2012 Event A pageant on London's River Thames marks the highpoint of a series of events celebrating The Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II 1999 Event The London Eye, the world's largest Ferris wheel, opens by the banks of the Thames 1989 Event Aak crashes into pleasure boat The Margin on the Thames, 51 killed 1984 Event Thames Barrier to stop flooding in London officially completed 1963 Event England's Dartford-Purfleet tunnel under Thames opens 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 1950 Event Swedish tanker rams British submarine Truculent in Thames, 64 die 1941 Birthday John Butterfill, born in Kingston upon Thames, England, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament Bournemouth West 1932 Birthday John Glen, Thames England, actor, Spy Who Loves Me, Backfire 1927 Birthday Peter Bayliss, born in Thames, England, actor, From Russia With Love 1912 Event Woolwich Tunnel under Thames opens 1881 Event River ferry "Princess Victoria" sinks in Thames River Ont, 180 die 1873 Event Albert Bridge creossing Thames opens 1869 Event 1st international boat race (Thames River, Oxford beats Harvard) 1862 Event Westminster Bridge across Thames opens 1842 Event Rotherhithe Thames Tunnel opens 1813 Event Battle of Thames in Canada; Americans defeat British 1813 Death Tecumseh, U.S. Shawnee-chief/English General (Battle of Thames), dies 1775 Event 1st regatta held on Thames, England 1716 Event Waterman's race on Thames 1st rowed 1715 Event Thames River freezes 1715 Event Handels "Watermusic" premieres on Thames 1434 Event Thames River freezes
