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1550 - The population of London is about 120,000
The population of London may have reached 120,000 by the middle of the 16th century and about...Read MORE...
The population of London may have reached 120,000 by the middle of the 16th century and about...Read MORE...
1571 - The Royal Exchange is built
Wool was still the main export from London but there were also exports of 'Excellent saffron in...Read MORE...
Wool was still the main export from London but there were also exports of 'Excellent saffron in...Read MORE...
1600 - The population of London is about 250,000
Nevertheless the suburbs outside London continued to grow. In the late 16th century rich men began...Read MORE...
Nevertheless the suburbs outside London continued to grow. In the late 16th century rich men began...Read MORE...
1603 - Plague strikes London
All this happened despite outbreaks of bubonic plague. It broke out in 1603, 1633 and 1665 but each ...Read MORE...
All this happened despite outbreaks of bubonic plague. It broke out in 1603, 1633 and 1665 but each ...Read MORE...
1633 - Plague strikes again (London)
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1635 - Hyde Park is opened to the public (London)
Banqueting House was built in 1622. In 1635 the king opened Hyde Park to the public. In 1637...Read MORE...
Banqueting House was built in 1622. In 1635 the king opened Hyde Park to the public. In 1637...Read MORE...
1642 - Civil War (London)
Then in 1642 Civil War began between king and parliament. The royalists made one attempt to capture ...Read MORE...
Then in 1642 Civil War began between king and parliament. The royalists made one attempt to capture ...Read MORE...
1665 - Great Plague struck London; over 75,000 died
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1666 - The Great Fire of London destroys about 13,200 housesIn 1666 came the great fire of London. It began on 2 September in a baker's house in Pudding Lane....Read MORE...
1685 - Oil lamps are used to light the streets of London
In the 17th century wealthy Londoners obtained piped water for the first time. It was brought by...Read MORE...
In the 17th century wealthy Londoners obtained piped water for the first time. It was brought by...Read MORE...
1699 - Billingsgate is made a fish market (London)
Billingsgate was a general market until 1699 when an Act of Parliament made it a fish market.
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Billingsgate was a general market until 1699 when an Act of Parliament made it a fish market.
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1700 - The population of London is about 600,000
The population of London rose from about 600,000 in 1700 to 950,000 in 1800. The fashionable...Read MORE...
The population of London rose from about 600,000 in 1700 to 950,000 in 1800. The fashionable...Read MORE...
1703 - Buckingham Palace is built
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1705 - Apr 23 - Richard Steele's "Tender Husband" premieres in London
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1711 - St Paul's Cathedral is completed
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1717 - June 24 - 1st Free Masons' grand lodge founded in Londonwww.onthisday.com
June 24, 1717
1718 - May 15 - James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents world's 1st machine gunwww.onthisday.com
May 15, 1718
1726 - October 28 - "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift is published by Benjamin Motte in Londononthisday.com
October 28, 1726
1843 - March 25 – Marc Isambard Brunel's Thames Tunnel, the first tunnel under the River Thames and the world's first bored underwater tunnel, is opened in London.www.wikipedia.org
March 25, 1843
1843 - December 17 – Charles Dickens' novella A Christmas Carol is first published, in London. Released on December 19 it sells out by Christmas Eve.www.wikipedia.org
December 17, 1843
1844 - June 6 – George Williams founds the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in London.www.wikipedia.org
June 6, 1844
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)
"THE FIRST elastic bands, made from vulcanised rubber, were patented on March 17, 1845, by Stephen...Read MORE...
"THE FIRST elastic bands, made from vulcanised rubber, were patented on March 17, 1845, by Stephen...Read MORE...
1848 - February 21 – Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish The Communist Manifesto (Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei) in London.www.wikipedia.org
February 21, 1848
1859 - Big Ben begins keeping timeMay 31, 1859: The Great Clock (aka Big Ben) in London officially began keeping time. (On July 11,...Read MORE...
1869 - More than fifteen hundred deaths occur in London every week.St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
January 30, 1869
1869 - A handbill, of which the following is a copy, was lately posted in sundry places in London:
"TO ALL FENIANS.
"Vive la Republique!
"The Queen will visit the city in state on Saturday, and on ...Read MORE...
"TO ALL FENIANS.
"Vive la Republique!
"The Queen will visit the city in state on Saturday, and on ...Read MORE...
1872 - Enterprising YankeeA Yankee has a street stand in London for the sale of pop-corn and roasted peanuts.
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Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 9, 1872
1881 - On entering the sea, bathers should go thoroughly into it, and not dabble about, to get chilled knee-deep in the water...When an individual commences bathing, it is best that he or she take one or two plunges, and then...Read MORE...
March 13, 1882: Eadweard Muybridge's Zoopraxiscope, an early movie projector, debuted in London
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1887 - November 13 – Bloody Sunday: Police in London clash with radical and Irish nationalist protesters.www.wikipedia.org
November 13, 1887
1888 - Jack the Ripper active in London; Commits series of brutal murders
1892 - October 31 – The first collection of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories from The Strand Magazine, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, is published in London.www.wikipedia.org
October 31, 1892
1907 - March 22 – The first taxicabs with taxi meters begin operating in London.www.wikipedia.org
March 22, 1907
1908 - January 24 – Start of publication of Robert Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys in London. The book will over time sell over 100 million copies and effectively begin the worldwide Boy Scout movement.www.wikipedia.org
January 24, 1908
1908 - April 27–October 31 – The 1908 Summer Olympics are held in London.www.wikipedia.org
April 27, 1908
1912 - THE TITANIC SAILS TO-DAY. Largest Vessel In World to Bring Many Well-Known Persons Here.Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES.
LONDON, April, 9. - The White Star liner Titanic, the...Read MORE...
1922 - November 14 – The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) begins radio service in the United Kingdom, broadcasting from station 2LO in London.www.wikipedia.org
November 14, 1922
1926 - January 16 – A BBC radio play about a worker's revolution causes a panic in London.www.wikipedia.org
January 16, 1926
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