 1943 Event Bomb fleeing crowd falls into London shelter; 173 die 1943 Birthday Anthony Dowell, London, ballet dancer, Royal Ballet 1943 Birthday Lord Mountevans, born in England, born Edward Patrick Broke Evans, 3rd Baron Mountevans of Chelsea in the County of London 1942 Event Allies in London sentence German war criminals 1942 Birthday Dave Clark, born in London, England, rock drummer, Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over 1942 Birthday Tessa Blackstone, born in England, Baroness Blackstone, politician, university administrator, Labor Party, life peer, House of Lords, Baroness Blackstone of Stoke Newington in Greater London 1942 Event British Premier Winston Churchill flies back to London from Cairo 1942 Birthday Barbara Ferris, born in London, England, actress, Nice Girl Like Me 1942 Birthday Frank Field, born in Edmonton, London, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Birkhead, served as Minister of Welfare Reform 1942 Event Netherland's government in exile, London, recognizes Soviet Union 1942 Event British premier Winston Churchill travels from U.S. to London 1942 Birthday Mick Fleetwood, born in London, rock drummer, Fleetwood Mac-Go Your Own Way 1942 Birthday Neil Chalmers, director, National History Museum, London 1942 Birthday Lenny Davidson, London, rock guitarist, Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over 1942 Event Anglo-Soviet Treaty signed in London 1942 Birthday Hughie Flint, born in London, England, rock drummer, Bonzo Dog Band 1942 Birthday John London, bassist, Michael Nesmith band 1941 Event Dutch government in London declares war on Italy 1941 Event London: Dutch government declares Japan the war 1941 Birthday Juliet Mills, born in London, England, actress, Nanny and the Professor, QB VII 1941 Birthday Charles Keating, born in London, England, actor, Carl Hutchins-Another World 1941 Birthday Simon Ward, born in London, England, actor, 4 Musketeers, 4 Feathers 1941 Birthday Martin Murray, born in London, England, rocker, Honeycombs 1941 Event General de Gaulle forms government in exile in London 1941 Birthday Robin Leach, born in London, England, TV host, Life Styles of Rich and Famous 1941 Death Josef Jakobs, German spy, executed in Tower of London 1941 Event Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit," premieres in London 1941 Birthday David Puttnam, London, film producer/CEO, Columbia Pictures 1941 Birthday Henry Jaglom, born in London, England, actor, Eating, Lucky Ducks, Always 1941 Birthday Susannah York, London, actress, A Man for All Seasons, Tom Jones 1940 Event Germany begins dropping incendiary bombs on London (WW II) 1940 Event Heavy German air raid on London, 400 killed 1940 Event London's Waterloo Station bombed by Germans 1940 Birthday Chris Farlowe, born in North London, England, John Henry Deighton, rocker, singer, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz rock, signed with Columbia and Immediate, once used pseudonym 'Little Joe Cook' 1940 Event Luftwaffe attacks center of London 1940 Event German Air Force blitz London for 1st of 57 consecutive nights 1940 Event Netherlands government in exile of Gerbrandy forms London 1940 Birthday Pauline Collins, born in London, England, actress, Shirley Valentine 1940 Event Luftwaffe bombs London 1940 Event German Luftwaffe begins night bombing on London 1940 Event Radio Orange, London begins 1940 Event "Blitz" all-night air raid by German bombers on London begins 1940 Event General De Gaulle departs Bordeaux for London 1940 Event General-major Bernard Montgomery returns to London 1940 Event Premier Winston Churchill returns to London from Paris 1940 Birthday William Cash, born in London, England, born William Nigel Paul Cash, politician, Member of Parliament for Stafford, Member of Parliament for Stone 1940 Birthday James Blyth, born in Britain, businessman, head of defense sales for Ministry of Defense, chairman, London Business School, CEO, The Boots Company 1940 Event Norwegian government in exile forms in London 1940 Birthday Bijan, born in Iran, mens apparel designer, Beverly Hills, New York City, London 1940 Birthday Julian Chagrin, London, mime/actor, Golddiggers 1940 Birthday Peter Middleton, CEO, Lloyd's of London 1940 Birthday Brian Bennett, London, rock drummer, Shadows 1940 Event Benjamin Britten's "Lesson Illuminations" premieres in London 1939 Birthday Johnny Kidd, Frederick Heath, London, rocker, Johnny Kidd and Pirates 1939 Birthday Clem Cattini, born in Stoke Newton, North London, England, musician, drummer, played with The Tornados in the 1960's, appeared for diverse array of artists, featured on 45 different UK number one singles, considered most beloved early British rock n' roll figure 1939 Birthday Carol Shelley, London, actress, Gwendolyn Pidgeon-Odd Couple 1939 Birthday Brian Auger, born in London, fusion keyboardist, Befour, Genesis 1939 Birthday Corin Redgrave, born in London, actor, Excalibur, Man For All Seasons 1939 Birthday Jet Harris, born in London, rock bassist, Drifters 1939 Birthday James Fox, born in London, England, actor, Greystoke 1939 Birthday Samantha Eggar, born in London, England, actress, Collector 1939 Birthday Dusty Springfield, Mary O'Brien, London, vocalist, Growing Pains 1939 Birthday Alan Ayckbourn, born in London, playwright 1939 Birthday David Winters, born in London, England, choreographer, Steve Allen Comedy Hour 1939 Birthday George Bain, principal, London Business School 1939 Birthday Rachel English, London, author, My 1st 500 1938 Birthday Derek Jacobi, London, actor, Lanner-Strauss Family, Dead Again 1938 Birthday Alexander Graham, Lord Mayor of London 1938 Event Emlyn Williams' "Corn is Green," premieres in London 1938 Birthday Anthony Joliffe, mayor of London 1938 Death Warner Oland, actor (Werewolf of London, Jazz Singer), dies at 57 1938 Event Paul Hindemith and Leonide Massines ballet premieres in London 1938 Birthday Alan Coren, born in London, England, English writer, satirist, and humorist, worked with the BBC 1938 Birthday Susan Hampshire, born in London, England, actress, Vanity Fair, Living Free 1938 Event Noel Coward's musical "Operette," premieres in London 1938 Event 1st public experimental demonstration of Baird color TV in London 1938 Birthday Oliver Reed, born in London, England, actor, Big Sleep 1937 Birthday Jackie Collins, London, author, Bitch, Stud 1937 Birthday Max Hebditch, director, Museum of London 1937 Birthday William George Rushton, London, actor/author/cartoonist, TW3 1937 Birthday Quinlan Terry, born in Hampstead, London, architect, Palladian style, known for Brentwood Cathedral in Essex, partner, Erith & Terry 1937 Event Busmen strike in London 1937 Birthday Edward Fox, born in London, England, actor, M-Never Say Never Again 1937 Event Gas explosion in school in New London Texas: 294 die 1937 Event C Isherwood/WH Auden's "Ascent of F6," premieres in London 1937 Birthday Vanessa Redgrave, born in London, actress, Blow-Up, Julia, Orient Express 1936 Birthday Tommy Steele, London, singer and actor, a Sixpence, Finian's Rainbow 1936 Event London's Crystal Palace (built 1851), destroyed by fire 1936 Event Terence Rattigans "French Without Tears," premieres in London 1936 Event 1st high-definition TV broadcast service, by BBC in London 1936 Birthday Marion Roe, born in London, Dame Marion Audrey Roe, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Broxbourne from 1983 until 2005 1936 Event Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Poisoned Kiss," premieres in London 1936 Birthday Jill Ireland, born in London, actress, Breakout, Assassination, Chino 1936 Birthday Noel Harrison, London, singer and actor, Mark-Girl from UNCLE 1936 Event Noel Coward's "Astonished Heart," premieres in London 1935 Event T. S. Eliot's "Murder in the Cathedral," premieres in London 1935 Birthday Heather Sears, born in London, England, actress, Room at the Top 1935 Birthday Michael Holroyd, born in London, England, author, biographer, wrote biographies of George Bernard Shaw, Augustus John 1935 Birthday Ted Rogers, Kennington London, comedian, Aladdin, Cinderella 1935 Birthday Raoul Franklin, chancellor, City University London 1935 Birthday Dudley Moore, born in London, England, actor, 10, Arthur, Bedazzled, 6 Weeks 1935 Event Vaughan Williams' 4th Symphony premieres in London 1935 Birthday Julian Glover, born in London, England, actor, QED, Heat and Dust, Mandela 1934 Event Japan renounces Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and London Treaty of 1930 1934 Birthday Hugh Bidwell, mayor, London 1934 Birthday Hamilton Camp, London, actor, Andrew-He and She, Meatballs 2 1934 Birthday John Standing, born in London, England, actor, Edward-Lime Street 1934 Birthday Jean Marsh, born in London, England, actress, Dark Places, Eagle has Landed 1934 Birthday Eileen Atkins, born in London, England, actress, Equus, Devil Within Her 1934 Birthday Sylvia Syms, London, actress, Asylum, Moonraker, Shirley Valentine 1934 Birthday Jane Goodall, born in London, England, ethologist, studied African chimps 1934 Birthday Bryan Bass, headmaster, City of London School 1933 Birthday James Booth, born in London, England, actor and writer, Zulu, Robbery, Revenge 1933 Birthday Daniel Massey, London, actress, Vault of Horror 1933 Event Schaduwproces-Rijksdagbrand opens in London 1933 Event 1st TV boxing match - Archie Sexton and Laurie Raiteri in London 1933 Birthday Julian Bream, born in London, England, guitarist, plays baroque guitar, lute, considered the 20th century's most distinguished classical guitarists 1933 Birthday Marty Feldman, born in London, England, comedian, Young Frankenstein 1933 Birthday Claudio Abbado, Milan Italy, composer and conductor, London Symph-1982 1933 Birthday Joan Henrietta Collins, London, actress, Alexis-Dynasty, Bitch 1933 Birthday Geoffrey Leigh, CEO, Allied London Properties 1933 Birthday Michael Caine, born in London, actor, Alfie 1932 Birthday Adrian Mitchell, born in North London, English playwright, poet, children's author, voice for British anti-authoritarian Left 1932 Birthday Jeffrey Bernard, born in London, England, journalist, wrote column, 'Low Life', for The Spectator magazine 1932 Birthday Janet Bately, Professor of English Language, King's College London 1932 Birthday Valerie French, born in London, England, actress, Jubal 1932 Birthday Elizabeth Taylor, born in London, actress, Cleopatra, violet eyes 1931 Event Crystal Palace in Hyde Park London destroyed by fire 1931 Event Sibelius/Ashton's ballet "Lady of Shalott," premieres in London 1931 Event Noel Cowards "Cavalcade," premieres in London 1931 Event Operetta "Victoria and Her Husband," premieres in London 1931 Birthday John Dellow, commisioner, London Metropolitan Police 1931 Event Operette "Land of Smiles," premieres in London 1931 Birthday John Chalstrey, alderman/Lord Mayor, London 1931 Event "White Horse Inn" opens in London 1931 Birthday Denis Lawton, director, London University Institute of Educ 1931 Birthday Leslie Thomas, born in Newport, Wales, author, published 'In My Wildest Dreams', recounting childhood in South Wales, in early life, wrote columns for London Evening News newspaper 1931 Birthday Eunice Gayson, born in London, England, actress, Dr. No, From Russia With Love 1931 Birthday Barry Tuckwell, born in Melbourne, Australia, hornist, London Symphony Orchestra 1955 - 1968 1931 Birthday [Patricia] Claire Bloom, London, actress, Charly, Look Back in Anger 1931 Birthday John Hopkins, born in London, England, writer for film, television, edited screenplay 'Thunderball', television show 'Play for Today' 1930 Event Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical "Evergreen," premieres in London 1930 Birthday Kate Reid, born in London, England, actress, Heaven Help U.S. 1930 Birthday Doreen Cannon, teacher of acting, London 1930 Birthday Harold Pinter, born in London, England, playwright, Homecoming, Servant 1930 Birthday Peter Miller, CEO, Lloyd's of London 1930 Event Noel Coward's "Private Lives," premieres in London 1930 Event 1st International bridge match is held in London. U.S. team defeats England 1930 Event Cambridge Theater opens in London 1930 Birthday Sally Ann Howes, born in London, England, actress, Dead of Night 1930 Birthday Peter Marshall, police commissioner, London 1930 Birthday Dana Wynter, London, actress, Airport, Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1930 Birthday William Taylor, British Chairman of Convocation, London University 1930 Birthday Julian Slade, born in London, England, writer, best-known work 'Salad Days', UK's longest running musical 1930 Event U.S., Britain and Japan sign London Naval Treaty 1930 Birthday Dorothy Tutin, born in London, actress, Importance of Being Ernest, Cromwell 1930 Birthday Lord Snowdon, Anthony Armstrong-Jones, London, photographer 1929 Event Sean O'Casey's "Silver Tassle," premieres in London 1929 Birthday James Bishop, editor, London News Publications 1929 Birthday Arthur Hill, born in Brompton Square, London, Arthur Robin Ian Hill, 8th Marquess of Downshire, the Hereditary Constable of Hillsborough Fort. Conservative Party, House of Lords 1929 Birthday Andre Previn, born in Berlin, Germany, conductor London Symphony, and pianist 1929 Event "New Moon" musical opens in London 1929 Birthday Edwin London, composer 1929 Birthday Bernard Haitink, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, conductor, London Philharmonic Orchestra 1969 - 1978 1929 Birthday Graham Hill, London, auto racer, 1962, 68 international racing champ 1929 Birthday Richard Long, born in London, England, Richard Gerard Long, 4th Viscount Long, politician, Conservative Party 1929 Event Robert Sherriff's "Journey's End," premieres in London 1928 Birthday Roddy McDowall, London England, actor, Planet of Apes, Lord Love a Duck 1928 Birthday Nicolas Roeg, born in London, England, cinematographer/director, Aria, Eureka 1928 Event 1st color TV broadcast in London (John Logic Baird) 1928 Birthday Barry Took, born in Muswell Hill, North London, England, comedian, writer, television presenter on BBC program Points of View and BBC Radio 4 program The News Quiz, wrote comedy with Mary Feldman 1928 Birthday Peter Griffiths, born in London, born Peter Harry Steve Griffiths, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Smethwick 1928 Birthday Reginald Askew, dean, King's College London 1928 Event Madame Tussaud's waxwork exhibition opens in London 1928 Birthday Eric Porter, born in London, England, actor, Antony and Cleopatra, 39 Steps 1928 Birthday Michael Bryant, born in London, England, actor, Sakharov, Girly 1928 Birthday Peter Moore, Principal, London Business School 1928 Event Noel Coward's musical "This Year of Grace," premieres in London 1928 Birthday Peter Roger Hunt, born in London, England, director, Dr. No 1928 Birthday Joss Ackland, born in London, England, actor, Queenie, To Kill a Priest 1928 Birthday Bruce Forsyth, born in London, England, comedian/TV host, Generation Game 1928 Birthday Vidal Sassoon, London, hair stylist/CEO, Vidal Sasson 1927 Birthday Denis Quilley, born in London, England, actor, Masada 1927 Birthday Lee Montague, born in London, England, actor, Uncle Sasha-Holocaust 1927 Birthday Roger Moore, born in London, England, actor, Alaskans, Maverick, Saint 1927 Birthday Raymond Leppard, born in London, England, conductor, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra 1927 Event "Vagabond King" opens in London 1927 Event Noel Coward's "Marquise," premieres in London 1927 Event Commercial transatlantic telephone service inaugurated between New York and London 1926 Event JB Fagan's "And So to Bed," premieres in London 1926 Birthday Julie London, born in Santa Rosa, California, actress, Nurse McCall-Emergency 1926 Birthday Arthur Wills, born in England, composer, professor at Royal Academy of Music in London, Director of Music at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire, England, composed music for the organ and secular music based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four 1926 Birthday Honor Blackman, London, actress, Pussy Galore in Goldfinger 1926 Birthday Betsy Jolas, born in Paris, France, composer, studied at the Conservatoire national superieur de Musique, wrote vocal music, works recorded on EMI, Erato, performed by London Sinfonietta 1926 Birthday Jane Hylton, born in London, England, actress, Adv of Sir Lancelot, Daybreak 1926 Birthday David Ogilvy, born in London, England, David George Coke Patrick Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, judge, served as Lord Chamberlain 1926 Birthday Eric Morecambe, London, comedian, Morecambe and Wise, Picadilly Palace 1926 Event 1st transatlantic telephone call, London - New York 1926 Birthday John Schlesinger, born in London, England, director, Midnight Cowboy, Darling 1926 Birthday Jean Simmons, born in London, England, actress, Thorn Birds, Guys and Dolls 1926 Event 1st public demonstration of television, John L Baird, London 1926 Event Television 1st demonstrated (J L Baird, London) 1925 Birthday Angela Lansbury, born in London, England, actress, Jessica-Murder She Wrote 1925 Birthday Ronnie Stevens, born in London, England, actor, Rodney-Dick and Duchess 1925 Birthday Yvonne Mitchell, born in London, England, writer, Johnny Nobody, Genghis Khan 1925 Event 1st London performance of operetta "Fasquita" staged 1925 Birthday George Cole, born in London, England, actor, Minder, Vampire Lovers 1925 Event Noel Coward's "Fallen Angels," premieres in London 1925 Birthday Peter Brook, born in London, director, 1776, TV writer 1925 Birthday James Miskin, QC/recorder of London 1925 Birthday Michael Kaye, director, City of London Festival 1925 Birthday David Emms, director, London Goodenough Trust for Overseas Graduates 1924 Event Noel Coward's "Vortex," premieres in London 1924 Event Fortune Theatre opens in London 1924 Birthday Sheila MacRae, born in London, England, actress, Jackie Gleason Show 1924 Event Conference about German recovery payments opens in London 1924 Birthday Peter James Frederick Green, CEO Lloyd's of London 1924 Event Conference over German recovery payments begins in London 1924 Death Pierre-Paul Cambon, French diplomat (Madrid/London), dies 1924 Event London public transport strike ends 1924 Event Premiere of Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan," in London 1924 Event Eden Phillpotts' "Farmer's Wife," premieres in London 1924 Birthday Ron Moody, born in London, England, actor, 12 Chairs, Wrong is Right 1923 Birthday Peter Hammond, born in London, England, actor, Buccaneers 1923 Event Sutton Vane's "Outward Bound," premieres in London 1923 Birthday Peter Lawford, born in London, England, actor, Mrs Miniver, Thin Man 1923 Event A Charlot and N Cowards revue "London Calling," premieres in London 1923 Event London harbor strike ends 1923 Birthday Jack Parnell, born in London, England, orchestra leader, Englebert Humperdick Show 1923 Event Harbor strike in Hull/Grimsby/Cardiff/Bristol over to London 1923 Event Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry for state visit to London 1923 Birthday Maxine Audley, born in London, actress, Peeping Tom, Ricochet, House of Cards 1923 Birthday Terry Alexander, London, actor, Tony-Behind the Scenes 1923 Event Andre Charlot's musical "Rats," premieres in London 1923 Event Noel Coward's "Young Idea," premieres in London 1923 Birthday Jack Watling, London, actor, Nanny, Adventure for 2, Naked Heart 1922 Event London Coloseum opens 1922 Event Scottish worker begins hunger march from Glasgow on London 1922 Birthday Max Bygraves, London, actor, Tom Brown's School Days 1922 Birthday Ursula Howells, London, actress, Girly, Murder is Announced 1922 Death Henry H Wilson, Field Marshal, murdered in London 1922 Birthday Denholm Elliott, London, actor, Alfie, Cuba, Doll's House, King Rat 1922 Birthday Christopher Lee, born in London, England, actor, Hound of Baskervilles 1922 Birthday Brian Kellett, CEO, Port of London Authority 1922 Birthday Alan Ross, editor, London Magazine 1922 Birthday Daphne Anderson, born in London, actress, Beggar's Opera, Hobson's Choice 1922 Birthday Kingsley Amis, born in London, novelist, Lucky Jim, James Bond Dossier 1922 Birthday Pamela Mason, born in London, actress, Navy vs. Night Monsters 1922 Birthday Patrick MacNee, born in London, England, actor, Jonathan Steed-Avengers 1922 Event Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Pastoral Symphony," premieres in London 1922 Birthday Kathleen Byron, born in London, England, actress, Abdication, Profile, 4 Days 1921 Birthday Joan Dickson, born in England, cellist, professor at Royal College of Music in London, studied with Enrico Mainardi in Paris, performed with Joyce Rathbone 1921 Birthday Terence Morgan, born in London, England, actor, Adv of Sir Francis Drake 1921 Event 2nd Pan-African Congress meets (London, Brussels and Paris) 1921 Birthday Jean Kent, born in London, England, actress, Adv of Sir Francis Drake 1921 Event Lord Dunsany's "If," premieres in London 1921 Birthday Dennis Brain, born in London, England, french-hornist, Serenade 1921 Birthday Graham Leonard, bishop of London 1921 Birthday Harry Knutton, Major-General/director-general, London City and Guilds Institute 1921 Birthday Peter Ustinov, born in London, actor, Death on Nile, Logan's Run, Billy Budd 1921 Birthday Alfie Bass, born in London, England, actor, Moonraker, Are You Being Served 1921 Event Dr. Marie Stopes opens Britain's 1st birth control clinic (London) 1921 Birthday Joan Greenwood, born in London, actress and director, Amorous Mr. Prawn 1921 Birthday John M Pritchard, born in London, England, conductor 1920 Birthday Michael Allinson, born in London, England, George Washington 1920 Event W Somerset Maugham's "East of Suez," premieres in London 1920 Birthday George Shearing, London, blind pianist/composer, Lullabye of Byrdland 1920 Birthday Selma Diamond, London Ontario, comedienne, Selma-Night Court 1920 Birthday Anthony Steel, London, actor, Malta Story, Wooden Horse 1920 Birthday Anthony Storr, born in London, England, English author and psychiatrist, wrote 'Art of Psychotherapy' and 'Human Aggression' 1920 Event 1st De Havilland double-decker flight (London) lands in Schiphol 1920 Birthday Bert Weedon, born in Essex, London, musician, guitarist, composer, influenced Eric Clapton, Brian May, Mike Odefield, The Beatles, created "Play in a Day" guitar tutorial guide 1920 Event John Galsworthy's "Skin Game," premieres in London 1920 Birthday Dirk Bogarde, born in London, England, actor, Death in Venice, Servant 1920 Event 1st flight from London to South Africa lands (1 month) 1920 Birthday Lewis Gilbert, born in London, England, director/actor, You Only Live Twice 1920 Event 1st flight from London to South Africa takes-off 1919 Event Ross and Smith land in Australia from a flight from London 1919 Event Ross and Keith Smith start a 1 month flight from London to Australia 1919 Event Elgars "Cello concerto op 85" premieres in Queen's Hall London 1919 Event De Falla and Massine's "Three-cornered Hat," premieres in London 1919 Birthday Bruce Gordon, born in London, England, actor, Frank Nitti-Untouchables 1919 Birthday George London, Montreal Canada, bass-baritone, Monterone-Rigoleto 1919 Event Opera "Monsieur Beaucaire" is produced (London) 1919 Birthday Patricia Louise Dalton, chair, Sherlock Holmes Society of London 1919 Birthday Havelock Henry Trevor Hudson, underwriter, Lloyd's of London 1918 Birthday Richard Hoggart, author/warden, Goldsmith's College London 1918 Birthday Sebastian Cabot, London, actor, Mr French-Family Affair, Time Machine 1918 Birthday Roger Delgado, born in London, actor, Agent 8 3/4, Hot Enought for June 1918 Birthday Alfred Burke, born in London, England, actor, Backfire 1918 Birthday Norman Wisdom, born in London, England, comedian, Kraft Music Hall 1917 Birthday Andrew Fielding Huxley, born in London, England, physiologist, Nobel 1963 1917 Birthday William Putnam Bundy, London, editor, Lvaggerier and Vagaries 1917 Birthday Peter Bennett, London, actor, Leonides-Adv of Sir Lancelot 1917 Birthday Sydney J. Harris, born in London, England, journalist, wrote, syndicated column, 'Strictly Personal', wrote for Chicago Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, political positions placed him on the list of Nixon political opponents, wrote, 'The Authentic Person: Dealing with Dilemma' 1917 Event 1st night bombing of London by German fighter planes 1917 Birthday Pamela Brown, born in London, England, actress, Cleopatra, Beckett 1917 Event Germany bombs London 1917 Event James Barries' "Old Lady Shows Her," premieres in London 1917 Birthday Phyllis Calvert, London, actress, Man in Grey 1917 Birthday Dick Emery, born in London, England, actor, Yellow Submarine, Loot, Baby Love 1916 Event 1st (German) air attack on London 1916 Death Jack London, author, dies at 40 1916 Birthday Peter Finch, London, actor, Network, Windom's Way, Raid on Entebbe 1916 Event Oscar Asche's musical "Chu Chin Chow," premieres in London 1916 Birthday John Slater, born in London, England, actor, Deadlock, Cartel, Devil's Pass 1916 Birthday Sydney Tafler, born in London, England, actor, Too Many Crooks 1916 Event "Bing Boys are Here" opens in London 1916 Event James Barries' "Kiss for Cinderella," premieres in London 1916 Death Henry James, US/British writer (Bostonians), dies in London at 72 1916 Birthday Osa Massen, Copenhagen Denmark, actress, Jack London, Rocketship XM 1915 Event An LZ-38 Zeppelin makes an air raid on London 1915 Event Italy secretly signes Pact of London with Britain, France and Russia 1914 Birthday Sarah Churchill, London, actress, All Over Town, Royal Wedding 1914 Event Gr Britain/France/Belgium/Russia sign pact of London 1914 Event British, French and Russian government sign Pact of London, against Germany 1914 Birthday George Tabori, born in Budapest, Gyorgy Tabori, writer, theater director, worked for BBC in London, moved to United States, became screenwriter, translated works by Bertolt Brecht, Max Frisch 1914 Event "World, the Flesh and the Devil," 1st color film, shown in London 1914 Event 1st full color film shown "World, Flesh and Devil" in London 1914 Birthday Alec Guinness, born in London, England, British actor, Bridge on River Kwai 1914 Event Suffragettes in London damages painter Rokeby's Venus of Velasquez 1914 Birthday Ida Lupino, born in London, England, actress, Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1913 Event George Bernard Shaws "Androcles and the Lion," premieres in London 1913 Event 1st Balkan War ends, Treaty of London 1913 Birthday Stewart Granger, James Stewart, London, actor, Prisoner of Zenda 1913 Birthday Nigel Patrick, London England, actor and director, Sapphire, Prize of Gold 1913 Birthday Les Tremayne, London, actor, Angry Red Planet, War of the Worlds 1912 Birthday Ernest Clark, born in London, England, actor, Doctor in the House 1912 Birthday Derek Farr, London, actor, 8 O'Clock Walk, Doctor at Large 1911 Birthday Anna Russell, born in London, England, possibly born in London, Ontario, birth name Maida Vale, Anna Claudia Russell-Brown, composer, singer, comedian, recording artist 1911 Birthday Peter Graves, born in London, England, actor, Mission Impossible, Stalag 17 1911 Event Royal Mint in London sends dies for $1 coin to Ottawa Branch 1911 Event 1st public elevator (London's Earl's Court Metro Station) 1911 Birthday Hume Cronyn, born in London, Ontario, actor, World According to Garp, Cocoon 1911 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Fanny's First Play," premieres in London 1910 Birthday Betty Ann Davies, born in London, England, actress, Tough Guy 1910 Birthday Dame Markova, Alicia Lilian Alice Marks, London, ballerina 1910 Birthday Jack Hawkins, London, actor, Ben-Four Just Men, Zulu, Malta Story 1910 Birthday David Rose, born in London, England, orchestra leader, Red Skelton Show, Stripper 1910 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Misalliance," premieres in London 1910 Event John Galsworthy's "Justice," premieres in London 1910 Birthday William B Shockley, London, U.S. physicist, Nobel 1956, racist 1909 Birthday Mona Barrie, Smith, born in London, England, actress, Dawn on Great Divide 1909 Event J. M. Synge's "Tinker's Wedding," premieres in London 1909 Birthday Elizabeth Wilkinson, professor German University College London 1909 Birthday Andre Morell, born in London, England, actor, Hound of the Baskervilles 1909 Event British SS Waratah disappears on Sydney to London, 300 killed 1909 Birthday Hardy Amies, born in London, England, royal dressmaker, Queen Elizabeth II 1909 Birthday Lynette Roberts, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Evelyn Beatrice Roberts, poet, studied at London's Central School for Arts and Crafts, Faber and Faber published works, 'Poems', 'Gods with stainless ears; a heroic poem' 1909 Birthday Eric Ambler, London, suspense writer, Epitaph for a Spy 1909 Event Victoria and Albert Museum opens in London 1909 Birthday Jessica Tandy, London, actress, Birds, Cocoon, Batteries Not Included 1909 Event Anglo-Persian Oil Company forms in London 1909 Birthday Gilbert Inglefield, Mayor of London, 1967-68 1909 Event John Galsworthy's "Strife," premieres in London 1909 Birthday Robert Coote, London, actor, Timmy-Rogues, Theodore-Nero Wolfe 1908 Event 4th Olympic games ends in London 1908 Birthday John Sutton, Rawalpindi India, actor, Tower of London, Return of Fly 1908 Birthday Richard Caldicot, born in London, England, actor, Horse's Mouth 1908 Event James Barries "What Every Woman Knows," premieres in London 1908 Event N.Y. gives a ticker tape parade to returning U.S. Olympians from London 1908 Event 4th modern Olympic games opens in London 1908 Birthday Ian Lancaster Fleming, born in London, England, author, James Bond 1908 Event John Masefields "Tragedy of Nan," premieres in London 1908 Event George Bernard Shaws' "Getting Married," premieres in London 1908 Event 4th modern Olympic games opens in London 1908 Birthday Aidan Crawley, CEO, London Weekend TV 1908 Birthday Bernard Lee, born in London, England, actor, M in James Bond movies 1908 Birthday William Hartnell, born in London, England, actor, Agitator, Jackpot 1907 Birthday Roy Douglas, born in Tunbridge Wells, England, Richard Roy Douglas, composer, pianist, member London Symphony Orchestra, pianist, organist, celesta player, fourth percussionist, created orchestration for 'Les Sylphides' 1907 Birthday Ralph Michael, born in London, England, actor, Quest, Doctor in the House 1907 Birthday Valerie Cossart, born in London, actress, Hartmans 1907 Birthday Clifford Curzon, born in London, England, pianist, MacFarren Gold Medal 1907 Birthday Phyllis Konstam, born in London, England, actress, Murder, Skin Game 1907 Birthday Jessie Matthews, born in London, England, actress, Gangway, First a Girl 1907 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Philanderer," premieres in London 1907 Event 1st cabs with taxi meters begin operating in London 1907 Birthday Lillian Harvey, born in London, England, actress, Invitation to the Waltz 1907 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell," premieres in London 1906 Event George Bernard Shaws "Doctor's Dilemma," premieres in London 1906 Event London selected to host 1908 Olympics 1906 Birthday Benita Hume, born in London, England, actress, Vicky-Halls of Ivy 1906 Event Karl Nessler demonstrates 1st 'permanent wave' for hair, in London 1906 Event John Galsworthy's "Silver Box," premieres in London 1906 Birthday Derrick De Marney, born in London, England, actor, Inheritance 1906 Death Australian wombat; oldest known marsupial, dies in London Zoo at 26 1906 Event George B. Shaws "Captain Brassbound's Conversion," premieres in London 1906 Birthday Henny Youngman, born in London, England, comedian, Take my wife please 1906 Event London Underground opens Bakeroo line (Baker Street to Waterloo Line) 1906 Birthday Diana Winyard, London, actress, Cavalcade 1905 Event George Bernard Shaws "Major Barbara," premieres in London 1905 Birthday Ralph Forbes, born in London, England, actor, Romeo and Juliet, Daniel Boone 1905 Birthday Leonard Constant Lambert, born in London, England, composer, King Pest 1905 Birthday Leo Genn, born in London, England, actor, Affair in Monte Carlo 1905 Birthday Boyd Neel, born in London, England, conductor, Story of an Orchestra 1905 Birthday John Abbott, born in London, actor, Smogasboard 1905 Birthday Binnie Barnes, London, actress, Adv of Marco Polo, Diamond Jim 1905 Event James Barrie's "Alice-sit-by-the-fire," premieres in London 1905 Birthday Binnie Barnes, born in London, actress, Last of the Mohicans, 3 Musketeers 1905 Birthday Ralph Perring, Lord Mayor, London 1904 Event 1st daily wireless weather forecasts published (London) 1904 Event Duke of York Theatre opens in London (1st musical Peter Pan) 1904 Event George Bernard Shaws "John Bull's Other Island," premieres in London 1904 Birthday Anna Neagle, London England, actress, London Melody, Nurse Edith Cavell 1904 Birthday Frank Lawton, born in London, England, actor, Devil Doll, Invisible Ray 1904 Birthday Set Svanholm, Vasteras Sweden, tenor, London Convent Garden 1948-57 1904 Birthday Angela Baddeley, born in London, England, actress, Ghost Train, Tom Jones 1904 Birthday Catherine Lacey, born in London, England, actress, Sorcerors 1904 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Candida," premieres in London 1904 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Candida," premiered in London 1904 Birthday John Gielgud, born in London, England, actor, Arthur, Ages of Man 1904 Birthday Clive Morton, born in London, England, actor, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Moonraker 1904 Birthday Richard Addinsell, born in London, England, composer, Taming of Shrew 1903 Birthday Ronald Stewart, CEO, London Brick Co 1903 Birthday Francis L Sullivan, born in London, England, actor, Missing Rembrandt 1902 Birthday Elsa Lanchester, Lewisham London, actress, Bride of Frankenstien 1902 Birthday Billy Mayerl, born in London, England, composer, pianist, master of light music, composed works for piano and orchestra, developed syncopated novelty piano solos, 300 piano pieces, most named after flowers and trees 1902 Birthday Josef Krips, born in Vienna, Austria, conductor, London Symph 1954-63 1901 Birthday Irene Handl, born in London, England, actress, Riding High, Morgan 1901 Birthday Robin Irvine, born in London, England, actor, Easy Virtue 1901 Event 1st table tennis tournament is held (London Royal Aquarium) 1901 Birthday Reginald Sheffield, born in London, England, actor, Second Chance 1901 Birthday Rex O'Malley, born in London, England, actor, Camille, Zara, Midnight 1900 Birthday Roland Culver, born in London, England, actor, Thunderball, Encore 1900 Event Pan-African Congress meets in London 1900 Birthday Ralph Truman, born in London, England, actor, Web of Evidence 1900 Event George Bernard Shaws "You Never Can Tell," premieres in London 1900 Birthday John Henry Pyle Pafford, librarian, University of London 1900 Birthday Fred Emney, born in London, England, actor, Let the People Sing, Lilac Domino 1899 Birthday Frank Vosper, born in London, England, actor, Man Who Knew Too Much 1899 Event Stuart/Rubens/Boyd-Jones' "Floradora," premieres in London 1899 Birthday Alfred Hitchcock, born in London, director, Psycho, Birds, Rear Window 1899 Birthday Martyn Green, born in London, actor, Gilbert and Sullivan, Iceman Cometh 1899 Birthday Nevil Shute [Norway], London, novelist, On the Beach, Town Like Alice 1898 Death John Fowler, English engineer (London Metropolitan Railway), dies 1898 Birthday Alec Waugh, London, novelist, Island in the Sun, brother of Evelyn 1898 Event Arthur Pinero's "Trelawney of the 'Wells'," premieres in London 1897 Birthday Hermione Gingold, born in London, England, actress, Gigi, Music Man 1897 Birthday Jacob A B "Jack" Bjerknes, Norwegian/US meteorologist, USAF in London 1897 Event World's 1st car dealer opens in London 1897 Event 1st electric taxi's drive in London 1897 Birthday Margalo Gillmore, London, actress, Skirts Ahoy, High Society 1897 Birthday Henry Kendall, London, actor, Amazing Quest, Shadow, Rich and Strange 1897 Birthday Jack Raine, born in London, England, actor, Quartet 1897 Birthday Denise Robins, London, romantic novelist, 1st Long Kiss 1896 Birthday Jack Warner, born in London, England, actor, Christmas Carol 1896 Birthday Alan Mowbray, born in London, England, actor, Dante, Colonel Flack 1896 Event 1st horseless carriage show in London (featured 10 models) 1896 Event 1st edition of London Daily Mail ( penny) 1896 Event Sidney Jones and Harry Greenbacks musical premieres in London 1896 Event Gilbert and Sullivan's last operette "Grand Duke," premieres in London 1896 Event London Country Councils' Muzzling Order becomes effective 1896 Event Henry Arthur Jones' "Michael and his Lost Angel," premieres in London 1896 Birthday Eva Le Gallienne, born in London, England, actress/director, Resurrection 1895 Birthday Jerry Verno, born in London, England, actor, River of Unrest, Sweeney Todd 1895 Birthday Marie Ney, born in London, England, actress, Brief Ecstasy, Simba, Witchcraft 1895 Birthday Richard Goolden, born in London, England, actor, School for Husbands 1895 Event Oscar Wilde's "Importance of Being Earnest," opens in London 1895 Event Oscar Wilde's "Ideal Husband," premieres in London 1895 Event Henry James' play "Guy Domville" opens in London 1894 Birthday Mary Clare, born in London, England, actress, Evil Mind, Young and Innocent 1894 Event London Tower Bridge opens 1894 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Arms and the Man," premieres in London 1894 Birthday Henry Daniell, born in London, actor, Camille, Philadelphia Story, Body Snatchers 1894 Birthday [Maurice] Harold MacMillan, London, C, British Prime Minister, 1957-63 1894 Birthday Reginald Denham, London, Broadway director, Obsession, The Bad Seed 1893 Event George Edwardes "Gaiety Girl" premieres in London 1893 Birthday Eugene Goossens, born in London, England, conductor and composer, Perseus 1893 Event Imperial Institute in London opens 1893 Birthday Leslie Howard, born in London, actor, 'Gone With the Wind' 1892 Birthday F Osbert S Sitwell, London, poet and writer, Out of the Flame 1892 Birthday Lupino Lane, born in London, England, actress, Love Parade 1892 Event James Barrie's "Walker London," premieres in London 1892 Event "Lady Windermere's Fan" by Oscar Wilde premieres at St. James (London) 1891 Birthday Robertson Hare, born in London, England, actor, Our Girl Friday, Banana Ridge 1891 Birthday Isabel Jeans, born in London, England, actress, Easy Virtue, Heavens Above 1891 Birthday Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss, London, composer, Olympians 1891 Event Henry James' "American," premieres in London 1891 Birthday Henry Oscar, born in London, England, actor, Saint in London 1891 Event Conductors on London General Omnibus Company go on strike 1890 Birthday George Merritt, born in London, England, actor, I Monster, Q Planes 1890 Event Prince of Wales opens 1st underground (Station Stockwell, London) 1890 Birthday Stanley Holloway, born in London, England, actor, Higgins-Our Man Higgins 1890 Birthday Barbara Everest, born in London, England, actress, Fatal Witness, Inquest 1890 Event Tivoli Theater of Varities opens in London 1890 Birthday Herbert Marshall, London, actor, Murder, Razor's Edge, Little Foxes 1890 Event Comic Cuts, 1st weekly comic paper, published in London 1890 Event Henry Morton Stanley inaugurated in London 1890 Birthday Myra Hess, born in London, England, concert pianist 1889 Death Charles Mackay, poet, writer, journalist, songwriter, wrote for the Morning Chronicle, Illustrated London News, wrote book 'Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds', 1841, wrote popular song 'Cheer, Boys, Cheer', dies 1889 Event Gilbert and Sullivans "Gondoliers," premieres in London 1889 Birthday Claude Rains, London, actor, Invisible Man, Casablanca 1889 Birthday Athene Seyler, London, actress, Make Mine Mink 1888 Birthday Claud Allister, born in London, England, actor, Bulldog Drummond 1888 Event Royal Court Theatre, London, opens 1888 Death Mary Ann Nicholls, a 42-year-old prostitute, was found stabbed to death in London, 1st of at least five murders by Jack the Ripper 1888 Birthday Miles Mander, Wolverhampton England, actor, Tower of London 1888 Birthday Donald Calthrop, London, actor, Blackmail, Scrooge, Rome Express 1888 Birthday Jameson Thomas, born in London, England, actor, Farmer's Wife 1888 Event Arthur Pinero's "Sweet Lavender," premieres in London 1887 Birthday Eric Blore, born in London, England, actor, Great Gatsby, Bowery to Baghdad 1887 Birthday Roland Young, London, England 1887 Birthday Esme Percy, born in London, England, actor, Old Spanish Custom 1887 Birthday Julian S Huxley, London, biologist/philosopher, Darwin's Bulldog 1887 Birthday Clive Brook, born in London, England, actor and director, List of Adrian Messenger 1886 Event Comedy opera "Dorothy," 1st produced in London 1886 Birthday Jan Garrique Masaryk, Czechoslovakia, statesman/minister to London, 1918-35 1886 Event London Times publishes world's 1st classified ad 1886 Birthday Ronald Firbank, London, novelist, Flower Beneath the Foot 1885 Birthday F S Flint, born in London, England, translator/poet, imagist movement 1885 Event Opera "Ermine," premieres in London 1885 Birthday Charles Carson, born in London, England, actor, Cry the Beloved Country 1885 Birthday Gordon Harker, born in London, England, actor, Facts of Love, Champagne 1885 Birthday Pieter S Gerbrandy, Dutch lawyer/premier in London, 1940-45. 1885 Event "Mikado" opera premieres in London 1885 Event Gilbert and Sullivan's "Mikado," premieres in London 1885 Event Gilbert and Sullivan's opera "Mikado," premieres in London 1885 Birthday Edith Evans, born in London, England, actress, Tom Jones, David Copperfield 1885 Event News of fall of Khartoum reaches London 1884 Event London prison for debtors closed 1884 Event General Charles Gordon departs London for Khartoum 1883 Birthday Percy Marmont, born in London, England, actor, Captain Apache 1883 Birthday Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, born in London, England, composer, Farewell My Youth 1883 Event A. Ashwell patents free-toilet in London 1882 Birthday Ralph Morgan, Wupperman, New York City, actor, Creeper, Imposter, Jack London 1882 Birthday Leopold Stokowski, born in London, England, conductor, Cincinnati Symphony 1882 Birthday Virginia Woolf, born in London, author, Jacob's Room, To Lighthouse 1881 Birthday Margaret Wycherly, born in London, England, actress, Keeper of the Flame 1881 Event Canadian ferry Princess Victoria sinks near London Ontario, 200 die 1881 Event Gilbert and Sullivan's opera "Patience" produced in London 1881 Death Thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85 1880 Event SS Strathleven arrives in London with 1st Australian frozen mutton 1880 Birthday Edie Martin, born in London, England, actress, Titfield Thunderbolt 1879 Birthday Eily Malyon, London, actress, Jane Eyre, I Married a Witch, Devotion 1879 Birthday Thomas Beecham, born in England, composer, found London Philharmonic 1879 Event 1st mobile home (horse drawn) used in a journey from London and Cyprus 1879 Event News about slaughtering of Isandlwana reaches London 1879 Birthday Ernest Thesiger, born in London, England, actor, Bride of Frankenstein, Ghoul 1878 Event Cleopatra Needle installed in London 1878 Event Gilbert/Sullivans opera "HMS Pinafore," premieres in London 1877 Birthday Harley Granville-Barker, London, dramatist/producer/critic 1877 Event Gilbert/Sullivans operette "Sorcerer," premieres in London 1877 Event 1st human cannonball act performed in London 1876 Birthday Jack London, writer/socialist, Call of the Wild 1875 Birthday H[arry] B[yron] Warner, born in London, England, actor, King of Kings 1875 Birthday Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, London, composer, Hiawatha's Wedding Feast 1875 Event World 1st roller skating rink opens in London 1875 Birthday Henry Dale, London, physiologist, Nobel-1936 1874 Event Victoria Embankment, in London opens 1874 Birthday Gerald du Maurier, born in London, England, actor, Power, Escape, Masks and Faces 1872 Birthday Tom Terriss, born in London, England, director, His Buddy's Wife, Sumuru 1871 Event World's 1st cat show (Crystal Palace, London) 1871 Event Albert Hall opens by Queen Victoria in London 1870 Event Vaudeville Theatre Strand opens in London 1869 Birthday Tyrone Power Sr, born in London, England, actor, Alexanders Ragtime Band 1869 Birthday Edwin Lutyens, architect, London 1868 Birthday George Arliss, born in London, England, actor, Devil, Green Goddess 1867 Event Treaty of London drawn, concerning Luxembourg 1866 Death George Shillibeer, pioneer of London's 1st bus service, dies 1866 Event Cholera-epidemic kills hundreds in London 1866 Birthday Bannister Fletcher, London, architect and architectural historian 1866 Event Steamship London sinks in storm off Land's End England, kills 220 1865 Event Thomas Robertsons "Society," premieres in London 1865 Event London Gazette, oldest surviving journal, is founded 1864 Birthday Ben Webster, born in London, England, actor, Old Curiosity Shop 1864 Event Charing Cross Station opens in London 1863 Event Alexandra Park opens in North London 1863 Birthday C[harles] Aubrey Smith, born in London, England, actor, Prisoner of Zenda 1863 Event 1st underground railway opens in London 1863 Event London's 1st subway opens 1862 Event Confederate cruiser The Alabama runs aground near London 1862 Event Opera "Lily of Killarney," premieres in London 1861 Event London's 1st tramcars, designed by Mr. Train of New York, begins operating 1859 Birthday Cecil [James] Sharp, born in London, England, folk musician 1858 Event Great fire in London harbor 1858 Event Dion Boucicault's "Foul Play," premieres in London 1858 Event Royal Italian Opera opens in Covent Garden London 1857 Birthday Karl Pearson, born in London, England, mathematician 1855 Birthday Thomas F Tout, London, historian, Manchester school of historiography 1854 Birthday J Scott Lidgett, London, theologist 1853 Event Northern Daily Times, 1st provincial daily newspaper, starts in London 1853 Event Charles Reade's "Gold," premieres in London 1852 Event Charles Reade/Tom Taylor's "Masks and Faces," premieres in London 1852 Event State funeral of duke of Wellington (London) 1852 Event Great Ormond St. Hospital for Sick Children, London, admits 1st patient 1852 Event 1st British public female toilet opens (Bedford Street London) 1852 Event 1st British public men's toilet opens (Fleet St. London) 1851 Event Great Exhibition opens in Chrystal Palace London 1851 Event Dion Boucicault's "Love in a Maze," premieres in London 1850 Death Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British PM/founder London Police, dies at 62 1850 Birthday Oliver Heaviside, London, physicist, predicted ionosphere 1850 Birthday Ebenezer Howard, London, pioneer of garden cities 1849 Birthday Edmund Gosse, London, translator/critic, Father and Son 1848 Event London's Waterloo Station opens 1845 Event Opera "Maritana" is produced (London) 1845 Event Rubber band patented by Stephen Perry of London 1844 Birthday William Archibald Spooner, London, reverend/inventor, spoonerisms 1844 Event Young Men's Christian Association, YMCA, forms in London 1843 Event Opera "Bohemian Girl" is produced (London) 1843 Birthday Pierre-Paul Cambon, French diplomat, Madrid, Constantinople, London 1842 Event Opera "Linda di Chamounix" is produced (London) 1842 Birthday Alfred Marshall, London, economist 1842 Event 1st edition of London Illustrated News 1842 Birthday Arthur Seymour Sullivan, born in London, England, composer, Gilbert and Sullivan 1841 Event Dion Boucicault's "London Assurance," premieres in London 1840 Birthday George Smith, born in London, England, assyriologist, cuneiform, script 1839 Birthday Walter Pater, born in London, England, writer, Plato and Platoism 1839 Event Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom and Luxembourg a Grand Duchy 1838 Event National Galley opens in London 1838 Event London pedestrian walks 20 miles backward then forward in 8 hours 1837 Birthday Joseph Grimaldi, London, clown 1836 Birthday William Schwenck Gilbert, London, composer, Gilbert and Sullivan 1836 Event London Working Men's Association forms 1834 Event Joseph Hansom of London receives patent for Hansom cabs 1834 Event London parliament catches fire; historic documents burn 1833 Birthday Charles George Gordon, London, general, China, Khartoum 1832 Event 1st appearance of cholera at London 1831 Event London Bridge opens to traffic 1830 Birthday Christina Rossetti, London, poet, Winter Rain, Passing Away 1830 Event London's re-organised police force (Scotland Yard) 1829 Event London's Metropolitan Police Force goes on duty (Scotland Yard) 1829 Event Sir Robert Peel found London Metropolitan Police (Bobbies) 1829 Event 1st U.K. municipal swimming pool outside of London, opens in Liverpool 1828 Event Zoological Gardens at Regent's Park London, opens 1826 Event Weber's opera "Oberon," premieres in London 1826 Event London University founded 1823 Event Gioacchino Rossini arrives in London 1823 Event "Home Sweet Home" 1st sung (London) 1823 Event Baltic Club (Exchange) forms in London 1822 Event 1st edition of London Sunday Times 1821 Birthday Samuel White Baker, born in London, England, explorer, Ceylon/Egypt 1820 Birthday George Grove, born in London, England, biblical scholar/misicographer 1817 Birthday John Fowler, English engineer, London Metropolitan Railway 1817 Birthday George Watts, London, painter 1815 Event Sir Humphrey Davy of London patents miner's safety lamp 1814 Birthday Charles Mackay, born in Perth, Scotland, poet, writer, journalist, songwriter, wrote for the Morning Chronicle, Illustrated London News, wrote book 'Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds', 1841, wrote popular song 'Cheer, Boys, Cheer' 1812 Birthday Robert Browning, born in London, England, poet, Pied Piper 1810 Birthday Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, London, novelist 1809 Event Royal Opera House in London opens 1807 Death John Opie, born at Trevellas, England, teacher, artist, portraitist, historical works include, the Assassination of James I, Murder of Rizzio, dies at 45 in Berners Street, London 1807 Event London's Pall Mall is 1st street lit by gaslight 1806 Event Carbon paper patented in London by inventor Ralph Wedgewood 1805 Birthday Samuel Palmer, London, painter/etcher, Valley of Vision 1803 Birthday Douglas William Jerrold, London, author/playwright/wit, Punch Mag 1802 Birthday Winthrop Mackworth Praed, London, poet/politician 1801 Event England and France signs Preliminary of London 1801 Death Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary War general, dies in London 1798 Birthday Henry Neele, London, poet 1797 Birthday Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, born in London, England, author, Frankenstein 1797 Event 1st top hat worn (John Etherington of London) 1795 Birthday John Keats, born in London, England, romantic poet, Ode to a Grecian Urn 1794 Event Royal Theatre in London's Dury Lane opens 1794 Death Edward Gibbon, historian (Decline and Fall), dies in London at 56 1792 Event Baptist Missionary Society forms in London 1792 Birthday George Cruikshank, London, caricaturist, Oliver Twist 1792 Birthday John George Lambton, London, statesman, 1st Earl of Durham 1792 Event Benjamin West (U.S.) becomes president of Royal Academy of London 1789 Birthday Edmund Kean, born in London, England, tragic actor, Shylock 1788 Event London's Daily Universal Registrar becomes the Times 1787 Event 1st Anglican bishops of New York and Pennsylvania consecrated in London 1785 Event John Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times 1785 Event "Daily Universal Register" (Times of London) publishes 1st issue 1783 Event Theatre Royal opens in Covent Garden, London 1783 Birthday John Claudius, born in London, England, horticulturist 1782 Birthday Charles Napier, London, soldier 1780 Event Anti-Catholic riot in London, 100s die 1780 Event Anti Catholic demonstration attacks parliament in London 1778 Birthday George Bryan "Beau" Brummel, born in London, England, English dandy 1777 Event RB Sheridans "School for Scandal," premieres in London 1776 Birthday John Walter II, London, chief proprietor, The Times, 1812-47 1775 Birthday Thomas Girtin, London, artist/watercolorist 1775 Birthday Charles Lamb, born in London, England, critic/poet/essayist 1775 Event R B Sheridan's "Rivals," premieres in London 1773 Event Oliver Goldsmith' "She Stoops to Conquer," premieres in London 1772 Event 1st traveller's checks issued (London) 1770 Birthday George Canning, London, British Prime Minister, 1827 1766 Event London auctioneers Christie's hold their 1st sale 1764 Birthday John Abernethy, London, surgeon 1763 Event Samuel Johnson meets his future biographer James Boswell in London 1763 Event London Journalist John Wilkes confined in the Tower 1762 Event Thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes," premieres in London 1759 Event British Museum opens in London 1759 Event British Museum opens in Montague House, London 1755 Event French ambassador recalled from London 1750 Event Minor earthquake in London 1748 Birthday Jeremy Bentham, London, England philosopher/originator, Utilitarian 1746 Birthday William Jones, born in London, England, British Orientalist/jurist 1745 Event Colley Cibbers "Papal Tyranny," premieres in London 1743 Event George Frideric Handel's oratorio "Messiah" premieres in London 1742 Event 1st indoor swimming pool opens (Goodman's Fields, London) 1737 Birthday Joseph Nollekins, London, sculptor 1731 Event Georg F Handels opera "Poro," premieres in London 1728 Birthday Robert Adam, architect/designer, Adelphi Terrace, London 1728 Event Georg F Handels opera "Tolomeo, re di Egitto," premieres in London 1728 Event Georg F. Handels opera "Siroe, re di Persia," premieres in London 1728 Event John Gays' "Beggar's Opera," premieres in London 1727 Death Issac Newton, English physicist/astronomer, dies in London at 84 1725 Event Georg F. Handels opera "Tamerlano," premieres in London 1725 Event Georg F Handels opera "Giulio Cesare in Egitto," premieres in London 1725 Event Benjamin Franklin arrives in London 1724 Event Benjamin Franklin arrives in London 1724 Event Colley Cibber's "Caesar in Aegypt," premieres in London 1723 Event Georg Friedrich Handel's opera "Ottone," premieres in London 1723 Event Handel's opera "Ottone" premieres, London 1722 Event Richard Steele's "Conscious Lovers," premieres in London 1721 Event English Chancellor Exchequer John Aislabie confined in London Tower 1718 Event James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents world's 1st machine gun 1717 Event 1st Free Masons' grand lodge founded in London 1716 Event 1st sculling race (London Bridge to Chelsea) 1715 Event Nicholas Rowe's "Tragedy of Lady Jane Gray," premieres in London 1714 Event Nicholas Rowe's "tragedy of Jane Shore," premieres in London 1711 Event "The Spectator" begins publishing (London) 1711 Event Handel's opera "Rinaldo" premieres, London 1709 Event Colley Cibber's "Rival Fools," premieres in London 1705 Event Nicholas Rowe's "Ulysses," premieres in London 1705 Event Richard Steele's "Tender Husband," premieres in London 1703 Death Robert Hooke, scientific genius, dies in London 1701 Death William Kidd, Scottish pirate, hanged at London's Execution Dock 1697 Event St. Paul's Cathedral opens in London 1696 Event J Vanbrughes "Relapse or Virtue in Danger," premieres in London 1695 Event William Congreve's "Love for Love," premieres in London 1693 Event 1st woman's magazine "Ladies' Mercury" published (London) 1693 Birthday George Lillo, bourgeois English dramatist, London Merchant 1688 Event Prince Willem III's troops pull into London 1688 Event King James II flees London 1688 Event King James II escapes back to London 1688 Event Princess Anne flies from London to Nottingham 1684 Birthday William Pulteney, London, statesman, Earl of Bath 1683 Event Purcells "Welcome to All the Pleasures," premieres in London 1682 Event Henry Purcell appointed organist of Chapel Royal, London 1682 Event Thomas Otway's "Venice Preserved," premieres in London 1681 Event Earl of Shaftesbury accused of high treason in London 1681 Event 3rd Exclusion Parliament meets in London 1678 Event Earl of Shaftesbury freed out of London Tower 1677 Event Earl of Shaftesbury arrested/confined in London Tower 1673 Birthday Richard Mead, London, physician 1673 Event 1st recorded wine auction held in London 1672 Event Isaac Newton reads 1st optics paper before Royal Society in London 1666 Event St. Paul's in London destroyed by fire 1666 Event Great Fire in London ends, kills 8 1666 Event Great Fire in London ends, kills 8 1666 Event Fire in London destroys 13,000 houses and kills 8 1666 Event Great London Fire begins in Pudding Lane. 80% of London is destroyed 1665 Event 1st edition of "London Gazette" 1664 Birthday John Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect, baptized 1663 Event Theatre Royal in Drury Lane London opens 1662 Event England's King Charles II charters Royal Society in London 1661 Event English king Charles II crowned in London 1660 Event London Royal Society forms 1660 Event London Convention Parliament begins 1660 Event General Moncks army reaches London 1660 Event General Moncks army battles with the Tweed on way to London 1653 Event An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St. Albans to London in less than 90 minutes 1642 Event Battle at Turnham Green, London: King Charles I vs English parliament 1642 Event King Charles I and family flee London for Oxford 1640 Event John Pym, earl of Strafford locked in Tower of London 1635 Birthday Thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist, Coriolanus 1633 Birthday Samuel Pepys, born in London, England, Navy expert/composer, Diary, Memoirs 1628 Event John Ford's "Lover's Melancholy," premieres in London 1624 Event 1st submarine tested (London) 1621 Event Sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night 1617 Event 1st one-way streets open (London) 1616 Event Walter Raleigh released from Tower of London to seek gold in Guyana 1609 Event Children's rhyme "Three Blind Mice," published in London 1608 Birthday John Milton, London, poet/puritan, Paradise Lost 1606 Event Virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jamestown Va 1603 Event New English king James I departs Edinburgh for London 1601 Event John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London 1601 Event Earl Robert Devereux of Essex armies draws into London 1601 Event Robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth 1598 Event London's head office of Hanze closed 1593 Birthday Thomas Wentworth, London, earl of Strafford/Viceroy of Ireland 1587 Event English parliament leader Peter Wentworth confined in London Tower 1587 Event English parliament leader Peter Wentworth confined in London Tower 1583 Death Edmund Grindal, English bishop of London/archbhp of York, dies at 64 1583 Event Richard Martin of London takes out 1st life insurance policy, on William Gibbons, premium was 383 pounds 1573 Birthday Inigo Jones, born in London, architect, restored St. Paul's Cathedral 1571 Event Queen Elizabeth I opens Royal Exchange in London 1569 Death Edmund Bonner, English bishop of London 1539 - 1549, dies at 69 1557 Event 1st Russian Embassy opens in London, Russia and U.S. sign trade agreement 1554 Event Battle at London: Sir Thomas Wyatt defeated 1541 Event Queen Catharine Howard confined in London Tower 1540 Birthday Edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr, Decem Rationes 1534 Event Sir Thomas Moore confined in London Tower 1527 Birthday John Dee, London, alchemist/astrologer/mathematician 1471 Event King Edwards IV enters London 1471 Event King Edward IV of England conquers London from Henry VI 1465 Birthday Elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII 1401 Death William Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London 1400 Death Geofrey Chaucer, author (Canterbury Tales), dies in London 1381 Death Wat Tyler, leader of English Peasants' Revolt, beheaded in London 1373 Event Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Alliance, world's oldest, signed in London 1189 Death Jacob of Orleans, Rabbi, killed in anti Jewish riot in London England 1065 Event Westminister Abbey opens in London
